Senior Consultant, ESG & Impact Post-Investment Value Creation (Mid-Level)

ERM is seeking a Senior Consultant, ESG & Impact Post-Investment Value Creation to support the delivery of ESG & impact value creation planning projects. This position is aligned with a few of our North American Region offices: Manhattan, Philadelphia, Rolling Meadows, Boston, Toronto, and Houston.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in supporting ESG, impact & sustainability advisory, decarbonization, human rights or broader post-investment value creation engagements for private markets investors, and/or project delivery for private equity or infrastructure investment and operating teams, and portfolio company management.

ERM’s private markets ESG & Impact Advisory team is currently going through a period of significant growth in the market while also servicing an existing large base of private equity and infrastructure investor clients. As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of strategic projects such as portfolio company onboarding, value creation planning support, decarbonization planning & target setting, sustainable supply chain & human rights advisory, human capital consulting, sustainability claims and certification support, and exit readiness.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Managing Clients and Projects

• Support clients in driving ESG integration and impact performance improvements across portfolio companies.
• Work alongside our clients’ ESG, investment, operating teams, and portfolio company management teams to distill complex ESG issues into actionable, right-sized recommendations for private markets context that ensure long-term sustainable business value creation.
• Deliver variety of ESG & impact projects, including plans & programs, measurement & improvement against ESG metrics & targets, and aggregated performance improvements as part of exit preparation.
• Support collaboration with clients to design and execute post-investment value creation plans for new and existing investments, and work with client teams to ensure completion of objectives laid out in the context of their broader portfolio and firm-level ESG goals and internal ESG operating capabilities.
• Provide periodic support on ESG & impact due diligence projects to increase value and reduce operational risks and provide recommendations for post-investment value creation initiatives.

Teamwork and Organization

• Work across ERM’s internal functions to bring together senior consulting executives across all sustainability disciplines to deliver leading operating capabilities and insights to our clients’ portfolio companies.
• Provide leadership that engages and motivates all levels of staff and contributes to the achievement of ESG & impact value creation development and implementation projects.
• Support ERM leadership in strengthening and capitalizing on client relationships via project delivery.  

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Sustainability, Environmental, or relevant field required.
• 3-4 years of relevant experience in international consultancy or private sector.
• Experience collaborating with private markets clients on ESG & impact, including but not limited to integration of ESG & impact into broader business practices/business models, development & implementation of repeatable frameworks/processes for ESG considerations such as portfolio company maturity.
• Thorough understanding of ESG & impact maturity assessments, sustainability strategy development, target & KPI setting, and/or foot printing and data collection in post-investment value creation context.
• Excellent writing & presentation skills, mastery of PowerPoint communication.
• Industry experience across any of the following: technology, healthcare, infrastructure, consumer, pharmaceutical/life sciences, business services, or manufacturing.
• Attention to detail and commitment to deliver high-quality work products.
• Experience with executive audiences and delivering succinct, effective client engagements.  
• Enthusiasm, initiative, flexibility and a desire to work in a growing team.
• Knowledge of TCFD or EU Green deal components such as SFDR, EU Taxonomy, and CSRD a plus.
• Knowledge of the ESG Data Convergence Initiative, IRIS+, The Impact Management Project, and the Operating Principles for Impact Management a plus.
• Experience with climate change aspects, including GHG assessments, Science-Based Targets, NetZero Strategy and Decarbonization roadmaps is desirable, but not required.

For the Senior Consultant, ESG & Impact Post-Investment Value Creation position, we anticipate the annual ba