Role Overview

We are looking for a Climate Risk and Resilience Consultant. This is a unique opportunity to work with our Principal Climate Risk and Resilience Consultant and support Savills Sustainability with developing climate action solutions for our clients. This role would suit a consultant looking to gain diverse experience in a fast paced environment, with a company committed to addressing the climate crisis. Savills' Sustainability team works to create a best in class service for our clients, and we pride ourselves on quality outputs.  

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a climate risk specialist who is passionate about making real estate part of the solution, focusing on both reducing climate change impacts and improving resilience and adaptation of real estate portfolios. Responsibilities will include:
• Supporting the development and delivery of the Climate Risk & Resilience and wider Sustainability Reporting service lines, with a particular focus on modelling and assessment of physical climate risks.
• Supporting the development of techniques and tools that assess asset vulnerability and address adaptation in real estate.
• Producing climate risk and resilience assessments, including client presentations and written reports to a high standard.
• Supporting clients in developing and implementing risk management processes and climate resilience and adaptation strategies, as well as providing advisory on related regulation and other market developments.
• Supporting clients in preparing TCFD-aligned reports and disclosures.
• Delivering training materials, client engagement and communications.
• Contributing to marketing and case study material.
• Support the team in responding to requests for proposals, and attending pitches on behalf of the property management and sustainability teams where relevant.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of the Savills Earth services, and where appropriate providing input to adapt and enhance processes to improve efficiency, quality and innovation. 

Key Skills

• Knowledge of IPCC/SSP/NGFS/IEA/other climate scenarios used in climate risk assessments.
• Understanding of climate risks across multiple geographies.
• Knowledge of Carbon Risk Real Estate pathways and practical application.
• Knowledge of Task Force for Financial Related Climate Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations and supplementary guidance.
• Highly motivated individual – with drive for development of self.
• Strong attention to detail and produces work to a high, consistent and accurate standard.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to develop lasting and effective relationships with key stakeholders and have the desire to educate and upskill colleagues.
• Customer orientated – ability to be client facing; excellent communicator and presenter.
• Ability to develop lasting and effective relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally.
• Excellent time management, punctual and organised, can deliver work under pressure and to fixed deadlines.
• Comfortable and skilled at working with ambiguity and complexity.
• Resourceful team worker, with ability to be autonomous in certain specialist fields.
• Excellent English, grammar, spelling and document checking skills.
• An evident passion for sustainability. Required
• BSc/BA Degree in Meteorology & Climate Science/Climate Risk/Geography/Sustainability or equivalent.
• At least 1 years’ experience within the physical climate risk field.
• Completely IT literate with high level of competence in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience of working with climate risk data.Desired
• MSc or MEng in Meteorology & Climate Science/ Climate Risk/Geography/Sustainability or equivalent.
• Professional qualification such as IEMA, Energy Institute (EI), CIBSE or similar.
• At least 2 years’ experience within the physical climate risk field.
• Knowledge and experience of implementing climate resilience and adaptation solutions in the real estate sector
• Knowledge and experience of applying sustainability in the property sector.
• Technical knowledge of climate reporting standards and frameworks, such as TCFD, ISSB and CDP.

Team Overview

Savills is the UK’s leading real estate service provider. We work with property of all types, ranging from the world’s most iconic rural estates through to the country’s leading urban developments and property portfolios. Our clients come from both the public and private sectors and we work with organisations of all sizes.The Sustainability Consultancy team is based within the Property Management Division of the organisation and brings together around 30 sustainability professionals from varied backgrounds. We also work collaboratively alongside other energy and sustainability focussed teams within the business including; Sustainable Design, Engineering & Design Consultancy, Energy Consultancy, Energy Procurement, Environmental Economics and Research.

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Recruitment agencies

Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.