Senior Consultant, Scientist

Build your environmental consulting career while helping deliver solutions for renewable energy and electric transmission projects. 

ERM is seeking a motivated Senior Consultant, Scientist to join our global consulting firm in Boston, MA. In this role, you will work closely with Project Managers on environmental projects across the energy industry, including renewable energy and electric transmission, while building broad consulting experience across sectors, clients, geographies, and services.  

Why This Role Matters? 

As a consultant at ERM, you will have opportunities to contribute to projects that address environmental compliance, ecological considerations, permitting, renewable energy, and sustainability. ERM's collaborative culture encourages knowledge sharing, best practices, and ongoing learning, allowing you to build an individualized career path.  

What Your Impact Is: 

You will provide technical and field support for environmental projects, help clients meet federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, and contribute to high-quality project deliverables. Your work will support ERM Project Managers and Partners-in-Charge in delivering exceptional value to clients.  

What You'll Bring: 

Required 

• BS in biology, environmental studies, or related science degree, or equivalent experience. 

• 3 to 4 years of relevant environmental experience or professional internships. 

• Minimum 3.0 GPA. 

• Strong commitment to safety. 

• Effective written and verbal communication and organizational/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports a plus. 

• Strong hands-on spreadsheet and database comprehension. 

• Detail-oriented with mechanical aptitude and hands-on troubleshooting/problem-solving skills. 

• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision. 

• 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. 

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. 

Preferred 

• Local candidates preferred. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provide technical assistance on environmental impact assessments and renewable energy and sustainability-related projects. 

• Prepare plans, permits, and reports for wetlands, storm water, NPDES, and wastewater programs for renewable energy and associated electric transmission projects. 

• Perform environmental compliance assessments and implement follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. 

• Conduct field work, including ecological field studies. 

• Provide general environmental compliance support to clients, including on-site assistance, as needed. 

• Compile and evaluate data and assist in report preparation. 

• Perform project tasks within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables. 

• Support ERM Partners-in-Charge and Project Managers to deliver exceptional client value on projects. 

For the Senior Consultant, Scientist position, the anticipated annual base pay is $80,100–$102,400 (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 subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible). 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays), parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k), and other applicable benefits to eligible employees. 

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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