Launch your career in sustainability

What is consulting like at ERM?
Consulting at ERM is fast-paced, collaborative, and deeply impactful. As an early career consultant, you’ll contribute to real client projects that shape sustainable outcomes for industries worldwide. You’ll gain exposure to diverse sectors, build foundational skills, and see how your work connects to global sustainability and EHS challenges. You’ll work alongside scientists, engineers, strategists, and specialists in areas such as:

• Decarbonization & Energy Transition - Guiding clients on the path to a low-carbon future by delivering actionable insights and solutions for clean energy transformation.
• Climate Risk & Resilience - Empowering businesses to adapt to climate change through innovative, data-driven strategies that enhance resilience and reduce vulnerability.
• Sustainability Strategy - Shaping responsible and enterprise value enhancing business practices through integrated sustainability strategies, transparent reporting, and long-term sustainability planning.
• Capital Project Delivery (CPD) - Driving successful project outcomes by integrating environmental, social, and safety considerations into the planning and execution of complex capital projects.
• Liability Portfolio Management & Remediation (LPMR) - Transforming environmental liabilities into opportunities by managing legacy sites, reducing risk, and delivering sustainable remediation solutions.
• Sustainable Operations - Optimizing operational performance by embedding sustainability into core business processes, reducing resource use, emissions, and waste while enhancing efficiency and resilience.
• Nature & Water - Protecting ecosystems while enabling sustainable development, ensuring nature-positive outcomes for people and the planet.
• Health, Safety & Risk - Safeguarding people, communities, and the environment by managing risks and promoting a culture of health and safety excellence.
• Social Impact & Human Rights - Helping our clients adapt and thrive during energy, technological and geopolitical transitions by earning social acceptance, respecting human rights and addressing inequality.

Early career professionals in technical roles play a vital part in delivering impactful solutions across sustainability, EHS social, and engineering disciplines. These roles offer hands-on experience, mentorship, and the opportunity to work on high-profile projects that shape a more sustainable future.

Key opportunities include:

• Environmental Scientists & Engineers – Conduct fieldwork, sampling, and data analysis to support site assessments and remediation or infrastructure development.
• Climate & Sustainability Analysts – Use data modelling and research to help clients understand and mitigate climate risks.
• GIS & Data Specialists – Apply geospatial tools and analytics to visualize environmental and operational data.
• Health & Safety Consultants – Support audits, risk assessments, and compliance programs to protect people and operations.
• Energy & Carbon Analysts – Contribute to decarbonization strategies and energy transition planning.
• Social Scientists – Assess impacts on communities and human rights.

These roles are ideal for recent graduates or early professionals with backgrounds in environmental or social science, engineering, sustainability, or data analytics.

Business Enablement roles at ERM offer early career professionals the opportunity to contribute to the success of global sustainability initiatives by supporting the systems, processes, and people that drive our business forward. These roles are perfect for individuals who are passionate about operational excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

Key opportunities include:

• Project Coordination & Operations – Support project delivery through scheduling, budgeting, and resource management.
• Marketing & Communications – Help shape ERM’s brand and commercial performance through digital content, campaigns, and internal communications.
• Finance & Business Analytics – Provide insights and reporting that guide strategic decisions and improve performance.
• Human Resources & Talent – Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement initiatives.
• IT & Digital Solutions – Support the tools and platforms that enable global collaboration and innovation.

These roles offer a dynamic entry point into the sustainability sector, with structured development, mentorship, and the chance to make a meaningful impact from day one.