Climate Risk and Resilience, Senior Associate (Bilingual FR / EN)

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Sustainability

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

PwC Canada is building the country’s leading climate change and environment team within our Sustainability practice. We focus on supporting our priority clients to address Canada’s most significant climate change questions, challenges and opportunities.

The opportunity 

 As a Climate Risk and Resilience, Senior Associate you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. This role will be based in Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, or Toronto, with a preference for bilingual candidates.   

You will work at the intersection of climate science, data analytics, and business strategy, partnering with some of Canada’s largest organizations to deliver climate risk insights and drive meaningful progress on climate resilience. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:  

• Deliver climate risk, scenario analysis, and adaptation focused analyses across multiple client engagements, often in parallel, as part of multidisciplinary consulting teams  

• Apply climate science, data analytics, and modelling techniques to assess physical climate hazards, financial and operational impacts, and future climate risks and opportunities  

• Develop and apply climate hazard models (e.g., flood, drought, wildfire, extreme wind) using climate projections and earth observation data to assess asset level exposure, vulnerability, and risk  

• Support clients in the development and evaluation of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, including cost benefit analysis and prioritization of response options  

• Translate complex climate risk analyses into clear, decision relevant insights and recommendations to inform business, investment, and policy decisions  

• Produce high-quality, client ready deliverables, including technical reports, dashboards, and executive level presentations tailored to different stakeholder audiences  

• Contribute to internal and external thought leadership on climate risk, resilience, and adaptation, and support the continued development of PwC’s climate risk methodologies 

 Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve     

We are looking for someone who is curious and showing a willingness to learn and take on responsibility. Qualified candidates must have:  

• Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in Climate Science, Climate Change, Environmental Science, Engineering, Data Science, Geoinformatics, or a related quantitative or applied discipline 

• Experience contributing to consulting or advisory work in climate data, climate risk, or climate adaptation 

• Strong climate science foundation, including experience working with climate datasets and models (e.g., GCMs, RCMs), ensemble analysis, uncertainty quantification 

• Handson experience conducting climate risk and opportunity assessments, such as physical risk, transition risk, and adaptation considerations, and translating findings into business relevant outcomes 

• Climate science knowledge including using climate datasets and models (e.g., ERA, GCMs, RCMs, etc.), ensemble analysis, uncertainty quantification, and climate model downscaling 

• Advanced programming skills in Python, GIS, Microsoft Excel and PowerBI for data analysis, modelling, data visualization, geospatial analysis and remote sensing applications 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience translating complex climate science and data driven insights into clear, decision relevant messages for executive and nontechnical audiences 

• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer   

• In addition to proficiency in French, successful candidates must be fluent in English to be able to support and collaborate with English-speaking clients, teams and stakeholders 

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.

The salary range for this position is $65,600 - $109,300. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you'll love PwC  

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc   

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.   

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Carbon Accounting, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Pricing and Trading, Carbon Taxes and Incentives, Climate Change Adaptation Program Design, Climate Change Impacts and Risks, Climate Change Scenarios, Climate Finance, Climate Policy, Climate Reporting, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emission Trading, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy and Regulation, Energy Transition, Energy Transition Financing and Investment {+ 10 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started, so we know you have questions about how and why we use it. At certain points during our recruiting process, we rely on AI to improve your experience. This could be during resume review or curating personalized job recommendations, asking you clarifying questions via a chatbot or during our interview scheduling to improve your experience. Our use of AI helps ensure we combat bias by evaluating candidates equally and fairly, without seeing identity information, such as your name, or gender for example). AI also helps us better predict successful hires by reviewing all applicants for a role and the relationship between your skills, experience and likely success at PwC Canada. While AI supports parts of our recruitment process, final hiring decisions always involve human review. For more information about our use and protection of your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy (https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/privacy-policy.html).

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