Job Summary:
As a Consultant / Senior Consultant – Sustainable Asset Advisory is a role focused on providing advisory services for sustainable assets. This position combines technical expertise in building energy and sustainability with hands-on, on-the-ground implementation capabilities, and involves client engagement, site assessments, and the delivery of high-quality advisory services aligned with global green building certification standards such as LEED, WELL, and GRESB.
Why This Role Matter:
Driving Asia Pacific’s Net Zero Transformation
As Asia Pacific accelerates its energy transition, this role is pivotal in shaping strategies that turn climate ambition into action. ERM’s Sustainability & Climate Change team partners with leading organizations to design practical, defensible pathways to net zero, integrating ESG, circular economy, and portfolio innovation. Your expertise will help businesses reimagine models, enhance operational performance, and create long-term value without compromising commercial goals. With ERM scaling its impact regionally, this is your opportunity to influence decision-makers and shape a future where sustainability drives growth and resilience.
What You Impact Is
You will help deliver high-quality work that drives impactful programs for our clients, while building strong relationships and contributing fresh ideas to evolve our services. Through collaboration and continuous learning, you will strengthen our culture and create opportunities that support long-term success for both clients and the firm.
Key Responsibilities
Provide energy efficiency improvement and cost reduction recommendations for clients’ physical assets based on ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) standards.
Deliver tailored client solutions leveraging strong expertise in major real asset certifications and ESG assessment frameworks such as LEED, WELL, and GRESB, as well as up-to-date sustainability practices across industries and regions.
Ensure regulatory compliance and strategic alignment based on a solid understanding of building decarbonization.
Work closely with project managers to plan and execute real asset advisory projects with clear objectives and expected benefits for both clients and ERM.
Conduct energy audits, certification assessments, stakeholder interviews, and due diligence for physical assets.
Utilize advanced MS Excel skills to analyze ESG data and prepare dashboards, reports, and presentations with actionable insights
(experience with data visualization tools or MACC (Marginal Abatement Cost Curve), CRREM (Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor) experience is a plus).
Maintain strong client communication to deliver service excellence and support proposal development and deal execution.
Lead or coordinate multi-workstream projects across a client’s sustainability platform in a collaborative manner.
Develop high-quality reports and metrics, and confidently present findings virtually or in person.
Collaborate with team members to continuously enhance methodologies and share best practices in real asset energy management and decarbonization internally.
Meet individual billability targets and contribute to project profitability, while working independently under pressure and maintaining flexibility in working hours.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in environmental science and engineering, Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related fields.
Experience: 5 – 7 years in energy and decarbonization consulting, real asset certifications and ESG assessment frameworks such as LEED, WELL, and GRESB projects.
Certifications such as LEED, WELL, GRESB AP credentials are an advantage.
Excellent English communication and presentation skills.
Willingness to travel extensively across South and Southeast Asia.
APAC Ready to Lead Way
At ERM, your work creates impact that matters, helping global organizations tackle the most pressing sustainability challenges while shaping a better future for communities and the environment. Our vision is to empower you to grow, lead, and innovate alongside world-class clients on transformative projects. We prioritize wellbeing, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture where collaboration, expertise, and purpose drive meaningful impact. At ERM, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and innovation thrives. If you’re ready to make sustainability your mission and build a career that creates lasting change, your journey starts here
You can apply for this role through Careers or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.
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