Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change Advisory

Job Description

The Opportunity

This is a revenue-generating, client-facing leadership role designed for an established expert who thrives at the intersection of business development, management consulting, and deep technical expertise in corporate sustainability and climate change.

As a Partner, you will:

• Build and expand a powerful network of client relationships across listed companies, investment funds (linking to ERM’s M&A practice), and key sectors such as infrastructure, chemicals, and energy.
• Lead organisations through complex strategy, performance management, and sustainability reporting challenges, helping them navigate and excel in today’s evolving regulatory and market landscape.
• Collaborate with ERM’s global experts in climate change, nature, social performance, and more to craft innovative, tailored solutions that accelerate clients’ sustainability journeys.
• Drive thought leadership and service excellence by partnering with our US-based reporting team and The Shelton Group, enhancing our market-leading reporting and communications offerings.
• Shape the future of ERM by recruiting and mentoring the next generation of sustainability leaders, ensuring our continued growth and impact.

What You Bring to the Table

• A proven track record in business development and client relationship management within sustainability or related sectors.
• Strong consulting and leadership skills, with experience leading high-performing teams.
• Solid technical knowledge of corporate sustainability frameworks, operational risk, and EHS management solutions.
• Exceptional communication and influencing abilities to inspire clients and colleagues alike.
• A passion for driving positive environmental and social impact, balanced with commercial acumen.

Disclaimer: Applications will be received until this position is filled.

About the Organization

Our Vision - To be the environmental consultancy of choice, worldwide - To be the company for which every environmental professional wants to work, and - To be the best: most innovative, most exciting, with the best technical and financial performance.

Our Values - Client focus: we value entrepreneurial, innovative and client-orientated behaviour - Accountability: we are each personally accountable and jointly responsible for the success of ERM and for the delivery of quality work to our clients - Transparency: we expect the highest level of ethical behaviour and personal integrity in all our transactions - Empowerment: we will help all our people to realize their potential - Collaboration: we are one organization globally: we believe in the principles of partnership, respect for each and every individual, and mutual support across the world.

ERM's Commitments Our business is underpinned by a number of principles concerning our environment, our business and our people. ERM is committed to: - providing our clients with technical excellence and innovative solutions to help them respond to the challenges of sustainable development; - conducting our business with integrity, applying ethical principles to our relationships with clients, employees, suppliers and other stakeholders; - respecting the customs and laws of the many countries where we work and have offices; - ensuring the health, safety, personal security and well-being of our people; - placing high value on people as individuals, ensuring the right to freedom from discrimination and harassment at work; and - encouraging our people to contribute to their local communities and to the world community.

Our Vision

To be the environmental consultancy of choice, worldwide - To be the company for which every environmental professional wants to work, and - To be the best: most innovative, most exciting, with the best technical and financial performance.

Our Values

Client focus: we value entrepreneurial, innovative and client-orientated behaviour - Accountability: we are each personally accountable and jointly responsible for the success of ERM and for the delivery of quality work to our clients - Transparency: we expect the highest level of ethical behaviour and personal integrity in all our transactions - Empowerment: we will help all our people to realize their potential - Collaboration: we are one organization globally: we believe in the principles of partnership, respect for each and every individual, and mutual support across the world.

ERM's Commitments

Our business is underpinned by a number of principles concerning our environment, our business and our people. ERM is committed to: - providing our clients with technical excellence and innovative solutions to help them respond to the challenges of sustainable development; - conducting our business with integrity, applying ethical principles to our relationships with clients, employees, suppliers and other stakeholders; - respecting the customs and laws of the many countries where we work and have offices; - ensuring the health, safety, personal security and well-being of our people; - placing high value on people as individuals, ensuring the right to freedom from discrimination and harassment at work; and - encouraging our people to contribute to their local communities and to the world community.

SERVICES

Transaction Services

- EHS due diligence for acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, and property sales and leases.

- EHS due diligence for project finance including Equator Principle reviews

- Analysis for bankruptcy, reserves, provisioning, Asset Retirement Obligations, and financial reporting

- Carbon and energy due diligence

- Post-merger Integration support

- Management system, EHS culture, gap analysis, and benchmarking

- Social, stakeholder and sustainability assessment

- Deal Negotiation support

Impact Assessment and Planning

- Site and Route Selection Studies

- Environmental, Social, Health and Economic Impact Assessments

- Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards Reviews

- Environmental, Social and Health Management and Action Plans

- Biodiversity Monitoring and Management PlansResettlement Planning and Implementation Support

- Land Use Planning and Masterplans

- Permitting Requirements Analyses and Permitting Support

- Public Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement

- Management and Monitoring of Environmental, Social and Health aspects during project construction

Performance, Assurance and Risk Management

- EHS and Social Management System Diagnostics and Program Development

- Health & SafetyRegulatory Compliance Program Development

- REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) support

- Audit: Program Development, Global Auditing, Supply Chain Audits

- Information Management (via our Information Solutions team)International Regulatory Advice

- Air QualitySolid and Hazardous Waste Management

- Water and WastewaterCorporate Reporting and Verification

- Supply Chain Management

- Training and Competency Assessments

- Terrestrial and Aquatic Toxicology Services

- Quantitative Risk Assessment

- HAZID/HAZOP/FMEA reviews

- Process Safety Management

- HSE Cases/Offshore Formal Safety Assessments Safety Culture

- HSE Management SystemsHuman Factors

- Consequence AnalysisFire and Gas Detectors Mapping

- COMAH

- SIL/LOPA/FMEA studies

- Bow-tie AnalysisEmergency Response assessment/planning

- Reliability & Availability studies

Contaminated Site Management (CSM)

- Remediation Portfolio & Reserve Assessments

- Field Investigations

- Conceptual and Numeric Fate & Transport Modeling

- Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments

- Remedial Options Appraisal

- Remediation Design

- Remediation & Construction Management (RCM)

- Decommissioning, Decontamination and Demolition (DD&D) services

- Sustainable ( “green”) remediation

Sustainability and Climate Change

- Energy & climate change

- Sustainable business strategies

- Sustainable business principles training and awareness

- Cost savings through energy and resource efficiency

- Water sustainability

- Sustainable cities & green buildings

- Supply chain management

- Product/Service lifecycle & innovation

- Reporting, assurance, communication & branding

- Social strategies, stakeholder engagement & local communities

- Public policy and regulation

- Economic analysis

- Government policy and international development & capacity building

- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Life Cycle Management

- Carbon Footprinting & Water Footprinting