22 Climate Change/ Resiliency jobs

ERM Certification and Verification Services ( ERM CVS ) is a global provider of independent third party certification, verification and assurance services. We are looking to add an enthusiastic Sustainability Assurance Associate to our US-based Corporate Assurance team. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing sustainability/responsibility report assurance and GHG/EHS data verification projects with (multi)national clients across a wide range of sectors. We will consider applications from candidates with at least a college level education in a sustainability- or audit-related field and 1–2 years’ experience in a relevant position.   ERM CVS, part of ERM Group with offices in 40 countries and more than 5,000 sustainability professionals, is dedicated to providing its clients with quality, value-adding assurance services. Our Corporate Assurance team currently serves global clients from two ‘hubs’ (London and Philadelphia), and is supported by staff from the...

DIRECTOR, WATER RISK   Organization Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization leading the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through our powerful networks and advocacy, we tackle the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses. For more information about Ceres, please visit our website ( www.ceres.org ).  Description & Responsibilities Ceres’ Water Program promotes capital market solutions to the global water crisis by accelerating private sector leadership on sustainable water management, through cutting-edge research, investor mobilization and advocacy. Ultimately our work is about changing the way the world’s largest economic actors value and manage water. The Director of Water Risk will play a pivotal role in Ceres’ efforts to leverage the power of institutional investors to drive corporate action to address...

As part of the continued growth and innovation of our North American Corporate Sustainability   & Climate Change (CS&CC) team, ERM has an opportunity for an experienced leader to join our global consulting firm as a  CS&CC Lead in Houston, Austin or New Orleans, and become a true owner and shareholder in a business with  sustainability  at its heart.  We are looking for an established leader interested in being part of this thriving global community – outstanding professionals who combine strong consulting and business development skills with a strong technical foundation – to foster and expand a network of excellent client relationships across a variety of sectors.  We seek an individual to help us drive the continued growth of ERM’s business through selling and delivering world-class services, recruiting and developing our next generation of leaders, and further advancing our reputation for CS&CC solutions, coupled with value-creation programs based on...

Senior Manager, U.S. Financial Regulation   Organization Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization working with the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through powerful networks and advocacy, Ceres tackles the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses. For more information about Ceres, please visit our website ( www.ceres.org ).    Description and Responsibilities This a full-time position to be  based in Washington, D.C., and designed for a highly motivated, self-starter with prior policy campaign experience looking to be an advocate for strong and effective federal climate and clean energy policies.  The position will report to the Senior Program Director, Capital Market Systems.   Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following: Partner with Senior Program Director on developing and...

Vice President, Programs Organization Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization leading the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through our powerful networks and advocacy, we tackle the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses. For more information about Ceres, please visit our website ( www.ceres.org ).  Description and Responsibilities The Vice President, Programs will oversee multiple teams including Climate and Energy, Water, and Food and Forests, in a fast-paced, not-for-profit, organization with a $20+ million budget. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced professional to build on Ceres’ solid achievements in promoting private sector leadership on a wide range of sustainability issues. The Vice President, Programs will serve on the five-person Program Management Team to ensure...

THE POSITION JOB# 2020-185 Do you want to make a real difference in your community?  Are you passionate about sustainability and energy management? Do you enjoy positions that engage in challenging and exciting projects?  If so, then APPLY TODAY! The Sustainable Facilities Program Specialist will perform a variety of basic and routine tasks that support activities and operations in the Facilities and Parks Services Division (Facilities) and the Sustainability Program (Sustainability) of the Support Services Department.  This position will be responsible for executing assigned sustainability and facilities program work, serving internal customers, and acting as a technical resource. The position provides staff support to committees and projects, responds to employee inquiries. This position will also be an active participant in the County's Strategic Energy Management (SEM) initiatives. The ideal candidate for this position has excellent communication skills, strong data...

Due to the current health crisis related to COVID-19 and the escalating visa/travel restrictions in place, we're currently unable to extend offers to anyone who cannot work from Taiwan due to lockdown visa/travel restrictions, or other restrictive measures until further notice. Consequently, we will be prioritizing candidates who can start in this location by set date as expected. We're keeping the situation under review and would adjust our position should the restrictive measures be removed later on. Qualifications Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in industrial/mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, energy resources engineering or related field or equivalent practical experience. Experience in environmental supply chain programs and managing cross-functional projects from start to finish. Ability to travel internationally up to 20% of the time. Preferred qualifications: Experience using machine learning to drive energy efficiency in...

SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins is one of the world’s leading engineering, design and project management consultancies. We work on challenging and exciting projects across a range of market sectors including transportation, cities, water, energy and defense. Do you want to make a real difference in driving the sustainability performance of major infrastructure projects, contributing to the transition to a zero carbon and carbon positive future? We are looking to recruit an experienced Sustainability Consultant with strong experience in carbon management and integrating sustainability in the design and construction of infrastructure projects to join our growing team of dedicated sustainability and environmental professionals. You will provide technical leadership for our team based in Epsom and London delivering an exciting range of high-profile projects, including large scale energy projects, major water infrastructure schemes, airport, rail and highways improvement schemes. Our key...

Dewberry is currently seeking a  Resilience Planner  for our  Fairfax, VA  office.  This position will support the Resilience Solutions Group (RSG) with a variety of tasks related to resilience planning:, community outreach and engagement, research, policy analysis, planning, report development, presentations and/or decision support applications. Related areas of technical focus for this position include but are not limited to: climate change adaptation, sea level rise, extreme heat, forecasting, hazard mitigation planning, demographic and economic analysis, research and planning primarily related to Federal agencies (FEMA/FIMA, USGS, NOAA, EPA and US F&WS), Cooperating Technical Partners, state agencies, and local communities. Responsibilities Duties: Performs analysis of data and information and develops conceptual visualizations and communication materials for presentation. Prepares studies, reports and other technical documentation and guidance documents....

Location:  This position will be remote during the COVID-19 pandemic and then be located at one of our RMI office locations. Preference for Washington D.C., Boulder, CO or Oakland, CA also considered.   Position Overview:   The analytics manager will lead a small team focused on U.S. state-level greenhouse gas reduction pathways. They will drive the investigation and creation of what is needed to move states toward net zero emissions, using both sophisticated and back-of-the-envelope approaches. While highly technical, their work will include creating easy-to-understand outputs to share and inspire action across the United States. Working in a leadership role, they will help with all aspects of developing our analytics tool as well as working with stakeholders in defining the technical direction.   Apply for this position if you are both an experienced individual contributor and an experienced manager. This is not a project manager position, rather it is a deeply technical...

Facebook’s Sustainability team drives sustainability strategy, programs and engagement across the company and with our partners. We seek an experienced Program Manager to lead GHG reduction programs as part of Facebook’s climate change initiatives. This role will be responsible for partnering with teams across the organization and in Facebook’s value chain on strategy development and implementation activities for projects that reduce Facebook’s GHG footprint. This includes managing existing projects, developing a pipeline for emerging opportunities, and building a suite of tools to enable success. This is a full-time position based in our Fremont, CA office. Sustainability Program Manager, Carbon Responsibilities Implement portfolio of GHG reduction programs that align with corporate strategy and goals Build program management framework to enable project pipeline, including managing project selection process and implementation activities in partnership with internal...

ABOUT YOU You have a demonstrated track record of consulting engagements and extensive energy market expertise. You possess exceptional analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, and a passion to meet and exceed client needs.  You are a creative problem solver, savvy negotiator of electricity contracts with superior listening and communication skills. You enjoy a highly collaborative environment that enables you to successfully lead the execution of client engagements.    ABOUT THE ROLE The 3Degrees Energy & Climate Practice helps organizations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions worldwide through renewable energy and decarbonized transportation solutions. This role is an exceptional opportunity to bring your domain expertise to participate in the development & expansion of our practice in EMEA.  Our clients include some of the largest and most respected companies on the planet, as well as educational institutions and other non-profits.  Directors...

Want to design and develop energy efficiency programs, and engage with industry leaders to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas footprints? You can at ICF. We solve the most challenging issues facing the energy industry today, while informing the future of global energy use.   ICF is seeking a detail-oriented, self-motivated candidate to help clients implement and evolve their energy-efficiency programs. This position will be based in our Fairfax, VA office. Successful candidates will support the implementation of high-profile public-private partnership programs to drive improved energy efficiency across commercial, multifamily, institutional, and industrial markets. They will be part of a team that builds and maintains relationships with key market actors, reviews and analyzes energy consumption data, develops marketing material that recognizes market leadership, and collaborates with other team members and clients to develop national and regional strategies to increase...

