GHG Quantification and Decarbonization 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 GHG quantification, target setting, and decarbonization space. You will collaborate on challenging projects, supporting clients on a variety of topics, including: GHG quantification: Support our clients with everything from building Scope 1 and 2 inventories to solving their complex Scope 3 quantification challenges. We start our client's quantification and reporting journeys from scratch and support them to self-sufficiency. We also conduct life cycle assessments (LCAs) to support our clients' understanding of their product specific carbon footprints throughout the value chain. Target setting, decarbonization and Climate Transition Plans: Support our clients with the development of GHG targets, alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the development of detailed decarbonization strategies and integration into their Climate Transition Plans.

Meaningful work you'll be part of
As a GHG Quantification and Decarbonization Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues 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

• Continue 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 GHG quantification, target setting and decarbonization , 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
• Demonstrated knowledge and hands on experience in at least one of the following areas: GHG quantification (Scope 1, 2, and 3) using the GHG Protocol
• An educational and/or applied background in one or more of climate science, engineering, financial analysis, or economics

• Understands potential general decarbonization levers if provided a GHG inventory and has previouslyevaluated the opportunity associated with GHG emissions reductions ( i.e. Cost, feasibility, technology readiness level, etc.)

• Has previously set GHG targets across Scope 1, 2, and 3

• Has project experience with one or more of the following: Scope 3 relevance assessment s ; quantification methodologies for each Scope 3 category ; estimation approaches and proxies for Scope 1, 2, and each Scope 3 category ; life cycle assessment quantifications (carbon footprint and other) in line with ISO standards ; LCA reports in line with ISO standards ; quantification of GHG emissions reductions from decarbonization levers

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

• Understands the SBTi criteria for general corporates and some sectors and the relevant decarbonization scenarios (1.5 degrees, well-below 2 )

• Demonstrated experience or familiarity with key climate-related reporting frameworks GHG Protocol, ISO 14067, SBTi , or others.

• 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

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.
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