Climate Risk Senior Associate

PwC Canada is building the country's leading climate change team within our Sustainability and Climate Change practice. We focus on supporting our priority clients to address Canada's most significant climate change questions, challenges and opportunities. As a Senior Associate, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from Canadian leaders in the climate risk, transition and adaptation planning space. You will collaborate on challenging projects, supporting clients on a variety of topics, including: Climate risk and resilience: Support our clients mitigate climate and nature risk and build more resilient businesses. We help businesses grasp the specific climate risks they face, the regulatory and reporting requirements that govern them, their reliance on nature to drive business value, and the way their risk exposure presents opportunity. Climate adaptation planning: Support our clients with the development, implementation, and evaluation of climate adaptation strategies. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to conduct climate risk assessments, identify potential risks, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and design tailored adaptation plans.

Meaningful work you'll be part of
As a Climate Risk Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issue from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Apply analytical skills and specialist knowledge of climate change to some of the most exciting and leading climate change projects in Canada
• Have an opportunity to support Canada's most complex and impactful climate change projects
• Gain experience across a range of sectors including financial services, telecommunications, energy, mining, industry, public sector, infrastructure, etc
• Contribute effectively to complex, multi-disciplinary projects - often supporting several projects at a time
• C ontinue to develop your technical understanding of climate change and how it applies to business, investment, and government decision making; and support internal and external thought leadership on specialist issues within climate change
• Support technical projects in areas such as climate scenario analysis, adaptation and transition plan ning
• Support clients and PwC colleagues to build their capacity in climate change
• Contribute to proposals and other business development activities

Experiences and skills you'll use to solve
We are looking for someone who is curious and showing a willingness to learn and take on responsibility .

Required
• Demonstrated knowledge and hands on experience in at least one of the following areas: climate scenario analysis, climate risk and opportunity assessments, financial impact quantification , adaptation planning, cost-benefit analysis
• An educational and/or applied background in one or more of climate science, engineering, financial analysis, or economics
• Understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods
• Understanding of factors which influence the resilience of physical infrastructure, organizations, and communities
• Demonstrated experience or familiarity with key climate-related reporting frameworks including CDP, CSRD, ISSB, and TCFD
• Computer programming skills (e.g., Python, R) and f amiliarity with GIS tools (e.g., QGIS, ArcGIS) will be an added advantage
• Ability to work with large, multi-dimensional data (e.g., netCDF , Xarray , Dask , TIFF)
• Modelling experience with climate models (i.e., CMIP, GCMs, RCMs, etc.), ensemble analysis, uncertainty quantification, and climate model downscaling and f amiliarity with climate change adaptation concepts will be preferred
• Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and problem solving abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams

Why you'll love PwC
We're inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you'll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

The most connected firm through activity based working
PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment - one that is collaborative, supportive and productive. We work in-person and virtually, as is best suited for our clients, teams and people . We want you to be intentional with your work, how you do it and where it's done. PwC offices are hubs of connectivity and learning. We strongly encourage our people to prioritise in-person work. We know that hybrid work is all about balance, and capturing the benefits of in-person work is essential to your growth at the firm. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer.

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We're committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.
We're committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.