Job Description

Coho Climate Advisors LLC (Coho) is a global climate adviser with deep market insight—dedicated to helping our clients navigate unique complexities and take ambitious steps on their climate journey. Coho helps clients develop comprehensive carbon reduction strategies and procure energy solutions such as large-scale wind and solar, onsite and community solar, and retail energy. We also help clients recycle and optimize water usage, reducing demand for freshwater and discharge of wastewater.

Associates at Coho are highly empowered members of a team that provides carbon, renewable energy (RE) and water advisory services to Coho’s clients. Associates play a central role across several client engagements, work in a client-focused team, and interact frequently with client team members and Coho’s leadership team.

As an associate you will lead small projects or modules of larger projects. You will develop deep carbon, RE and water resiliency market and project know-how; strong critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills; and the ability to conduct comprehensive RE project due diligence as well as technical and economic modeling skills typical of top-tier consulting firms—all applied to RE and water resiliency strategies and solutions.

Candidates’ primary work location may be anywhere in the continental United States, with a requirement for periodic travel to Coho’s headquarters in Bethesda, MD, which is in the Washington, DC metro area.

At Coho, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion help us foster a passionate, capable and fun team – and that they are important drivers of our core value to ‘be the best team.’ In line with our core values, Coho proudly embraces all people regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status or disability.

Example Job Roles

Analytics and problem solving

• Analyze client energy and water usage and cost and create models for future energy and water use scenarios
• Build and improve detailed Excel models simulating range of outcomes of RE solutions
• Conduct and lead transaction-related project due diligence processes
• Develop hypotheses to guide analytical process to desired outcomes for own work and that of more junior team members
• Lead and improve client-specific problem solving to bring best solutions to our clients

Communication

• Understand and translate client dialogue into a clear set of deliverables and next steps
• Develop and create well-organized storylines and logical presentations for clients and other audiences, assist more junior team members with storyboard development
• Communicate complex concepts and analyses succinctly to empower clients to reach their goals

Teamwork and people leadership

• Lead Coho and client teams both in person and in conference / video calls during progress and decision-making meetings
• Engage with all levels at Coho and with clients from project team to C-suite members
• Create an open, honest and productive environment that enables highly impactful teams
• Develop more junior team members to achieve their professional growth and increase their contributions

Client and impact delivery

• Lead change management with our clients, identify potential roadblocks and create solutions to keep project and decision-making on time
• Deliver measurable client impact and results

Entrepreneurial and thought leadership

• Develop new thinking in the field of carbon, RE, and water solutions and analytical and evaluation approaches
• Participate in business development of clients and emerging market solutions
• Begin to identify project, client or market opportunities

Qualifications and Skills

• MBA with three or more years of relevant work experience, or other educational background with five or more years of relevant work experience
• Passion for sustainability, the energy industry and/or renewables
• Comfort completing complex quantitative and qualitative analyses
• Ability to learn quickly, even in areas with limited experience or knowledge
• Strong oral and written communication skills; able to communicate complex matters in a simple, concise manner
• Strong interpersonal skills with individuals ranging from varied experience levels and backgrounds
• Strong sense of ownership/self-motivation; professional and organized with an ability to deliver on tight deadlines in an agile, growth-focused environment
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team in an unstructured and flexible environment
• Demonstrated project and team leadership experience; ability to plan, execute, and deliver impactful work for self and others
• Strong and creative problem-solving skills across a range of topics
• Honest and fun!
• Prior experience in one or more of the following is also a plus:
  • Renewables, cleantech, water resiliency or energy industries
  • Consulting, investment banking, PE/VC, project finance, economics, or engineering
  • Competitive electricity markets (wholesale and/or retail)

For the Associate, Coho Climate Advisors (Entry Level) position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $66,000 – $83,434 (USD ). An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where compensation may be outside of the range, based on the factors noted above. This job is also eligible for an annual discretionary based performance bonus.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability and AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and any other benefits to eligible employees as applicable.

You can apply for this role through or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. 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.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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