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Consulting Senior Associate, Sustainable Operations

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Boston, MA, USA
68K-84K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Boston, MA, USA
68K-84K Annually
Senior level
Support environmental compliance, due diligence, and remediation projects. Prepare permits, technical reports, and regulatory documentation. Conduct air quality analyses, emissions inventories, Phase I ESAs, and fieldwork (sampling, drilling oversight, remedial monitoring). Analyze environmental data, manage project tasks within scope/schedule/budget, and collaborate with project managers to deliver client deliverables.
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Step into a role where your environmental expertise directly shapes how global organizations operate—safer, smarter, and more sustainably.

This is an opportunity to grow your technical expertise while taking on increasing responsibility in a collaborative, high-impact consulting environment.

Why This Role Matters

As a Consulting Senior Associate, Sustainable Operations, you’ll play a key role in helping leading industrial and global organizations navigate complex environmental challenges. Your work ensures compliance, reduces risk, and advances sustainable practices—making a measurable impact on both business performance and environmental outcomes.

What Your Impact Is

You’ll partner with experienced consultants and clients to deliver high-quality environmental solutions across compliance, due diligence, and remediation. From analyzing air quality data to supporting large-scale site assessments, your contributions will directly influence operational decisions, regulatory alignment, and long-term sustainability strategies.

What You'll Bring

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Chemical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, or a related field

  • 1+ year (3–5 years preferred) of relevant environmental experience (including internships)

  • Strong analytical skills with hands-on experience using spreadsheets and databases

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred

  • Master’s degree and/or Professional Engineer (PE) certification

  • Experience preparing technical reports, permits, and regulatory documentation

  • Familiarity with environmental compliance frameworks (air quality, hazardous waste, stormwater, etc.)

Key Responsibilities

  • Support environmental compliance projects, including EHS, air quality, site investigation, remediation, and due diligence

  • Prepare permits, plans, and reports across regulatory programs (NPDES, EPCRA, TRI, air, stormwater, wastewater, etc.)

  • Conduct compliance assessments and implement corrective actions aligned with federal, state, and local regulations

  • Perform air quality analyses, emissions inventories, and evaluate control technologies

  • Lead or support Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for property transactions

  • Conduct fieldwork such as sampling, drilling oversight, ecological studies, and remedial system monitoring

  • Analyze environmental data and contribute to technical reporting and client deliverables

  • Manage multiple project tasks within scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining quality standards

  • Collaborate with Project Managers and senior leaders to drive successful project execution

For the Consulting Senior Associate, Sustainable Operations position, the anticipated annual base pay is $67,813–$83,739 (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 (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

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

Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures.

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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