EY Senior Manager Climate Change & Sustainability Services Assurance Belfast 

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast 

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In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Lead sustainability consulting and assurance offerings while building out EY’s Belfast CCaSS hub;
• Provide technical expertise in climate change, sustainability strategy, and ESG reporting;
• Play a key role in business development and client relationship management; and
• Mentor and develop junior team members, ensuring the long-term success of the Belfast practice.

We welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds in ESG, climate change and environment, particularly those with experience in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) accounting (Scopes 1, 2 and 3), decarbonisation modelling and transition planning, climate risk management, quantitative scenario analysis, nature and ecosystem services, GIS and spatial analysis, as well as regulatory requirements related to ESG, carbon and climate-related disclosures.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Manager in Belfast you will be responsible for:

• Leading and delivering client engagements, providing subject matter expertise and ensuring high-quality outputs are produced and delivered to clients;
• Managing commercial aspects of client projects, including budgeting, adhering to EY’s risk management policies and procedures, and communicating progress and escalating any significant issues to partners and clients;
• Driving business development by building new relationships with clients, industry networks, and internal teams;
• Developing sustainability service offerings, particularly in climate risk, nature and decarbonisation agendas, and emerging ESG frameworks;
• Strengthening internal collaboration, working across EY’s sustainability, assurance, and consulting teams to develop cross-service strategies; and
• Building and mentoring the Belfast team, providing coaching, pastoral care, and professional development support, ensuring a supportive and high-performance culture.

Skills and attributes for success

We’re looking for someone with:

• Strong technical expertise in climate change, ESG reporting, and decarbonisation;
• Experience in business development, including pitching for projects and managing client relationships;
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders;
• Leadership experience, including mentoring and managing teams; and
• A commercial mindset, with an ability to identify and develop new service opportunities.

To succeed in the role, you will ideally have experience/qualifications in some of the areas below:

• Supporting companies with ESG reporting in accordance with mandatory and voluntary reporting frameworks such as CSRD, ISSB and TCFD.
• Developing and/or implementing carbon reduction roadmaps, net-zero strategies, and transition plans.
• Conducting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) footprinting, scenario analysis, and physical / transition risk assessments.
• Designing and undertaking climate risk and vulnerability assessments and developing adaptation plans using different quantitative and qualitative research and analytical techniques
• Experience developing sustainability-related reports and disclosures in accordance with ISSB, GRI and SASB amongst others
• Understanding UK & EU regulatory landscapes, particularly across transportation, energy, consumer goods, and real estate
• Communicating climate risks and ESG disclosures to senior management, boards, and investors.
• Experience leading successful research or commercial bids
• Strong academic background in areas such as environmental science, economics, engineering, public policy – amongst others

Other areas we’re interested in seeing

• Knowledge of GIS and spatial analysis
• Knowledge of financial and/or non-financial risk management and ESG-linked investment strategies
• Experience working with climate change projections (e.g. CMIP6, CORDEX, UKCP18)
• Programming experience in R, python, VBA and / or equivalent

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning:You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you:We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership:We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture:You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

Apply now.

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