Senior Consultant- Manager - Climate Change and Sustainability Services

Senior Consultant – Climate Change and Sustainability Services

Location: Perth, Australia. This position is within EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services team, the largest sustainability consulting team in Oceania.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team across a range of industries, assisting organisations on how they manage and report on sustainability and climate‑related risks and impacts.
• Assure non‑financial reporting, including sustainability metrics, emissions, and energy reporting across a range of industry sectors.
• Contribute to strategy, solutions, methodologies, analytical frameworks, and tools to help clients navigate complex regulatory environments and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Assist clients in developing and implementing sustainability strategies, setting targets, and executing plans to enhance sustainability value across topics such as diversity, waste, modern slavery, and environmental impacts.
• Analyse the effects of water, air quality, and climate change on organisations and communities, ensuring data integrity and understanding climate risks and opportunities to formulate short‑ and long‑term management objectives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Academic qualification at tertiary level (engineering, science, economics, accounting, or related field).
• Experience in climate change services – either in professional services, industry, or government.
• Experience in financial or non‑financial audit – either in professional services, industry, or government.
• Ability to work independently across multiple engagements with overlapping deadlines.
• Agility to learn and adapt on the job, ask the right questions, and strive for the best solutions for clients.
• Demonstrable experience and passion for reporting and/or assurance of greenhouse gas emissions.

Preferred Skills

• Professional services or consulting experience.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice, and a good understanding of climate‑related issues.
• Practical experience with energy and emissions reporting schemes including the National Greenhouse Emissions Reporting (NGER) scheme, the Safeguard Mechanism, and the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme.
• Climate risk assessment and disclosure experience, including the Taskforce on Climate‑related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) Framework.
• Knowledge of key assurance standards such as General Audit and Assurance Procedures (GAAP), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS).
• Experience in decarbonisation approaches, climate risk, and climate strategy.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities and future‑focused skill building.
• Flexible work arrangements to support a healthy work‑life balance.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including a wellness incentive, additional flex leave, and family‑friendly policies such as gender‑neutral paid parental leave.
• Competitive salary of AUD 91,000 to AUD 116,000, inclusive of superannuation and dependent on skills, experience and location.

EEO Statement

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