Esg & Climate Strategy Analyst

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team - 50,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

**Job Description**:
AECOM is seeking a ESG & Climate Strategy Analyst to be based in Calgary, AB and/or Burnaby, BC.

Job Summary

+ Supporting clients with enhancing their ESG & Climate Change programs, disclosures and related management practices, including:
+ Conducting ESG materiality assessments, including stakeholder interviews (e.g., investors, employees, customers)

+ Researching industry trends, regulations (e.g., mandatory climate disclosures), and technologies (ex., carbon capture, energy storage)

+ Performing benchmarking analysis and conducting gap analysis

+ Analyzing ESG risks, with a focus on climate-related transition risks (regulatory, technology, markets, customers and legal risks)

+ Facilitating ESG strategy interviews/workshops

+ Integrating ESG strategy with corporate governance, risk management, and data processes

+ Developing ESG disclosures (e.g., annual ESG/sustainability report, CDP), including aligning disclosures to relevant standards and frameworks (e.g., TCFD, SASB, GRI)

+ Developing and implementing ESG roadmaps

+ Writing proposals and winning work

+ Collaborating with AECOM specialists in related fields, such as Decarbonization and Net Zero Planning, Climate Resilience and Adaptation, Carbon Capture, and Life Cycle Assessment on client engagements, proposals, and marketing activities

+ Collaborating with AECOM’s other service lines (Transport, Water, Buildings & Places, Energy, etc.) to embed ESG services in client project delivery

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Requirements**:
+ Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university

**Preferred Qualifications**:
+ Able to express ESG and sustainability concepts in business terms

+ Excellent writing and communications skills

+ Professional presence with the ability to quickly establish personal credibility and demonstrate expertise

+ Confident presenter, public speaker, and networker

+ Detail-oriented but also a high-level strategic thinker

+ Strong Microsoft Word skills, fluency with Excel and PowerPoint

+ Knowledge of TCFD, SASB, CDP, GRI, and climate-related transition risk and regulations

+ Collaborative, curious, self-motivated, works well independently, comfortable with ambiguity

+ Self-motivated to stay current and informed of both regional and global developments related to climate change, ESG, carbon capture, sustainability-linked finance and investment, renewable energy, decarbonization, green technology and clean-tech, energy efficiency, etc.

+ Strong sense of commitment, a willingness to learn more, and a desire to work in a dynamic, deadline driven team environment

+ Must be located in Canada and be willing to travel from time-to-time.

Additional Information

+ Relocation is not available for this position.

+ Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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