Managing Consultant, Sustainable Operations at Environmental Resources Management (ERM)

If you're a seasoned environmental or construction professional ready to own complex, high‑stakes work, this is your moment. At ERM, you won’t just manage projects—you’ll influence the future of remediation, demolition, and decommissioning across North America. Step into a role where your leadership ensures safety, precision, and impact at some of the most challenging industrial sites in the world.

Why This Role Matters

ERM is growing—and so is the demand for strategic, safety‑driven project leaders who can guide large‑scale demolition, decontamination, and decommissioning (DDD) and remediation efforts. As a Managing Consultant, Project Manager, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the success of complex environmental construction projects across oil & gas, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and power sector sites. Your expertise will help clients reduce risk, meet compliance obligations, and restore sites responsibly.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you’ll be the backbone of project delivery—translating technical plans into safe, successful field execution. You’ll lead contractors, manage schedules and budgets, solve on‑site challenges, and ensure every decision is guided by ERM’s commitment to health, safety, and technical excellence. Your impact will extend beyond the field as you collaborate with project managers, support client relationships, and contribute to business development activities.

What You’ll Bring

Required

• Substantial experience as a construction supervisor or a BS in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (2 years’ experience may substitute for 1 year of education).

• 5-8 years of environmental engineering and construction management consulting experience.

• Experience working on construction sites (DDD preferred), including preparing work plans, leading field efforts, and report writing.

• Strong background implementing strict Health & Safety protocols; OSHA 30‑hour construction safety and 40‑hour HAZWOPER (or willingness to obtain after hire).

• Ability to estimate, track, and process project costs; proficiency with cost estimating tools.

• Excellent communication, client service, and project delivery skills with a strong commitment to quality.

• Proven ability to oversee remedial/construction subcontractors and manage field operations.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to coordinate field personnel, vendors, and subcontractors.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% during active construction oversight.

Preferred

• Prior involvement in business development activities such as proposals, interviews, or client meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute remediation and DDD construction projects, including design reviews, constructability assessments, cost opinions, and schedule management.

• Act as a key liaison between field operations and Partner In Charge to ensure technical accuracy and project alignment.

• Support business development through proposal preparation, client meetings, and identifying upcoming project needs.

• Plan and schedule field teams, evaluate subcontractor performance, and negotiate/resolve change order requests.

• Lead pre‑construction meetings, manage field staff, conduct progress meetings, and oversee subcontractors and inspectors.

• Review contractor submittals, RFIs, clarifications, change orders, and ensure adherence to project specifications.

• Provide project management and quality assurance across site restoration, earthwork, remedial system implementation, and other environmental construction scopes.

• Support or coordinate with the Field team on characterization, remediation, and DDD projects.

• Develop and implement site‑specific Health & Safety Plans; conduct daily briefings and maintain safety documentation.

• Identify and resolve issues arising from inspections or contract administration.

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!