Principal Consultant

**A little about us**

At Edge Impact, we’re a team of passionate, collaborative, experienced sustainability experts who work with leading multi-national businesses across a wide range of industries to pursue the critical shared vision where unsustainable is unthinkable.

As an Edger you’ll have the chance to work with an amazing team of like-minded people to generate a major positive influence on the world. Edge is also part of the RSK Group, a global leader in delivering sustainable solutions through environmental, engineering, and technical services, meaning we have the ability to create impact at scale

**The role and why you’ll love working with us**.

As Principal in our Climate and Nature Practice, you'll take on a significant leadership role in our team of experts to undertake climate and nature risk and opportunity assessments and develop climate and nature disclosure reports. This will include managing direct reports including Senior Consultants.

You’ll demonstrate excellence in your knowledge and experience of one or more of:

- climate and nature scenario analysis techniques;
- climate exposure assessment and LEAP assessment;
- general climate science, including climate projections in Australia and relevant data sources from the IPCC;
- climate and nature assessment and reporting standards;
- the development of adaptation plans and strategies.

Your work will support our clients with their ambitions to improve their knowledge of climate and nature impacts and dependencies as well as address their emerging mandatory climate disclosure reporting requirements, which is one of the most significant changes in corporate and sustainability reporting in a decade.

Reporting to the Global Climate and Nature Practice Lead, this position offers a unique opportunity to lead and grow a high performing team at a time when climate and nature disclosure analysis and reporting is becoming increasingly impactful and important for our clients.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Client Advisory: Climate and nature scenario analysis, including risk and opportunity assessment, with a focus on alignment with AASB S2 and TNFD/LEAP.
- Building on the results of climate risk assessments, develop climate risk treatment and adaptation plans and strategies to build organisational resilience.
- Drawing on the outcomes of nature risk and opportunity assessments inform the development of Nature Positive Strategies.
- Provide advice regarding the preparation of climate and nature disclosure reports.
- Business Growth: Expand climate and nature services, interact with current and prospective clients to identify their requirements, identify new opportunities, and contribute to revenue growth and innovation.
- Technical Expertise: Provide insights into exposure (climate) and LOCATE (nature) data sources and analysis, technology, data strategies, and pre-assurance methods.
- Implementation Oversight: Ensure strategies are actionable, effective, and aligned with business objectives.
- Regulatory Guidance: Provide expert advice on local policies, regulations, and initiatives.
- Team Leadership: Lead teams in tackling sector-specific sustainability challenges with innovative solutions.
- Thought Leadership: Represent the company at industry events, sharing insights and shaping the future of how the private and public sector responds to climate and nature risks and opportunities.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
To be considered key experience includes:

- 10+ years minimum in climate change consulting or in-house roles in sustainability and/or ESG fields.
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Economics, Finance, Sustainability, Engineering or a related field.
- Proficiency in data analysis, literature review, identifying data quality issues, and deriving insightful conclusions.
- Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience advising at least C-suite.
- Proven leadership capabilities and a track record of driving business growth.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and present information in a highly sophisticated and polished manner.

**The Rewards and Culture**

As a new team member of this global consultancy, you will join a purpose-driven community, working alongside passionate experts to create a lasting, positive influence on the world. You will be joining 60+ specialists from 20 nationalities, working across five global offices, each contributing unique experiences, perspectives, and stories.

Unique to this role is the depth of technical capability in the current team across climate change, decarbonisation and nature.

Other key benefits include:

- Making a Real Impact - Work with a certified B Corp where purpose meets commercial success, driving meaningful change for a sustainable future.
- Working Your Way - Enjoy true flexibility, giving you the freedom to balance your career, well-being, and personal life.
- Professional De