Principal/Senior Managing Consultant, Climate Risks (Physical Risks)
South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.
Job summary:
We are looking for a passionate climate scientist who wants to apply their deep expertise in climate model simulation, climate physics and statistical analysis to support our corporate clients in understanding and quantifying the physical risks of climate change. You enjoy developing bespoke analysis, working together with a motivated team, and integrating public and client-specific data adhering to best scientific standards to support client ambitions. You are enthusiastic about using the latest datasets and methodologies and translating them into a business context. You are passionate about translating complex problems into understandable challenges and bringing climate science ‘out of the ivory tower’. You will work with large international corporations to help them understand and quantify physical climate risks and develop climate resilience that contributes to a climate smart society in the future.
The goal of the Principal/Senior Managing Consultant, Physical Risks is to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality consultancy advice to international, regional and local clients on physical risks for the corporate sector. You will be fully accountable for the development and overall management of proposals on climate change scenario analysis,physical risk identification, and integration into corporate risk management, as well as for the implementation of projects, for which you will supervise various project teams. You will provide technical guidance to the project teams and act as the main point of contact for the client. You will also leverage your vast technical expertise to drive business development activities and generate new leads. In addition, you will contribute to the development of new products and solutions at South Pole relating to physical risks.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
Lead the planning, management and execution of highly complex/very large consulting mandates for the corporate sector on climate change scenario analysis, physical risk identification, and integration into corporate risk management to ensure the most efficient and highest-quality implementation.
As a senior expert, provide supervision, guidance on and technical leadership in international consulting mandates and proposals, as well as lead their technical review.
Develop new consulting business opportunities and collaborate closely with the Key Account Management team.
Interact and build relationships with our local and international clients, and contribute to the winning and timely delivery of consulting mandates..
Lead the development of South Pole’s thought leadership, services, products, marketing materials and offerings.
Lead and directly manage small teams of consultants in a multi-stakeholder and multi-geographies context.
Participate in business strategy and leadership-relevant internal discussions to position our consulting activities within South Pole's overall business and offering.
Provide guidance on and technical leadership in the development of proposals and implementation of advisory projects for the corporate sector on physical risks and broader alignment with disclosure frameworks and regulations (e.g. CSRD, ISSB, TCFD), as well as lead their technical review.
Develop and improve specialised skills and knowledge linked to South Pole’s physical risks offer.
Support in driving South Pole’s thought leadership, services, products, marketing materials and offerings relating to physical climate risks in alignment with global reporting frameworks.
Topics of engagement may include: gap analysis against ISSB/CSRD E1/ TCFD requirements; climate change scenario analysis (focused on physical risks); identification and analysis of physical risks; and development of business resilience strategies.
Requirements:
Essential -
University degree, ideally PhD in climate science, hydrology, meteorology, or physics.
Expert knowledge of climate science, climate risks, natural catastrophe modelling, financial impact quantification.
Relevant work experience (the expectation is a minimum of 10 years),in sustainability consulting or climate risk management including experience in working with corporate clients in one or more of the following areas: climate scenario analysis; climate risk management, climate adaptation, financial impact modelling.
Working knowledge on advanced statistical methods including usage of AI tools.
Working knowledge of project oriented programming language.
Excellent technical project supervision skills and ability to guide project teams.
Excellent stakeholder and client management skills, including ability to lead contract negotiations.
Industry-relevant connections, with a network of potential clients, collaborators and other relevant stakeholders.
Commercial skills and good business sense so as to be able to identify and seize opportunities in a challenging and competitive market environment.
Understanding and experience working within the CSRD/ISSB/TCFD reporting frameworks.
Excellent oral and written skills in English.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with specific communication experience to senior decision makers (such as C-Suite) and across a range of stakeholders.
Desirable -
Working experience in insurance or reinsurance space with expertise in financial planning and risk integration
Strong quantitative skills (data analysis/visualisation and advanced Excel a bonus).
Good working knowledge of all Google Suite applications and MS Word and Excel.
Diligent, reliable and proactive.
Fully comfortable operating in a fast-paced international environment.
Excellent prioritisation and time management skills.
What we offer:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.
We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
- Department
- Consultancy & Advisory Services
- Locations
- Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, London
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Work-life balance
From flexible working hours to flexible workplace (home office), with above-average vacation allowances, we strive to make the work and family life puzzle an easy one for our employees.
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Flexible Vacation Benefits
Options to buy up to 5 extra days of time off.
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Life Insurance
Available to all employees across the world.
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Care for your Wellbeing
Access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (TELUS Health).
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Parental leave
Should any of our employees need to take time off the Iceberg as a result of a new addition to their household, we are happy to be able to offer competitive Paid Parental leave to support them during this time.
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Compassionate Leave
Sometimes life is unpredictable, and when unfortunate events occur, we want to give you peace of mind so you feel fully supported during this time.
What makes us unique
At South Pole, we are first and foremost a purpose-driven Company. People join us because they believe in our mission and want to be part of a community that fights together for our shared values and beliefs. But that is not the only reason why working at South Pole is such a rewarding experience.
- We know that our vision to help create a greener world is both bold and challenging. To achieve it, we settle for nothing less than the absolute best. We form a Community that is stronger than the sum of its parts.
- Entrepreneurial at heart. It’s not just our founders who are entrepreneurs. We actively promote an innovative mindset at all levels of the organisation, where each and every employee is encouraged to challenge the status quo and empowered to make decisions.
- Growing employees in a growing company. With a team of smart, passionate and engaged colleagues, as well as increasing demand from our clients, opportunities to learn, develop our skills and grow our careers are endless.
- All for one, and one for all! Above all other things, what truly drives our dedication and commitment to our purpose is our colleagues. We learn from each other and grow together. Because that is who Penguins are.
About South Pole
Our story began in Zurich, with 5 friends* in 2002. They had a belief and a vision to shape and change the future of the world through climate empowerment, education and projects with their non-profit organisation; MyClimate. These ‘social entrepreneurs’ went on to pioneer climate change with the introduction of South Pole in 2006*. More than 20 years on, with the support of some of the most passionate and talented entrepreneurs around them, who are empowered to all play their part and with their founding belief in aligning purpose with passion, people and profit, they have created South Pole, an organisation that has gone onto positively impact the lives of over 20 million people across the world through its projects, saving over 20,000 km2 of forests from deforestation.
*Patrick Bürgi, Thomas Camerata, Renat Heuberger, Ingo Puhl, and Christoph Sutter
*2006 Joined by Marco Hirsbrunner and Christoph Grobel
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