ERM is looking for a Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change Consultant based in Lima, Peru to support ambitious and healthy growth within our business.
As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
Conduct climate-related risk and opportunity assessments, identifying and evaluating physical and transition risks and their potential financial impacts.
Develop environmental procedures and guidelines associated with decarbonization, GHG mitigation and climate risk management.
Collaborate closely with stakeholders, field consultants, industry counterparts and, as needed, top-level executives, to ensure alignment with business and industry needs.
Develop and/or review Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories in accordance with the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064, ensuring completeness, accuracy and audit-readiness.
Establish GHG emission baselines and science-aligned reduction targets as the basis for decarbonization planning.
Develop decarbonization roadmaps that integrate both mitigation and adaptation strategies, quantifying abatement options and assessing their technical and economic feasibility.
Ensure facility operating and business plan objectives remain consistent with environmental and climate policies, Group Instructions (GIs) and applicable standards, identifying deviations and developing solutions to mitigate environmental and climate risk and strengthen regulatory compliance.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in environmental science, or similar discipline.
3-5 years of experience in consultancy in climate change consulting services, especially climate risk.
Desirable: Understanding of current trends in renewable energy, decarbonization strategies / Net Zero planning, and Low Carbon Economy Transition.
Ability to work independently, strong organization and time-management skills.
Effective presentation and communication skills in Spanish and English mandatory
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Background:
Since establishing our first local presence in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region in the 1990s, ERM has grown steadily, now employing more than 800 professionals across offices in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Mexico, and Peru. For over 30 years, we have built world-class consulting teams specializing in environmental, sustainability, and social consulting, with a strong client base of multiple economic sectors such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and chemical among other sectors. Through challenging times, ERM has remained committed to supporting these sectors as our clients continue to invest in the local market.
As part of our regional expansion, ERM aim to maintain industry leadership by partnering with top clients who share our commitment to sustainability. With a solid foundation in key industries, we are pioneers in advancing the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda across Latin America and the Caribbean. Our work includes contributing to sustainable finance initiatives, developing thematic studies, and supporting the implementation of international standards for local stakeholders.
Who We Are:
As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges, and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.
We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk, and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.
If you would like to read more about Diversity, Equity, Equality & Inclusion (DE&I) at ERM, you can visit our website, or read about our progress in the 2026 Sustainability Report.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science or similar discipline.
- 3-5 years of experience in climate change consultancy, especially climate risk.
- Experience developing or reviewing GHG inventories in accordance with the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064.
- Understanding of decarbonization strategies, Net Zero planning, and low carbon transition.
- Effective presentation and communication skills in Spanish and English.
- Ability to work independently with strong organization and time-management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
What We Do
ERM (Environmental Resources Management) is a global sustainability consultancy that helps organizations navigate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. ERM provides advisory and technical services across sectors—energy, mining, infrastructure, manufacturing and finance—supporting decarbonization, regulatory compliance, risk management, and sustainability strategy and implementation through technical, engineering and strategic consulting worldwide.
