Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services

About the role

EY is looking for a Manager to join its Climate Change and Sustainability Services team, described as the largest sustainability consulting team in Oceania. The team advises a large proportion of the ASX 200 on climate change and sustainability risks and opportunities, covering ESG strategy, outcomes measurement, climate risk and decarbonisation, human rights and modern slavery through advisory and assurance engagements. The role is based in Brisbane and may be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours.

Key responsibilities

• Work in a multidisciplinary team across industries, helping organisations manage and report on sustainability and climate-related risks and impacts.
• Deliver assurance on non-financial reporting, including sustainability metrics, emissions and energy reporting across industry sectors.
• Contribute to strategy, solutions, methodologies, analytical frameworks and tools that help clients navigate complex regulatory environments and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Help clients develop and implement sustainability strategies, targets and plans on topics such as diversity, waste, modern slavery and environmental impacts.
• Assist in climate scenario analysis to understand climate risks and opportunities and set short- and long-term management objectives.

Required profile

• Ideally professional services or consulting experience, and experience in climate change services (professional services, industry or government).
• Tertiary qualification such as in engineering, maths or physics.
• Demonstrable experience and passion for reporting and/or assurance of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Experience leading teams and coaching and developing team members.
• Agility to learn and adapt on the job.

Required skills

• Experience in GHG accounting and climate and nature disclosure, including TCFD and TNFD frameworks.
• Working knowledge of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act and related legislation (Safeguard Mechanism, Renewable Energy Target, ACCU).
• Awareness of the Australian Accounting Standards Board S2 standard requirements.
• Experience in financial or non-financial audit.
• Knowledge of decarbonisation approaches, climate risk and climate strategy.

What we offer

• Career development with future-focused skills.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• A benefits package including a yearly wellness incentive, an extra 8 weeks of flex leave per year and family-friendly policies such as up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave.
• A competitive salary open to negotiation depending on skills and experience.