Lead Strategic Environmental Solutions That Shape the Future
Join ERM in New York, NY as a Managing Consultant, Environmental Project Manager and take the lead in delivering innovative, sustainable solutions for complex environmental challenges. This is more than a project management role—it’s an opportunity to influence industry standards, mentor future leaders, and drive impactful change across diverse sectors.
Why This Role Matters
Environmental stewardship is at the heart of ERM’s mission. As a Managing Consultant, you’ll play a pivotal role in guiding clients through regulatory complexity, implementing cutting-edge remediation technologies, and ensuring projects meet the highest standards of safety and sustainability. Your leadership will help organizations achieve compliance, reduce risk, and create lasting environmental value.
What Your Impact Is
- Manage and deliver high-profile site investigation, risk assessment, and remediation projects under CERCLA, RCRA, and state programs.
- Shape strategies for environmental liability management across manufacturing, power, chemical, oil & gas, and technology sectors.
- Mentor and develop junior consultants while fostering collaboration with technical experts and senior leaders.
- Build trusted client relationships and contribute to business growth through proposals, presentations, and thought leadership.
What You’ll Bring
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, or a related discipline. Or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of progressive project management and technical experience in site investigation/remediation under CERCLA, RCRA, and state programs.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work independently and in teams.
- Environmental field experience and 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification.
- Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
- Commitment to safety and adherence to health and safety protocols.
- This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Preferred
- Master’s degree in engineering or geology.
- Professional license (PE, PG) or ability to obtain one soon.
- 5–8 years of experience managing complex projects.
- Familiarity with environmental data management tools (e.g., EQuIS).
- Experience with vapor intrusion investigations and remediation.
- Understanding of electronic field data collection and reporting technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate site investigations, risk assessments, and remediation of soil, groundwater, and sediments.
- Plan and oversee field activities: sampling, drilling, well installation, vapor intrusion assessments, and high-resolution site characterization.
- Review and interpret environmental data, develop conceptual site models, and prepare technical reports and work plans.
- Evaluate remedial alternatives and negotiate cost-effective closure strategies with regulatory agencies.
- Mentor junior staff, delegate tasks effectively, and engage technical experts to maximize client value.
- Support business development through proposals, presentations, and client relationship management.
- Champion innovation by integrating new technologies to improve project efficiency and outcomes.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and join ERM’s mission to create a more sustainable future.
For the Managing Consultant, Environmental Project Manager position, the anticipated annual base pay is $88,292 – $101,327 USD. Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.
Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures.
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!
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