Application Guide
How to Apply for Senior Consultant, Sustainable infrastructure and green cities
at E Co.
🏢 About E Co.
E Co. has been a specialized climate change consultancy for over 24 years, focusing exclusively on low-carbon climate-resilient development. Unlike general consulting firms, they combine deep technical expertise with practical implementation experience across public and private sectors globally, making them a pure-play climate action firm where consultants work directly on impactful projects.
About This Role
This Senior Consultant role leads complex assignments in sustainable infrastructure and green cities, requiring expertise across multiple service areas like strategy design, policy development, and finance mobilization. You'll be a sector leader who not only delivers client work but also contributes to business growth, bid development, and mentoring junior colleagues in a fully remote environment.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves leading client calls on sustainable infrastructure projects, developing policy frameworks or finance strategies, reviewing junior colleagues' work, contributing to bid proposals for new climate projects, and staying updated on green cities innovations - all while collaborating with a fully remote global team across time zones.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who E Co. Is Looking For
- Has 5+ years of specialized experience in sustainable infrastructure/green cities with demonstrated leadership on complex projects
- Possesses expertise across multiple of E Co.'s 7 service areas (context assessment, strategy design, policy development, program/project development, finance mobilization, etc.)
- Can both lead assignments independently and contribute expertise to others' projects
- Has experience in business development, bid writing, and strategic conversations about growing climate consulting services
📝 Tips for Applying to E Co.
Explicitly map your experience to E Co.'s 7 service areas mentioned in the job description - don't just list general consulting experience
Highlight specific sustainable infrastructure or green cities projects you've led, emphasizing measurable climate impact
Demonstrate remote work proficiency by mentioning experience with distributed teams and self-management in previous roles
Show business development experience - include metrics on bids won, client relationships developed, or revenue generated
Reference E Co.'s 24-year climate specialization to show you understand their niche versus general consulting firms
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific experience in sustainable infrastructure/green cities projects with quantifiable climate outcomes', 'How your expertise spans multiple service areas (strategy, policy, finance, etc.) rather than just one specialty', "Examples of leading complex assignments while also supporting colleagues' development", 'Interest in contributing to business growth and bid development, not just project delivery']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → E Co.'s project portfolio on their website - identify specific sustainable infrastructure projects they've completed
- → Their 7 service areas and how they interconnect in practice
- → Their client mix (public/private sector balance and geographic focus)
- → Recent thought leadership or publications from their team on green cities topics
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Generic climate change passion without specific infrastructure/cities expertise
- Presenting as only a specialist in one area rather than spanning multiple service areas
- Focusing only on project delivery without showing business development interest
- Not demonstrating remote work discipline and self-management capabilities
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!