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Managing Consultant, Due Diligence (EHS/ESG)

Environmental Resources Management (ERM), Houston, TX, United States


**ERM**, we’re not just advising on deals—we’re helping clients unlock value, mitigate risk, and drive ESG excellence across industries. If you’re a strategic thinker with deep expertise in EHS and ESG due diligence, this is your opportunity to join a rapidly growing team and make a measurable difference.**Why This Role Matters**ERM’s Transaction Advisory team is experiencing significant growth, serving a robust client base that includes Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, and global corporations. As a **Managing Consultant,** **Due Diligence (EHS/ESG)** in our **Houston / Austin / Baton Rouge / New Orleans** office**,** you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering ESG and EHS due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and portfolio assessments—helping clients navigate complex sustainability challenges and seize opportunities in a dynamic market.**What Your Impact Is*** Lead medium to large-scale due diligence and ESG advisory projects for private equity and corporate clients.* Provide actionable insights on environmental, health, safety, and social risks that influence business decisions.* Advise clients on liabilities, risks, and opportunities associated with transactions across diverse sectors.* Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and collaborate with ERM’s global network of subject matter experts.**What You’ll Bring****Required:*** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, climate science, environmental science, geology, or related discipline.* 4+ years of experience in environmental consulting with a focus on due diligence projects.* Strong knowledge of ASTM Phase I standards and core business/legal concepts of transactions.* Familiarity with environmental regulations and multi-sector experience (e.g., O&G, manufacturing, chemicals, infrastructure).* Exceptional communication and organizational skills; proven ability to write comprehensive technical reports.* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced consulting environment, manage multiple projects, and travel as needed.* Proficiency in MS Office tools.* This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.**Preferred:*** Experience advising on ESG strategies and climate-related risks.* Exposure to private equity or financial sector transactions.* Location preferred: Houston, TX.**Key Responsibilities*** Deliver ESG and EHS due diligence projects from local to global scale.* Analyze complex data to articulate commercial implications of sustainability risks.* Collaborate across regions and practice communities to ensure seamless project execution.* Drive client engagement and maintain strong relationships through exceptional delivery.***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! #LI-HybridAt ERM, sustainability is our business.We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance.ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.### Find the Right Role for You #J-18808-Ljbffr