Senior Consultant - Sustainability & Climate Change

Job Requisition ID: 37388 

• Flexible work arrangements - work in a way that suits you best. 
• Rewards platform - your hard work won't go unnoticed at Deloitte. 
• Training and development - at Deloitte we believe in investing in our best assets, the people! You will have access to world class training and funding towards industry and other professional certifications. 

The Sustainability and Climate Change advisory team is growing and requires a number of outstanding, innovative and engaging professionals to join the team – that’s where you come in. The Sustainability and Climate Change team is privileged to be working on one of the most pressing issues of this century. Through our services, we help our clients understand, engage with and act on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities. 

About our Sustainability & Climate Change team 

Our highly diverse and multi-disciplinary team combines deep subject matter expertise, strategic thinking, and data and technology to meet the equally diverse and fast-evolving needs of our clients.  

These roles are Perth based. The Perth sustainability and climate team are focussed on working with public sector and government to help support, design, implement, and enhance climate and sustainability related programs, and importantly to help our clients integrate sustainability outcomes into their business as usual.  

The broader practice’s experience and expertise spans Sustainability (or “ESG”) Strategy, Impact Measurement, Nature Risk and Strategy, Climate Risk and Strategy, Decarbonisation, Environmental Management, Social Performance, Risk Culture, Human Rights and Ethics, across a range of reporting and advisory client engagements.  

What will your typical day look like? 

We are looking for 1-2 Analysts or Senior Analysts to join our practice.  In your role you will be part of a team delivering innovative solutions to government clients with the opportunity to work closely with our local, regional and global teams.  

Corporate or prior consulting experience will be highly regarded, as will project management, stakeholder engagement, technology and digitisation skills – especially as demonstrated in the nature and/or climate change context.

You will be part of a leading practice working with the best clients with the guarantee of no day being the same. Your role will include: 

• Delivering engagements for a range of clients, across sectors and inclusive of both corporate and government entities
• Delivering engagements that relate to nature and natural systems (including strategy and risk and opportunity analysis), climate (including climate mitigation, climate adaptation, climate risk and resilience), and other sustainability areas across a range of sectors
• Supporting the development of innovative solutions leveraging data and technology and the best of Deloitte’s global IP 
• Building and maintaining client relationships 
• The opportunity to take charge of your career and make an impact that matters for our clients 

Enough about us, let’s talk about you. 

You will bring a good understanding of natural systems (biodiversity, water, climate and land) and will have experience working with corporate entities. You will bring a strong passion to make a difference for our clients and in both supporting and enabling businesses and government entities to deliver more sustainable ourcomtes. You will be a self-starter and team player who thrives on meaningful and challenging opportunities – we want you to build a great career with us. You will be cognisant and respectful of Australia’s First Nation’s values.  

Require skills and experience: 

• 1-4 years’ experience relating to working with government, industry, non-profit or private sector clients on topics relating to natural systems, climate change or sustainability more broadly
• Demonstrated ability to understand and engage with the corporate environment, including relating to corporate functions, processes, and structures as well as any applicable legislation, frameworks and voluntary standards
• A degree or equivalent in environmental science, ecology, engineering, economics, international development, or technology in sustainability, environment, climate, engineering, international development, finance or business with a passion to apply your expertise to real world client problems 
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills, and be able to effectively draw insights from research and data to support inform ESG solutions for clients 

• The ability, drive and determination to methodically work through complex problems at speed and synthesise into clear and impactful communications, without forsaking quality  
• Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse team environment  
• An ability to and build long-lasting and meaningful relationships with diverse stakeholders

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.  

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong. 

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments. We also provide the opportunity to experience borderless careers through international assignments and secondments.

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, banking, finance and wellbeing program discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, Salary packaging (to suit your personal and financial circumstances), market-leading parental leave and return to work support package. 

Next Steps

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By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.