Key Details
Salary: Dependent on experience
Focus: Net Zero Carbon
Location: New York, U.S (preferred)
Start Date: Immediately
No agencies please
About this role
We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to fill the role of Vice President with a specialty in net zero carbon to help lead our growing business. This position offers a very exciting opportunity to join an early stage team in the US to oversee climate risk and net zero carbon advisory, and ultimately drive significant positive environmental and social impact. Passion and a determination to deliver excellence are essential qualities as is a commercially astute and innovative approach to delivering client solutions.
About EVORA
EVORA is a leading ESG advisory firm specializing in the commercial real estate sector. We also have market-leading proprietary sustainability management software, SIERA. We have an extensive client base, including high profile names such as UBS, MetLife, Hines, Blackstone, Madison International, Wells Fargo and Tishman Speyer.
We have a team of intelligent, passionate and dedicated professionals who are all experts in their fields. Our approach is to provide an exceptional level of service, delivered by experienced professionals, whilst ensuring solutions are practical, simple to understand and tailored to each client’s specific requirements.
At EVORA we are committed to fostering a working environment based on dignity and respect, in which everyone has a voice. We prize the diversity of our people and seek to provide equality of opportunity for all.
Core Responsibilities and Skills Required
Core Responsibilities
The core responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Lead and grow a team across emerging solutions in net zero carbon and climate resilience advisory
- Be an expert in sustainability issues and their application to real estate investment in North America.
- Lead engagement with clients and external parties across North American and global investment portfolios; comfortable speaking with Heads of ESG, fund, and asset managers.
- Support clients to evolve their investment process to fully integrate net zero carbon and climate risk considerations
- Industry engagement (e.g. attending and speaking at conferences etc.).
- Business development, including leading major bids, key sales, and account development opportunities to cross-sell and upsell services
- Strategic and tactical input to the development of new products and services, and continual evolution of EVORA IP in technical areas around net zero carbon and climate resilience
Essential Skills
The right candidate must have the following essential skills:
- ESG and / or net zero carbon strategy experience, preferably within real assets, finance or construction.
- Detailed understanding of city, State and Federal environmental legislation.
- Familiarity with latest industry best practice frameworks and trends.
- A passion for furthering the sustainability agenda.
- Clear understanding of managing complex programs, competing priorities and multiple projects to a budget and target margin.
- Highly articulate and quantitative
- Team player and strong people management skills.
- Strong proven client relationship management.
- Must have the right to work in the U.S.
- Degree of Masters in engineering, architecture, mathematics, or related technical subject
Desirable Skills & Requirements
The right candidate may have the additional preferable skills:
- Experience of working within a professional consultancy.
- Undergraduate or Postgraduate degree in related subject.
- Membership of a relevant and recognized professional body.
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please send your full up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining why you believe you are well suited for the role to recruitment@evoraglobal.com using ‘Vice President, Net Zero Carbon Application’ as the subject line.
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