ESG Consultant

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s
improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water
or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical
expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings,
water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – ‎47,000 strong –
driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid
work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or
at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your
integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe
and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves
to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create
transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our
technical and professional development programs and diverse career
opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit
in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on,
the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and
your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of
experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and
construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and
equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

AECOM’s rapidly growingESG Advisory teamis seeking experienced consultants to
join our team, based in the UAE. In this role, you will join our ‎40+ strong
team of passionate and dedicated regional and global senior ESG advisers
offering our clients the benefits of their experience addressing the risks and
opportunities that a maturing ESG landscape provides.

Our work covers the full range of services and solutions our clients require
on their sustainability and net zero journeys. As an experienced adviser, you
will be able to offer deep insights on one or more of the key challenges our
teams are addressing, including:

+ Resilience and adaptation to accelerating climate impacts

+ Infrastructure decarbonisation and energy transition

+ Net Zero real estate and building portfolio decarbonisation

+ Sustainable resource management and the circular economy

Duties:
+ As a senior member of our ESG Advisory team, your responsibilities will
include:

+ Growth : working with our client account managers and marketing
leads, to create and identify ESG opportunities, leading the capture of high-
profile projects that will grow our ESG Advisory portfolio and contribute to
strategic commissions

+ Project leadership : leading our ESG and sustainability teams to
deliver for our clients on secured ESG Advisory work and following up with
insights for our key client account managers on pull-through work
opportunities

+ Expertise : offering your technical expertise and industry knowledge
to our business leaders and to our marketing and communications teams,
securing thought leadership and speaking opportunities that demonstrate your
insights and experience

+ Strategy : supporting the ESG Advisory practice lead and senior
management with strategic support to grow the business

+ Capacity : supporting the technical development of the ESG Advisory
practice and bringing in additional recruits to the business while developing
the career progression of colleagues to reach their full potential.

Qualifications

+ A bachelor's degree is required in a related field.

+ Track record developing new ESG focussed consultancy opportunities and
writing winning proposals.

+ Evidenced portfolio of projects where you have advised clients on ESG
strategies and pathways that are supporting transition to a sustainable, low
carbon future

+ Robust understanding of the global ESG reporting ecosystem and disclosure
standards including SASB, GRI, GRESB, TCFD, CDP, EcoVadis, the GHG Protocol
and SBTi

+ Financial acumen, allowing you to understand the market context of a
clients ESG aspirations and offer solutions that support a viable business
case

+ Experience leading and managing projects that deliver required client
outcomes within time and budget

Additional Information

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in
great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us,
and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded
firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational
work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the
diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust
global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure
firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and
we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

ReqID: J10081116

Business Line: Building Engineering

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: ME and Africa

Career Area: Engineering