Senior, Sustainability - Carbon Accounting

Are you a climate change or GHG experienced consultant aiming to use your skills to help build a fast-growing sustainability and ESG practice in a global professional services firm? You'll be working as part of a visible, dedicated team to design and deliver a range of climate-related engagements for our high-profile clients. The role would suit candidates that want to help clients answer big questions about GHG emissions accounting, climate strategy, and decarbonization initiatives.

Recruiting for this role ends on 5/31/2025.

Work you'll do

As a Senior, you will work with our Sustainability and KPI services team of specialists focused on sustainability strategy, assurance, risk management, measurement and analysis, and reporting. Our team advises companies on the evolving Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) trends and market forces, with a focus on enhancing internal processes for collecting, analyzing, measuring, managing, and reporting non-financial information.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Support the delivery of projects for clients with a focus on:

• GHG emissions inventory development and analysis (Scope 1, 2, 3 emission calculations)

• Decarbonization, net zero and science-based targets, energy transition, energy and carbon reporting, and analytics

• Decarbonization pathway analysis including developing carbon abatement cost curves and long-term net zero transition strategies

• Product life cycle assessment (LCA) development to calculate impacts such as GHG emission, energy use, water use, consumption and scarcity, waste, and other impacts

• European Union (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulatory reporting including quantifying Scope 1 process emissions for the iron, steel, aluminum, fertilizers, and cement industry sectors using the EU Method

• Monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) development and implementation to support GHG emissions regulatory compliance

• Continue to develop fluent knowledge of GHG accounting, LCA/PCF development, science-based target setting, decarbonization, and the latest developments in energy and carbon transition and climate scenarios

• Participate in client meetings and assist in preparation of reports

• Identify opportunities for value creation based on deep understanding of client challenges and an independent point of view

• Manage client relationships and provide industry insight and experience in the domains of sustainability and climate

• Develop strategy for lead identification and identification of markets/industries where practice capabilities can be applied

• Work independently to drive a client pitch end-to-end and developing relevant materials

The team

Our team culture is collaborative and encourages team members to take initiative and seek on-the-job learning opportunities. Our audit professionals are committed to excellence and to enhancing the trust of the investing public and capital markets. Quality is our top priority, and by focusing on innovation, we continue to raise the bar on quality and deliver greater value to our clients. Learn more about Deloitte Audit.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental or related science or engineering with experience across various areas such as GHG accounting (including Scope 3 calculation and Scope 1 process emissions calculation), decarbonization, science-based target setting, and/or LCA/PCF modeling

• 3+ years of experience in consulting or similar industry.

• Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred:

• Experience in professional services / consultancy in a client-facing capacity

• Sustainability certification (e.g., GRI or SASB's Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting credential a plus) or certified public accountant (CPA) with relevant sustainability experience

• Comfort with combining both qualitative and quantitative analysis to solve business problems

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver commitments on time and budget

• Experience applying standards, procedures, and processes to implement management system and/or regulatory requirements

• Experience using climate related emissions accounting, disclosure, and target-setting standards/frameworks, including SBTi, GHG Protocol, PCAF, CDP, and ISO

• Experience working with carbon intensive industries such as oil/gas, fertilizers, steel, iron, aluminum, cement, and chemicals including quantifying Scope 1 process emissions

• Experience with US EPA 40 CFR Part 98 mandatory GHG reporting

• Ability to think laterally and adapt previous experience and solutions to new projects

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team and environment

• Strong technical, quantitative, analytical, and problem solving skills

• Data analysis andvisualizationskills, comfortable working with large datasets, both in Excel and beyond. Experience using Tableau, ArcGIS, Python advantageous

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Experience working independently on multiple assignments or engagements, even in a virtual environment

• Experience with project management support including budget analysis, status reporting, and issue management preferred

  The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $80,920 to $180,960.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.