Senior Consultant - Climate Risk & Adaptation

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  • Dubai
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
Job DescriptionOverviewOur Advisory Services team’s expanding portfolio of projects and clients require advice on climate risk and adaptation across their assets and operations, and we are looking to recruit several people with an understanding of climate risks and climate change advisory services and climate modelling.Your role
  • Our climate change work is diverse and includes, for example, the following:
  • Water sector (e.g. assessing the impact of climate change on future water supplies, advising on adaptation options, and TCFD reporting)
  • The transport sector (e.g. climate risk assessment across transport assets and operations, reviewing technical standards and identifying areas which may require additional measures to account for climate change projections)
  • Energy sector (e.g. evaluating the financial impacts of climate change across supply chains and operations)
  • Cities and local authorities and municipalities (e.g. climate risk assessments, adaptation plans, and how to integrate climate resilience into investment decision-making)
  • Working with clients to help them meet climate-related reporting requirements (TCFD, Paris-Alignment, EU Taxonomy, Adaptation Reporting Power, etc) and develop strategies to manage climate risks.
  • Multilateral development banks and governments (e.g. enhancing organisational capacity by developing climate risk frameworks, climate risk assessments for infrastructure investments, and providing advisory support for international development projects, including climate finance)
  • In general, the work combines strategic planning, applied science and economics, climate modelling, evidence-based policy advice, and engineering, supported by other AtkinsRéalis specialist teams in these areas.
  • To work effectively as part of a team and with other professionals (sustainability professionals, environmental scientists, engineers, planners, economists) throughout AtkinsRéalis and our partners, to provide a consistent and integrated service to our clients.
  • To contribute to developing offers for our clients to win new projects.
  • To support the delivery of new digital products and and work collaboratively with other AtkinsRéalis businesses.
About you
  • A degree in a relevant technical discipline (geography, environmental science, climate science, environmental economics, or engineering);
  • Desirable that the candidate has a relevant Master’s or PhD in a relevant discipline;
  • Ideally, the candidate has prior post-graduate experience in the climate change industry, preferably in a consulting/ advisory role;
  • Experience in working in project teams/workstreams and in developing proposals/bids to win work from clients is a positive;
  • Some skills in GIS and coding skills in Python or R are positive but not essential (e.g. experience in climate risk mapping and experience in processing climate change data);
  • High-level proficiency in Excel and other Office tools (Word, Teams, PowerPoint).
Rewards & benefitsExplore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.This includes:
  • Tax-free salary.
  • Life insurance coverage.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Annual leave balance.
  • Company gratuity scheme.
  • Discretionary bonus program.
  • Annual flight contribution.
  • Transportation & housing allowances.
  • Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
About AtkinsRéalisWe're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.Worker Type EmployeeJob Type RegularAt AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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