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As one of fastest growing practice in DAS, Infrastructure and Climate Advisory (ICA) team at KGS invites like-minded professionals to help us drive progress and change. At KGS ICA practice, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team across a range of industries to assist public and private sector organizations involved in infrastructure to deliver desired outcomes, whether for society or for businesses. We are the Centre of Excellence for KPMG’s Global practices, helping our clients better understand evolving policy and regulatory environment, business and commercial risks, as well as providing commercial and strategic advice on complex infrastructure and capital projects. You will work on wide range of infrastructure sectors including transport, energy, digital infrastructure as well as social infrastructure, with diverse clientage such as public sector entities, infrastructure owners, project developers, large corporates, contractors, equity investors and financers.The role will be based out of KPMG’s Gurugram, Mumbai and Bengaluru offices and liaise cross-functionally with leaders across the business to drive internal and external engagement.
Responsibilities
Working as a member of the team your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Examine emerging market trends, tools, metrics, advances, and best practices in climate risk strategy
- Perform research on a range of climate related topics that affect the firm's activities and develop market intelligence and sector knowledge
- Develop client’s capabilities on climate strategy, establish strategic impact priorities and action plans
- Make recommendations on implementation, operations, and adjustments for client programmes related to sustainability and climate
- Conduct research on climate focused topics as requested to assist KPMG onshore teams, providing analysis and recommendations
- Establish and manage the implementation of science-based targets, develop client’s capabilities to support data collection and reporting
- Supporting KPMG onshore teams on leading business development initiatives, including preparation of proposals and pitches to target clients
- Contributing to thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development
- Actively supporting the practice development by building and managing the relationships and interacting with stakeholders across various KPMG member firms
Qualifications
Educational qualifications
- MBAs, Economists and Engineers from a leading Indian/International educational institution
- Education background in Climate Change, Natural Sciences, Energy, Environmental Engineering, or related fields (preferred but not mandatory)
Prior Experience
- Relevant climate risk, ESG and/or sustainability experience gained in global research and consulting firms and/or industry (preferred but not mandatory)
Mandatory Technical & Functional Skills
- Relevant certifications and working knowledge of key frameworks such as GRI, CDP, TCFD, GRESB, SASB, SBTI, DJSI, SDGs, NZGs, CSRD, NFRD, GARP SCR, CFA ESG etc.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas of work – net zero target setting, energy efficiency and decarbonization strategy, climate risk scenario modelling, scenario analysis, physical and transition risk mapping, risk integration, energy transition, scope 3 advisory, supply chain sustainability, circular economy; (demonstrated expertise in one or more topic areas a plus)
- Experience in performing or assessing quantification and calculations related to GHG emissions, inventory, assurance, reduction, and reporting engagements including scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
- Experience in supply chain sustainability, supply chain risk, procurement, transformation, transparency, and other risk-based approaches for supply chain management
- Basic understanding of carbon accounting, baselining, markets, and trading; sustainable finance including financed emissions, and ESG focused investing
- Hands-on experience in climate strategy development & implementation, corporate sustainability strategy, and change management is desirable
