Greenhouse Gas Quantification and Decarbonization Senior Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers International; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Climate Change Senior Manager, where you will tackle Canada's most pressing climate challenges. This role offers the chance to work alongside industry leaders, applying your analytical skills to impactful projects in various sectors. You'll support clients in GHG quantification, develop decarbonization strategies, and contribute to innovative climate solutions. With a commitment to continuous development and a competitive compensation package, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in sustainability. Embrace the opportunity to grow your career while making a difference in the world.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Inclusive benefits

Flexibility programs

Continuous development environment

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in GHG quantification and technology implementation.
• Knowledge of industry frameworks like SBTi and ISO 14067.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with GHG quantification and decarbonization strategies.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary climate change projects.

Skills

GHG quantification

Decarbonization strategies

Data analysis

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Degree in climate science

Degree in engineering

Degree in financial analysis

Degree in economics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Data preparation tools

Job description

PwC Canada is building the country’s leading climate change and environment team within our Sustainability practice. We focus on supporting our priority clients to address Canada’s most significant climate change questions, challenges and opportunities.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Climate Change Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. You will work alongside and learn from Canadian leaders in greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification, target setting, decarbonization, and climate risk. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Apply analytical skills and specialist knowledge of climate change to some of the most exciting and leading climate change projects in Canada

• Have an opportunity to support Canada’s most complex and impactful climate change projects

• Gain experience across a range of sectors including financial services, telecommunications, energy, mining, industry, public sector, infrastructure, etc.

• Contribute effectively to complex, multi-disciplinary projects – often supporting several projects at a time

• Continue to develop your technical understanding of climate change and how it applies to business, investment, and government decision making; and support internal and external thought leadership on specialist issues within climate change

• Support technical projects in areas such as GHG quantification, target setting and decarbonization, adaptation and transition planning

• GHG quantification: Support our clients with everything from building Scope 1 and 2 inventories to solving their complex Scope 3 quantification challenges. We start our client’s quantification and reporting journeys from scratch and support them to self-sufficiency. We also conduct life cycle assessments (LCAs) to support our clients’ understanding of their product specific carbon footprints throughout the value chain.

• Target setting, decarbonization and Climate Transition Plans: Support our clients with the development of GHG targets, alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the development of detailed decarbonization strategies and integration into their Climate Transition Plans.

• Tech-enablement and data quality: Support our clients to improve their data quality for decarbonization, including through the implementation of technology solutions.

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

We are looking for someone who is curious and shows a willingness to learn and take on responsibility with the following experience:

• Demonstrated knowledge and hands on experience in at least one of the following areas: GHG quantification (Scope 1, 2, and 3); using the GHG Protocol; industry frameworks such as SBTi, PCAF, and ISO 14067; implementation of technology (such as SaaS) solutions for GHG quantification; development of data-driven decarbonization plans.

• Understands potential general decarbonization levers if provided a GHG inventory and has previouslyevaluated the opportunity associated with GHG emissions reductions (i.e. Cost, feasibility, technology readiness level, etc.)

• Has previously set GHG targets across Scope 1, 2, and 3

• Has project experience with one or more of the following: Scope 3 relevance assessments; quantification methodologies for each Scope 3 category; estimation approaches and proxies for Scope 1, 2, and each Scope 3 category; life cycle assessment quantifications (carbon footprint and other) in line with ISO standards; LCA reports in line with ISO standards; quantification of GHG emissions reductions from decarbonization levers

• Understands the SBTi criteria for general corporates and some sectors and the relevant decarbonization scenarios (1.5 degrees, well-below 2)

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel at minimum; ideally also in related data preparation and transformation tools.

• An educational and/or applied background in one or more of climate science, engineering, financial analysis, or economics

• Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and problem solving abilities

• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.
We’re committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.