Sustainability Manager

Sustainability Consultant – Manager

Grant Thornton Ireland is a leading advisory firm delivering innovative solutions to clients across the country. Our Advisory Division supports clients in navigating Regulatory, Strategic, Digital and Change management challenges. We focus on people, building client relationships and investing in our staff to help them realise their potential and ambitions.

In 2020, Grant Thornton Ireland established a sustainability practice within Financial Service Advisory. We blend scientific and industrial experience with advisory expertise to deliver pragmatic, actionable solutions to our clients. At Grant Thornton Ireland we don't just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at Grant Thornton

We value fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity, building an inclusive working environment open to all. We support your career development, offer flexibility where required and value your experience. We encourage you to bring your authentic self to work.

We are currently looking for experienced candidates to join our Sustainability team within Advisory. We seek qualified individuals with a wide range of skills to work as part of a dynamic, diverse team and deliver on a wide range of projects related to sustainability. You will be self-motivated, capable of working off your own initiative and have the ability to lead with the delivery of programme/project milestones.

These are challenging but fulfilling roles where you will operate as a key member of the team, playing a lead role in delivering business-focused solutions to Financial Services clients, and supporting the strategic development of the wider FS Consulting business.

Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver and manage projects across a range of key areas, including:

• Client Responsibilities
  • Successful and effective end-to-end delivery of external client projects
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of client and work stream operations, processes, and business objectives and use this knowledge on assignments
  • Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and the ability to work to strict deadlines
  • Work and communicate effectively with senior management, team members and clients, providing relevant summary updates and escalations as appropriate
  • Manage reporting requirements, project plans, project status reports, RAID logs, management updates and other reports as required
  • Build client relationships and interact proactively with key stakeholders to gather information, resolve issues, and provide analysis to inform client deliverables
    • Internal Responsibilities
      • Assist in client account management activities such as recruitment for the project team, managing financial aspects of client engagements, and quality and risk management
      • Build valued relationships with clients and colleagues to help generate new business opportunities for Grant Thornton
      • Understand Grant Thornton's service offerings and identify opportunities to better serve our clients
      • Lead and support presentations and proposals for elements of medium to high complexity projects to prospective and existing clients
      • Communicate effectively with Grant Thornton senior management and work to build, manage and motivate high-performing teams
      • Build strong internal relationships and networks within Consulting and across other service lines
      • Support team development activities, including coaching and mentoring
      • Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback
      • Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training activities
      • Understand, follow and communicate workplace policies and procedures
      Skills and Experience

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in a sustainability related discipline
• Minimum of 3+ years of professional experience in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Accounting, performing and reviewing GHG inventories across Scopes 1, 2, and 3 using the GHG Protocol and/or Climate-related and Environmental risk management
• Minimum of 5+ years direct work experience in a programme/project management capacity, including all project lifecycle elements
• Professional experience in the development of Net Zero strategies and/or Climate Transition Plans (preferable)
• In-depth knowledge of climate-related standards such as the Science Based Targets initiative, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and the ISO Net Zero Standard
• Demonstrated understanding of carbon markets and experience with carbon credit registries or trading schemes
• Strong knowledge of climate disclosure frameworks (e.g., TCFD, ISSB, CDP)
• Knowledge of evolving sustainability regulations (e.g., California SB 261, SB 253, TNFD)
• Experience in at least one of the following disciplines: Data Analytics, Energy Management, Power Generation, Manufacturing, Quality Management Systems
• Experience in managing change in Regulatory, Strategic, Digital and Change management challenges
• Comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Project Management qualification (such as PRINCE2 or PMP)
  • Skills and Attributes
    • Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    • MS Office: MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
    • Analytical: Ability to review, assess and interpret data and communicate findings to team leads and clients
    • Teamwork: Ability to work as part of a team on multiple work streams
    • Organisation: Scheduling and facilitating meetings, including agendas and minutes
    • Attitude: Strong work ethic, proactive issue resolution, delivering excellence and meeting deadlines
    Life at Grant Thornton

Reward and benefits: We offer a range of rewards and benefits designed to support a healthy lifestyle and career development.

• Performance-based bonus scheme after probation (6 months)
• Employer pension contributions
• Career progression with annual promotions (eligibility dependent)
• Professional subscriptions paid
• Health insurance group scheme discount
• Annual flu vaccination
• Employee assistance programme
• Be Well initiative
• Funded sports and social events
• Life assurance
• Employee discounts

Find out more about benefits at Grant Thornton: Our Benefits | Grant Thornton

Flexible working environment: We promote a flexible working environment with a hybrid model. There is also a compressed working week option on Fridays before Bank Holidays and from June to August, finishing at 3pm on Fridays subject to client approval.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Grant Thornton provides equitable opportunities for all colleagues. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are at the forefront of our workplace culture. We are committed to building a diverse team with varied backgrounds and perspectives.

We are all at our best when we can be ourselves, with integrity and authenticity as core values. Diversity of thought enables better decision-making and higher-quality delivery for our clients.

Recognition: We celebrate success through the Shout Out recognition scheme and offer a defined contribution pension and life assurance.

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