ABOUT YOU You are a highly-motivated, mission-driven environmental professional, with a strong science background,  that is eager to take action against climate change as part of a leading carbon markets team.  Your technical acumen and inherent motivation to protect our environment makes you eager to become an expert in greenhouse gas accounting and carbon offsets.    This is a full-time, exempt role within the Carbon Markets division.  This position is located in our San Francisco, CA headquarters (this team is currently working in a work-from-home environment, aligned with SIP  guidance) .   ABOUT THE ROLE Our team manages the 3Degrees portfolio of projects from registration through reporting and verification of emission reductions. The Associate will apply their physical science background to duties that focus substantially on data synthesis, development and implementation of project monitoring plans, quantification of credit volume, and compilation of...

YOUR POSITION WITH TNC The Nature Conservancy in Idaho seeks a Climate Program Manager to lead our climate team’s efforts to build support with policymakers, influential constituencies, and communities in Idaho that ultimately leads to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and enhanced natural climate solutions.  S/he will work with staff from the external affairs, communications, science, development and conservation program teams to execute Idaho climate strategies that align with TNC-wide goals. S/he will identify and support actions and policies that create economic opportunities and incorporate natural solutions to help make climate strategies politically viable, achievable, and locally relevant. S/he will identify and implement tactics to advance our conservation work through communications, procuring strategic media coverage, and leading outreach efforts to influence key political and community allies. S/he will be a leading voice for climate within TNC and with external...

Location:  Denver Deadline for submission:  August 15th, 2020 Work Schedule:  Full-time Exempt position  Conservation Colorado is seeking a Transportation Advocate who will be responsible for developing and implementing advocacy campaign plans in a variety of decision-making venues including the state legislature and state regulatory boards to win policy victories that reduce carbon pollution from the transportation sector and provide more affordable clean transportation options. Key components of this work include developing and executing comprehensive campaign plans, high-level strategy development, leading and supporting the development of policies, managing and convening coalitions, building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders and key leaders/decision makers, and working to ensure our policies and campaigns do not disproportionately impact communities of color.  About Conservation Colorado   Conservation Colorado is committed to...

Job Description and Duties The Regional Air Quality Modeling (RAQM) Section at CARB is seeking a highly motivated candidate to fill the position of Air Pollution Specialist. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team to provide air quality modeling support for the development of State Implementation Plans, as well as other regulatory and scientific activities at CARB. The primary responsibilities of this position include: 1) conduct global chemical transport model simulations to provide boundary conditions for regional air quality modeling and investigate the role of long range transport on California's air quality; 2) evaluate and improve air quality model performance through comparison of the model output to data collected from the routine monitoring network, field studies and satellite data products; 3) Implement updated chemical mechanisms in regional air quality model and design inter-comparison of modeling studies for evaluating new chemical mechanisms. 4) Develop...

Context:  Plans, directs, and manages the campaign work related to national policies for the Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All Campaign. The Deputy Director –National Policies, Clean Transportation for All will develop and carry out federal advocacy campaign initiatives on issues including clean vehicle standards, vehicle industry accountability, public transit, vehicle electrification, and other clean transportation solutions. Scope:  The Deputy Director –National Policies, Clean Transportation for All provides experienced leadership and strategic planning for federal grassroots, legislative, and administrative advocacy for the Sierra Club Clean Transportation for All Campaign. Manages campaign staff. Manages the overall advocacy effort for the Sierra Club on national transportation work, including: clean vehicle standards, state LEV/ZEV standards in their overlap with federal standards, vehicle electrification, public transit, and other clean transportation...

Manager, Investor Engagement Organization  Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization leading the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through our powerful networks and advocacy, we tackle the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses.   For more information about Ceres, please visit our web site ( www.ceres.org ).   Description & Responsibilities The Manager, Investor Engagement, plays a key role in Ceres’ work with institutional investors. This position focuses on supporting and engaging members of the Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability, coordinated by Ceres, which is a network of more than 150 institutional investors with $24 trillion in assets under management. In addition, the Manager’s investor engagement activities will support the organization’s strategies to work with the investment...