Consulting Associate - EHS Due Diligence - Mergers & Acquisitions (Entry Level)

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. We are unmatched in our ability to operationalize sustainability across the business and investment life cycle and at all levels of an organization due to our deep sector and technical experience as well as geographical spread (over 170 offices across 40 countries and employing more than 8,000 people).

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. 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 and at the executive level.

Various EHS / ESG Due Diligence Roles (Consulting Associate – Consulting Director)

Our Transactions and Private Market Advisory team is experiencing significant growth, and we are seeking individuals to deliver best-in-class services to meet this demand. Consultants in EHS / ESG Due Diligence Roles within ERM work on a wide range of buy side and sell side transactions for private market investors, their portfolio companies, and corporate clients, to identify EHS / ESG Risks, Liabilities and Opportunities from both a financial and reputational perspective.

More Senior positions will require to demonstrate and drive (to varying degrees) the following, with more junior roles supporting on delivery of projects and various of the aspects below:

• Lead and direct large, global projects, ensuring client satisfaction and profitable delivery.
• Provide expert guidance on strategic EHS / ESG related matters leveraging our global pool of subject matter experts.
• A strong technical background in delivering due diligence evaluating company EHS / ESG performance on governance, compliance, and liability management.
• An appreciation of broader macro sustainability / ESG topics as they relate to companies in the real-economy and investment community, and how these may translate into topics of relevance during a transaction (e.g., ESG Governance, importance of Climate Strategy and decarbonization, social (Human Rights), EU Green Deal, among others).
• Understanding of how EHS / ESG due diligence findings are used by clients, and the interaction with other advisors and workstreams (e.g. financial, legal, and commercial due diligence, investment banks).
• An ability to identify and manage commercial and operational risks from conception through to project delivery.
• Ensure client satisfaction through effective communications and engagement, producing quality deliverables, translating complex technical topics into commercial opinions, and identifying potential opportunities to create or maintain value.
• Ideally having expertise across one or more of the following industrial sectors such as energy, mining & metals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, telecommunications, and infrastructure are preferred.
• Private markets experience is preferred, but not required.

Join Us:

ERM has enduring values, which are fundamental to our business conduct. We are passionate about our people, their safety, well-being, and development. ERM staff take accountability, are client-focused, and collaborate with colleagues across geographies. If you share our values, believe in sustainability, and are motivated by opportunities to shape, build, and run a sustainability service team that makes a real impact on the businesses of our clients, ERM is the right place for you.

Be a part of a team making a real difference and experience a culture of excellence, inclusion, and professional growth.

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At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM's purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a "boots to boardroom" leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.