Consultant, Sustainability (Mid-Level)

ERM is seeking a motivated and dynamic Senior Consultant, Corporate Sustainability to join North America’s growing Corporate Sustainability Advisory service area. The Senior Consultant will primarily focus on supporting on client projects and delivery of high-quality client work. Consultants in the Corporate Sustainability Advisory team work on a wide range of interesting strategic and operational projects, including materiality assessments, developing sustainability/ESG strategy and goals, writing sustainability/ ESG reports, and responding to ESG (environmental, social and governance) ratings and rankings. The team also works closely with colleagues in the Climate and Transaction practices on projects such as ESG diligence, GHG inventories and climate risk assessments.

The ideal candidate will have some experience and subject matter expertise in corporate sustainability/ESG strategy, reporting and disclosure and project management; she/he will have a proven record of helping clients design sustainability/ESG strategies, deliver sustainability/ESG reporting, and/or realize strategy implementation programs. The successful candidate will be able to work with and provide direction to a first-class delivery team.

ERM has enduring values, which are fundamental to our business conduct. We are passionate about our people, their safety, well-being and development. ERMers 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, and grow sustainability service team that makes a real impact to our client’s businesses, ERM is the right place for you.

Position:

Key duties will be to lead ESG strategy and disclosure projects, contribute to business development in our Corporate Sustainability advisory service area, and develop support staff to enable ERM to make a significant and measurable change in moving companies toward sustainable business models.

Responsibilities:

Client and project Delivery

• Support the development and delivery of projects related to our core service areas of Sustainability Advisory. Responsible for completing projects in line with quality, time, and budget constraints. Use proven methodologies for assessing materiality and driving robust reporting (e.g., GRI, SASB, TCFD) and a strategic framework to respond to investor surveys (e.g., CDP, DJSI, MSCI, Sustainalytics, ISS).
• Deliver multiple simultaneous client engagements of varying size, scope and complexity.
• Build strong and trusted relationships with clients and coworkers.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills, excellent writing and presentation skills, and a mastery of PowerPoint.
• Show strong accountability of tasks on the project lifecycle, including scoping, budget and delivery, teamwork and organization.
• The successful candidate will be accountable for meeting personal billability at a budgeted rate.

Teamwork and collaboration

• Proactively engage and network with other ERM staff regionally and globally, for knowledge sharing, market monitoring, and business development coordination.
• Cultivate relationships with external stakeholders, research organizations, and opinion leaders.

Business development

• Support Partners, Principals and account teams in developing commercial strategies to pursue and win new business opportunities. 
• Ability and willingness to listen to clients to truly understand their needs, and then co-develop value-driven solutions to address identified needs.

Requirements:

• 2-5 years of prior experience in an advisory position with responsibilities for client delivery and/or business development.
• Bachelors or Graduate Degree in relevant field in addition to experience required above.
• Structured and effective communicator who can shape and deliver messages to executives and facilitate effective client engagements.

Locations:

• Preferred: Washington, DC; Manhattan, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Cleveland, OH; Rolling Meadows, IL; Boston, MA.
• Alternate locations may be considered on case-by-case basis.

For the Consultant, Sustainability Consultant position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $76,177 – $83,600 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 factor