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We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready! Think bigger scale, higher profile, and ground-breaking projects. Join WSP and be part of a team of international experts dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, working on projects that transform society for all of us. WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa and the largest environmental consulting firm globally.

To further our strategic business execution plan, we seek leaders who share our guiding principles: valuing our people and reputation; being locally dedicated with international reach; being future-focused and challenging the status quo; fostering collaboration; and maintaining an empowering culture with accountability.

The role is for an Assistant Consultant within the Climate Change and Air Quality team based in Johannesburg, working on international projects with a focus on greenhouse gas reporting and climate change risk assessments. WSP Africa also undertakes projects outside South Africa, offering travel opportunities and access to diverse decarbonisation and climate resilience projects.

From a global perspective, WSP Africa supports our Australian and Canadian operations and collaborates closely with our UK team, providing unique opportunities within our Climate Change team.

• Conduct greenhouse gas assessments following the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, IPCC, and ISO standards across various sectors including mining and industry.
• Assess climate change risks and opportunities for large-scale projects and private sector clients.
• Prepare climate change impact reports and disclosures.
• Analyze climate projection data for future scenarios.
• Process, format, and present climatological data.
• Manage project administration, including financial, health & safety, and team coordination.
• Assist the broader Air Quality team and the WSP Earth & Environment business.
• Act as a SHEQ role model, promoting safety, health, environmental, and quality standards.

An Honours degree or higher in a relevant engineering or environmental science discipline. A Master's level qualification by dissertation is preferable. Minimum 2 years' experience in climate change consulting. Some experience with proposal writing and technical report writing is advantageous.

• Knowledge of South African environmental legislation, especially energy and climate change laws.
• Technical report writing skills in fluent English.
• Attention to detail and technical skills for analyzing environmental data.
• Willingness to travel within Sub-Saharan Africa as required.

What’s in it for you? We support work-life balance, offer competitive pay, medical benefits, generous leave, and professional development opportunities. We promote a friendly, inclusive culture that values diversity and individual contributions. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.