Carbon Portfolio Manager

BCG Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management consulting firm is seeking a Manager for Carbon Partnerships & Delivery, responsible for executing and managing carbon credit partnerships. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in sustainability delivery and excellent relationship management skills. This role is focused on ensuring timely delivery and strong collaboration across various teams. The position is based in London and offers a chance to work on impactful climate solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sustainability delivery, program management, climate partnerships, or related fields.
• Experience working in or with the voluntary carbon market, carbon credit procurement, or removals delivery.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across internal teams and external partners.
• Experience managing risk, including identifying exposure across project types and geographies.
• Familiarity with project delivery tracking, documentation management, and issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution and performance lifecycle of BCG’s carbon credit partnerships.
• Serve as day-to-day point of contact for selected carbon vendors.
• Collaborate with finance, reporting, transformation, and strategy teams.
• Contribute to quarterly and annual reviews of the portfolio.

Skills

Program delivery and follow-through

Relationship management

Operational coordination

Comfort with ambiguity

Problem-solving and communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or equivalent in climate, sustainability, environmental policy, or business

Job description

Overview

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation—inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

As Manager, Carbon Partnerships & Delivery within BCG’s Global Internal Sustainability Team (GIST), you will play a central role in scaling and operationalizing our carbon credit and removals program. BCG’s carbon portfolio is a key part of our net zero strategy, representing a commitment to support the most effective nature-based and engineered climate solutions.

You will sit within the REMOVE pillar, reporting the Senior Manager, Carbon Portfolio and working closely with the other Carbon Portfolio Manager and cross-functional colleagues across finance, legal, reporting, transformation, and communications.

This is a delivery-focused role. You will own the execution and performance lifecycle of BCG’s carbon credit partnerships—ensuring that contracts move from paper to impact, and that internal stakeholders have the information and confidence they need to manage risk, demonstrate impact, and plan ahead.

Key Areas Of Responsibility

• Partnership delivery & relationship management
  • Serve as day-to-day point of contact for selected carbon vendors, ensuring timely delivery against contracts, surfacing risks, and building collaborative partnerships
  • Contract performance tracking & monitor risks within the carbon portfolio
  • Maintain up-to-date dashboards and documentation of contract status, volumes, timelines, and delivery milestones. Ensure visibility of any delays or quality issues
• Vendor reporting and assurance
  • Track vendor submissions (e.g., MRV, project updates, certificates). Coordinate with technical advisors or assurance providers as needed
• Internal coordination & updates
  • Collaborate with finance, reporting, transformation, and strategy teams to align on delivery status, budget implications, and data inputs
• Knowledge management
  • Help systematize vendor due diligence, onboarding, and lifecycle management processes. Build scalable templates, logs, and engagement models
• Support strategic reviews
  • Contribute to quarterly and annual reviews of the portfolio—feeding into strategic decisions, internal briefings, and external positioning

You’re good at

• Program delivery and follow-through – You don’t just kick off work—you finish it. You’re structured, reliable, and anticipate what’s next
• Relationship management – You’re skilled at managing expectations, building rapport, and maintaining trust—even when things shift or stall
• Operational coordination – You create structure in complexity, and help others stay on track through good documentation and proactive updates
• Comfort with ambiguity – You’re energized by fast-evolving topics, and know how to move forward even without a playbook
• Problem-solving and communication – You surface risks early, and communicate clearly across internal and external stakeholders

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in sustainability delivery, program management, climate partnerships, or related fields
• Experience working in or with the voluntary carbon market, carbon credit procurement, or removals delivery
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across internal teams and external partners
• Experience managing risk, including identifying exposure across project types and geographies, and implementing strategies to mitigate reputational, delivery, and quality risks
• Familiarity with project delivery tracking, documentation management, and issue resolution in a cross-functional environment
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or equivalent in climate, sustainability, environmental policy, or business preferred

Who You'll Work With

You will report to Bruce Kennedy, Senior Manager, Carbon Portfolio, and collaborate closely with Lucy Heslop, Carbon Portfolio Manager. You’ll engage with internal stakeholders across finance, reporting, transformation, and communications—and manage day-to-day coordination with a selection of external carbon vendors and partners.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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