Consulting Associate, Climate (Entry Level)

In this role, you will work on a variety of interesting technical climate change and corporate sustainability services for clients in the energy, power, chemical, and technology sectors throughout the mid-Atlantic region. We help clients, including global companies, electric and natural gas utilities, and financial institutions, develop and implement climate change programs across a broad range of industry sectors and contribute to climate, clean energy, and clean transportation policy development.

ERM delivers a wide range of climate change services including decarbonization strategy development, creation of Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon inventories, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) analysis and reporting, strategy development, policy and regulatory analysis, target setting, and benchmarking. This is an excellent career opportunity to work with an expert consulting team on challenging climate advisory projects for large industrial and global clients

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working collaboratively within a large team to provide technical deliverables to inform our clients and project teams.
• Implement climate change projects, such as greenhouse gas inventories, emission reductions, energy efficiency, public disclosure and verification.
• Conduct client site assessments to assess site conditions, conduct leak detection and repair monitoring, offer stack testing support, or other as-needed assistance.
• Implement environmental management systems and processes.
• Prepare recommendations and reporting of results.
• Perform environmental compliance audits and implement follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Perform multiple tasks within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Interact and maintain successful relationships with clients, ERM employees, and subcontractors.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS in chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering or related degree; MS and/or PE preferred.
• Recent graduate to 3 years of direct consulting or industry experiences involving carbon or emission inventory support, product carbon foot printing, life cycle analysis, and/or Clean Air Act Permitting and compliance.
• Strong hands-on spreadsheet and database comprehension.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Local or regional candidates preferred.

For the Consulting Associate, Climate position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $66,000 – $83,434 USD. An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where compensation may be outside of the range, based on the factors noted above. This job is also eligible for an annual discretionary based performance bonus.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability and AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and any other benefits to eligible employees as applicable.

You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Who We Are:

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.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!