Consulting Senior Associate, Remediation and Demolition Site Leader

Build Your Field Leadership Career While Delivering Safer, Cleaner Project Outcomes Join a team where you'll gain hands-on field leadership experience, work alongside industry experts, and play a critical role in executing complex remediation, construction, and demolition projects safely and successfully. ERM is seeking a Consulting Senior Associate, Remediation and Demolition Site Leader to join our Site Investigation and Remediation (SIR) team in Indianapolis, Indiana.

In this highly visible field leadership role, you'll help deliver remediation, construction, decommissioning, decontamination, and demolition (DDD) projects that protect people, communities, and the environment. Working closely with project managers, construction managers, demolition managers, and field safety professionals, you'll help plan and execute complex field operations, oversee contractors, and lead critical health and safety activities on-site. This is an exceptional opportunity for an early-career professional looking to expand your technical expertise, build leadership skills, and contribute to projects with meaningful environmental impact.

At ERM, safety is more than a requirement. It's a core value. As a Consulting Senior Associate, Remediation and Demolition Site Leader, you'll serve as a key on-site presence helping ensure remediation and demolition projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with project requirements. Your work will directly support environmental restoration efforts while helping clients manage risk, protect workers, and achieve successful project outcomes.

You'll join a collaborative team of technical experts committed to a strong health and safety culture, continuous learning, and professional development.

Help deliver remediation, construction, and demolition projects through on-site leadership and coordination. Promote a strong safety culture by overseeing field safety activities and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements. Support project managers and field teams with contractor oversight, project execution, documentation, and quality assurance. Assist clients in achieving project objectives by helping manage field operations, contractor performance, schedules, and change requests.

Contribute to business growth efforts through proposal support, client engagement, and project development activities. Support environmental investigations and hazardous material identification efforts that inform remediation and demolition planning.

• Required Bachelor's or Master's degree in an engineering field, preferably chemical, civil, or structural engineering, with at least 1 year of project experience, or equivalent experience. Alternatively, a degree in geology, environmental science, occupational health, safety, or industrial hygiene will be considered, or equivalent experience.
• Strong initiative, problem-solving abilities, communication skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and navigate uncertain or ambiguous project requirements and requests.
• Excellent leadership, communication, writing, and organizational skills.
• Experience in heavy construction, demolition, or remediation-specific project execution and health and safety leadership.
• Strong commitment to safety, including implementing strict Health and Safety protocols.
• Ability to pass a background and drug screen.

Driver's License

Required:

This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area. Willingness to travel throughout and outside the United States. Applicants should anticipate spending approximately 75% of their time in the field on three-week rotations with typically one-week breaks.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred Experience supporting remediation, construction, decommissioning, decontamination, and demolition (DDD) projects. Familiarity with contractor oversight, field safety leadership, and environmental site investigation activities. Experience working in multidisciplinary project teams within consulting, construction, remediation, or environmental services environments.

• Assist with SIR field projects, including on-site task management, subcontractor oversight, and safety oversight. Review contractor submittals, including…