AESG is an international specialist consultancy, engineering, and advisory firm, with offices across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Egypt and Singapore dedicated to help solve our clients greatest challenges, through collaboration, innovation, and advanced technical solutions. With unparalleled experience, gained from working on hundreds of projects, our multi-disciplinary team of Architects, Planners, Engineers, Scientists, Modelers and Project Managers work alongside our clients to deliver effective solutions that stand the test of time.
We are looking for a Climate Risk & Resilience Specialist to support our Strategy and Advisory team. This role will be based in New Cairo office in Egypt.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Consultant seeking a position within a growing and ambitious company with a unique service offering that provides a significant opportunity for progression and career development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Independently manage the delivery of project tasks and progressively build up towards a client facing role
- Time and task independent management
- Project management of a smaller scope of the work
- Delivery of consultancy projects to high levels of quality within projects deadlines
- Client facing and maintain high level of client & project manager satisfaction
- Guide more junior team members within the project team
- Ad-hoc analytical and research work for the division
- Reporting to a Principal / Management Consultant
- Willingness to work on ESG and decarbonisation related projects (not just climate risk)
Essential Skills/Education:
- Degree in relevant subject (Civil Engineering, General Engineering, Energy, Sustainable Development, etc.). Specialization in renewable energy or LCA preferred.
- Preferred Industry Experienced in Real estate development, physical / financial asset management / operation
- Minimum years of experience - 3 to 4 years
- Understanding of Climate Models: Proficiency in interpreting climate models, forecasts, and projections, especially IPCC reports and regional climate models.
- Data Analysis Skills / Risk Modelling: Ability to interpret climate data and metrics, from extreme weather patterns to sea-level rise predictions, using tools like GIS (Geographic Information Systems). Familiarity with quantitative risk models, scenario-based analysis
- Risk Management Frameworks: Understanding of the requirements of LEED, TCFD, SASB, IFRS frameworks
- Climate Adaptation Strategies: Knowledge of adaptive measures for infrastructure, ecosystems, sustainable urban planning, nature-based solutions
- Climate Policy Understanding: Knowledge of relevant MENA and international policies and frameworks (e.g. Net zero commitments, EU Taxonomy, Paris Agreement)
Good to have skills
- Financial risk analysis: Ability to assess financial impact of the climate risks onassets (e.g. Value at Risk metrics). Cost-benefit analysis.
- ESG Skills: Understanding of the ESG frameworks, metrics, strategies
Why join AESG
AESG is multidisciplinary specialist consultancy, offering a consultancy service and work environment like no other.
Through our world class reputation for innovative thinking, pushing projects to out-perform expectations through smart application of planning, engineering and architectural solutions, our project portfolio includes some of the worlds most forward thinking and exciting new developments.
The success of our company is built on the success of individuals. Our ability to achieve what we have is because our staff are driven, passionate and love what they do.
As an employee of AESG you can expect:
- A huge amount of freedom for our high performing employees
- Great career opportunities as the company continues to grow, with access to huge variety of projects and incredible clients
- Working on some of the worlds leading developments and tackling our clients greatest challenges
- Commitment in building on your areas of specialism and focal interest points, supporting your professional development through a structured training and mentorship program
- Highly collaborative approach across the different technical service offerings
- Promotion of the importance of health and well-being of the team, including team building fitness activities, social events and the provision of a healthy work environment
- To be part of a dynamic and motivated team with an amazing team culture.
