Climate Risk Senior Manager

Job Responsibility: A career in our Sustainability practice, within Risk Assurance Compliance and Analytics services, will provide you with the opportunity to assist clients in developing analytics and technology solutions that help them detect, monitor, and predict risk. Using advanced technology, we're able to focus on establishing the right controls, processes and structures for our clients to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information and assure that information provided to third parties is accurate, complete, and can be trusted. Our team helps organisations plan, source, deliver, finance and measure the wider impact of products and services. We're helping to future proof businesses by making them more resilient and sustainable. You'll focus on identifying and prioritising sustainability issues, setting goals that support alignment and integration of the sustainability vision into overall corporate strategy, and implementing processes, controls, systems, and dashboards to measure progress for consistent and accurate reporting.

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 Manager, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in supporting our practice growth, while working alongside and learning 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 Manager, 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:

• Play a pivotal role in the ongoing development of PwC's climate risk approaches, tools, and strategy, develop tools and methodologies for physical and transitional climate-related risk assessment

• Manage multiple/ complex projects providing technical and project management inputs and expertise in areas such as climate scenario analysis, adaptation and transition planning

• Manage client consulting engagements over their life-cycle

• Mentor and coach junior resources

• Support internal and external thought leadership on climate risk and adaptation

• Customize delivery approach to meet client needs and ensure excellence in delivery

• Work cross functionally across teams to resolve complex issues and find solutions

• Develop client relationships and contribute to proposals and other business development activities

• Support clients and PwC colleagues to build their capacity in climate change

• Support the development of new products and services in related areas such as nature and biodiversity

Experiences and skills you'll use to solve

• An educational and/or applied background in one or more of climate science, engineering, financial analysis, or economics

• Demonstrated knowledge and minimum of 8 years' experience in at least one of the following areas: climate scenario analysis, transition and physical risk assessments, financial impact quantification, adaptation planning, cost-benefit analysis, qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods, climate strategy

• Relevant experience with undertaking a climate-related vulnerability and exposure process, and link the identified adaptation/mitigation opportunities to strategic organizational goals (e.g., capital allocation frameworks)

• Demonstrated experience with key climate-related reporting frameworks including CDP, CSRD, ISSB, and TCFD

• Demonstrate strong writing skills and abilities by clearly conveying recommendations, ideas, and insights in reports, presentations, proposals, and other written communications

• Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and problem solving abilities

• Strong personal initiative, agility and resourcefulness, ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams

• Excellent communication skills, can explain complex problems with clarity and effectiveness

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 amazing 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 us at

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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 prioritize in-person work, whether it's in the office or at a client site. This means we expect you to be in-person (either with clients or in the office) at least half of your time. 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.