Consulting Partner, Environmental Remediation

ERM is seeking a growth‑minded, client‑facing leader as part of the continued expansion of our Liability Portfolio Management & Remediation (LPMR) service line. We are looking for an established market leader to fulfill a Partner (Principal/Director/VP) role, fostering and expanding a network of strong client relationships in the Great Lakes North Business Unit (Midwest‑specific). This position will be based in the Chicago area, with consideration given to other locations in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Ohio.

This role is ideal for individuals who combine strong consulting and business development skills with a solid technical foundation and are seeking to advance their careers with an equity stake in a global environmental leader committed to sustainability consulting. A career as an ERM Partner is unique. Our partnership model offers unparalleled opportunities for leaders with ambition, vision, and proven expertise, providing:

• Meaningful equity ownership with significant financial and intangible rewards.
• The opportunity to join the world’s leading sustainability consultancy and help shape a sustainable future with top global organizations.
• The ability to provide thought leadership on a wide range of technical and business issues impacting our core markets.
• An extension of ERM’s market position and reach, combining your and our established relationships to further drive growth.

Primary focus on client relationship development, sales, and delivery of the full spectrum of ERM’s consulting services to deliver strategic value to clients across multiple sectors. Specifically, play a key role in leading and growing ERM’s existing LPMR business across a broad portfolio of sustainable service offerings:

• Site investigation and remediation, including “green” remediation
• Human health and ecological risk assessments
• Remediation portfolio and reserve assessments
• Sediment management and remediation
• Brownfields redevelopment
• Decommissioning, decontamination, and demolition (DDD)
• Remedial alternatives evaluations and pilot testing
• Remediation engineering and construction management

• Developing new client relationships and expanding existing ones by delivering strategic consulting advice, excellent value, and quality service.
• Maintaining awareness of industry business cycles and prioritizing sales efforts toward high‑potential opportunities.
• Managing capture efforts using technical understanding to develop proposals, including written content, pricing, presentations, and contracting.
• Working in a collaborative, cross‑functional team environment to build ERM’s global business and lead client and technical teams.
• Meeting business financial targets, overall project budgets and schedules, client satisfaction expectations, and internal and contract requirements.

• Bachelor of Science in engineering, geology, science, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 15 years of progressive environmental experience in a consulting environment, working substantially with industrial clients (e.g., diversified energy, chemical, power, manufacturing).
• In‑depth understanding of contaminated site remediation management challenges and the regulatory landscape in the targeted geography.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering multimillion‑dollar sales annually, including successfully winning large and strategic projects with Fortune 500 clients.
• Strong business acumen to understand risks and challenges and recognize corporate opportunities.
• Recognized technical expertise and an established reputation in the local geography.
• Certification in the field (PE, PG, or similar registration) desired.

Environmental liabilities, which are part of nearly every company’s asset portfolio and balance sheet, present regulatory, technical, and social complexities that heighten risk and potentially reduce asset value. Throughout a company’s asset life cycle, ERM helps clients manage these risks through strategic approaches, digital applications, and best‑fit technical methods that identify, assess, and manage environmental liabilities. Through…