Consulting Senior Associate, Sustainable Operations

Step into a role where your environmental expertise directly shapes how global organizations operate—safer, smarter, and more sustainably. This is an opportunity to grow your technical expertise while taking on increasing responsibility in a collaborative, high-impact consulting environment.

As a Consulting Senior Associate, Sustainable Operations, you’ll play a key role in helping leading industrial and global organizations navigate complex environmental challenges. Your work ensures compliance, reduces risk, and advances sustainable practices—making a measurable impact on both business performance and environmental outcomes.

You’ll partner with experienced consultants and clients to deliver high-quality environmental solutions across compliance, due diligence, and remediation. From analyzing air quality data to supporting large-scale site assessments, your contributions will directly influence operational decisions, regulatory alignment, and long-term sustainability strategies.

• Required Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Chemical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, or a related field
• Required 1+ year (3–5 years preferred) of relevant environmental experience (including internships)
• Required Strong analytical skills with hands‑on experience using spreadsheets and databases
• Required Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Required Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities

• Preferred Master’s degree and/or Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• Preferred Experience preparing technical reports, permits, and regulatory documentation
• Preferred Familiarity with environmental compliance frameworks (air quality, hazardous waste, stormwater, etc.)

• Support environmental compliance projects, including EHS, air quality, site investigation, remediation, and due diligence
• Prepare permits, plans, and reports across regulatory programs (NPDES, EPCRA, TRI, air, stormwater, wastewater, etc.)
• Conduct compliance assessments and implement corrective actions aligned with federal, state, and local regulations
• Perform air quality analyses, emissions inventories, and evaluate control technologies
• Lead or support Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for property transactions
• Conduct fieldwork such as sampling, drilling oversight, ecological studies, and remedial system monitoring
• Analyze environmental data and contribute to technical reporting and client deliverables
• Manage multiple project tasks within scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining quality standards
• Collaborate with Project Managers and senior leaders to drive successful project execution

For the Consulting Senior Associate, Sustainable Operations position, the anticipated annual base pay is $67,800–$83,800 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package.

• paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays)
• parental leave
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• AD&D insurance
• 401(k)
• other applicable benefits to eligible employees

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.

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