Carbon Accounting & Decarbonization Advisory

Jacobs; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a senior consultant for climate change advisory to lead carbon accounting, decarbonization strategies, and policy analysis across regional and national levels. You will collaborate with regional teams to deliver advisory and delivery services to public and private sector clients.

The role requires strong analytical writing, the ability to translate complex concepts, and experience with energy regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications

• More than 5-7 years of experience in carbon accounting, modelling, decarbonization strategies and advisory delivery.
• Experience across sectors such as water, rail, aviation, ports, highways, social infrastructure or healthcare.
• Strong ability to measure and quantify GHG emissions and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of TCFD reporting framework and guidelines.
• Excellent analytical, report writing and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Regional Strategic Consulting teams to win, deliver and manage projects.
• Undertake detailed assessments related to GHG inventories and decarb opportunities.
• Develop analyses to support policy recommendations and energy transition strategies.
• Translate complex concepts into non-technical, end-user friendly language.
• Engage with global stakeholders and drive project momentum.

Education

Postgraduate or professional qualification in Engineering or Science; PhD preferable

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As one of the world’s largest providers of professional and design services, Jacobs influence the major policies, projects, and decisions that shape our cities and nations. Jacobs’ climate change advisory group delivers a diverse range of city- and nation-building projects and has an excellent reputation for delivering high quality, innovative work.

Jacobs’ climate change group delivers a diverse range of city- and nation-building projects and has an excellent reputation for delivering high quality, innovative work. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work at all levels, from detailed management plans to high level policy; working across varied government policies, clients and authorities. Some of the key responsibilities of the position and skills sought include

ROLE

• Working collaboratively with Regional Strategic Consulting teams to help win, deliver and manage projects for a broad range of public and private sector clients.
• Undertaking detailed assessments related to GHG inventories, decarb opportunities, models, opportunities to reduce emissions, clean fuel switching strategies, at a company and city-wide level and conduct life-cycles assessments to measure and quantify environmental impacts of specific operations
• Contributing to analyzing policies that can be deployed to incentivize a scale-up in renewable energy, particularly in end-uses, providing case studies, identifying lessons learnt and policy recommendations.
• Ability to translate complex processes and concepts in non-technical and end-user friendly language.
• Experience in interpretation and application of energy/regulatory frameworks applicable to power generation and distribution at state and national levels across regions
• Designing and developing programmers related to the application of long-term planning and modelling materials for capacity building and provide quality control for the deliverables.
• Proactively searching for and identifying new links and opportunities for outreach – both internal and external – to achieve greater impact of planning and modelling analysis.
• Assertiveness and willingness to take the initiative, e.g. driving projects forward proactively, making things happen, has a can do attitude and presents possible solutions to more senior staff.
• Willingness to learn to improve the spectrum of technical and softer skills required from a good consultant

Here’s what you’ll need

• A postgraduate or professional qualification in Bachelors / Masters’ degree majoring in Engineering / Science or a related field. PhD in the related field is preferable
• More than 5-7 years of experience working in carbon accounting, modelling, voluntary and compliance markets, decarbonization strategies, with the ability to provide advisory & delivery services.
• Have experience in one or more related sectors (e.g. water, rail, aviation, ports and waterways, highways and toll roads, social infrastructure, healthcare).
• Possesses strong understanding of how to measure and quantify GHG emissions, ensure compliance with regulations, decarbonization or carbon off-set strategies, etc
• Understanding and experience of TCFD reporting framework and guidelines
• Strong analytical and structured thinking, exposure to team work as well as global stakeholder engagement.
• Strong research & analysis ability supplemented with excellent report writing capabilities.
• Effective communication including presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels professionally

AtJacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.