Principal Consultant Climate Change mid-senior Level

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Principal Consultant, Climate Change (Mid-Senior Level)

The candidate supports and manages stakeholder engagement and coalition strategy, development, and day-to-day operations. Demonstrates expertise in electric utility regulation; strong understanding of federal and state air quality, climate, and energy policy and programs also required. Leads advisory projects, leveraging a firm understanding of the current landscape for state and federal energy sector policies with a particular focus on clean energy, air quality, and climate regulation and legislation. Demonstrates expertise in conducting and managing policy and technical analyses. Thinks strategically to influence decision-makers and outcomes. Distills complexity from detail to effectively coach colleagues to deliver high-quality outputs. Demonstrates strong project management skills and oversight through the project lifecycle, including scoping, workstream and team management, budget and delivery. Demonstrates strong analytical skills, excellent writing and presentation skills, and a mastery of impactful client communication. Builds strong and trusted relationships with clients and/or business partners. Demonstrates strong people management skills; particularly the ability to support, coach and celebrate others in order to manage delivery of multiple simultaneous products and advance employee engagement. Mentors and potentially serves as direct manager for junior staff in the proper planning and execution of projects, and in directing or conducting independent technical reviews of deliverable work products. Identifies, evaluates, cultivates and manages partnerships and relationships with senior clients, external stakeholders and key opinion leaders. Effectively collaborates internally to bring our services to existing clients. Enhances ERM’s capability to sell and deliver Energy and Climate Change services. Supports ERM’s growing policy team to help leverage insights for a broad range of clients. Supports Account Management teams in meeting sales goals. Supports new business development campaigns, proposals and pitches. Bachelor’s degree required, with Master’s degree (preferred) in policy, law, economics, engineering, or basic/applied science (such as physics, chemistry, material sciences, environmental science, earth sciences, etc.). Must have 8-15 years of relevant work experience in a related field, such as consultancy, private sector (power, utilities, etc.), or environmental policy. Attention to detail and commitment to deliver high-quality work products. Demonstrated project management and leadership skills. Structured and effective communicator that can shape and deliver messages to executive level and facilitate effective client engagements. Experience of line management and/or contributing to the professional development of other teammates strongly preferred. Enthusiasm, initiative, flexibility, and a desire to work in a growing team.

Additional Information

Job ID: R00016250.

Company info

ERM Group, Inc.
180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Suite 400
Annapolis
Maryland
United States 21401
Website : http://www.erm.com/