Sustainability Specialist

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You will be based in one our European Offices and will join our Sustainability growth platform. You will work with a group of McKinsey partners and consultants that are actively working to solve strategic topics in energy markets.
McKinsey has the goal of helping all industry sectors transform to get to net zero by 2050 and to cut carbon emissions by half by 2030 – with this in mind, we have launched McKinsey Sustainability, our new client-service platform.
McKinsey Sustainability seeks to be the preeminent impact partner and advisor for our clients, from the board room to the engine room, on sustainability, climate, energy transition, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG). We are committed to investing behind this goal over the next four years—through our client service, knowledge and capability building, acquisitions and alliances as well as pro-bono investments.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
You will serve clients on sustainability-related engagements to help them achieve their sustainability and decarbonization goals.
In this role, you will contribute to the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy which is becoming increasingly important not only in the context of environmental sustainability but also as a source of competitive advantage. You will have the opportunity to serve clients directly, further develop and own proprietary tools and knowledge for McKinsey and mentor more junior colleagues. You will also be responsible for identifying new opportunities and developing strategies in the renewable energy field in order to serve clients.
Examples of the work you will do for client service include developing the economy decarbonization roadmap for a government, helping an oil & gas company develop a new electric vehicles business, identifying portfolio reshaping opportunities for a sustainable financing institution or supporting a steel company on innovative options to decarbonize its operations.
Working with senior client executives directly or by providing deep expertise to our teams, you will deliver significant transformational impact. You will have plenty of growth opportunities to specialize in a particular area of the sustainability space that is in line with your interests.
QUALIFICATIONS
University degree with a quantitative study background in economics, econometrics, optimization, engineering, physics or equivalent
3+ years of work experience in the sustainability space
Basic understanding of complex energy systems is a big plus
Track record of strong interest in sustainability, energy transition and decarbonization, relevant experience in renewables (solar, wind, hydrogen, hydro, geothermal), asset decarbonization, decarbonization policy, sustainable financing, carbon offsets, carbon audit or carbon modelling
Ambition to work in a fast-paced, result-oriented, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary environment with steep learning curve
Strong people skills; ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and with people at all levels in an organization
Excellent problem-solving skills with comfort working with numbers/quantitative models
Familiarity with sustainably integrating energy efficiency considerations into a complete system for performance management
Fluency in English is required, additional languages is a plus; For Germany fluency in German is required.