ERM is a global consulting firm, in the business of sustainability since 1971. 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 opportunities for future generations.
Recognizing that environmental, health, safety, and social performance have become business-critical issues for many enterprises, ERM, as the world’s leading provider of environmental, health, and safety (EHS); risk; and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) consulting services, is helping companies deliver sustainable, safe, and compliant performance throughout all aspects of their operations.
Our EHS team provides highly innovative services across the full breadth of EHS advisory areas such as sustainability auditing, information solutions, safety programs, compliance and management systems, training, and corporate reporting.
As part of the continued growth and innovation of our EHS team, ERM has an opportunity for an experienced leader to join our global consulting firm as a Partner, Sustainable Operations and become a true owner and shareholder in a business with sustainability at its heart. We will consider strong candidates based in Texas (Houston, Dallas, Austin), Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge) or Florida (Tampa).
The Role
As an EHS Partner, you will develop compliance, risk, assurance, and management systems for our clients in a wide range of industries. In this role, you will partner with the world’s largest, most exciting and innovative clients to develop world-class EHS programs. You will have access to EHS leaders at these companies that will value your expertise and ERM’s outstanding global team of experts. You will have the opportunity to implement novel and far-reaching solutions at the nexus of compliance and sustainability.
A highly organized leader who is a strong communicator and influencer will flourish in this role. A candidate with strong Operational Risk & EHS Management solutions experience will assume a pivotal role in shaping a growing EHS solutions practice. In this position, you will provide intelligent and sustainable solutions that foster strategic operational processes, reduce risks, maintain compliance, increase safety, and deliver efficiencies for clients operationalizing their sustainability and ESG goals. We seek individuals to help us drive the continued growth of ERM’s business through selling and delivering world-class services, recruiting, and developing our next generation of leaders, and further advancing our reputation for EHS sustainability solutions.
Our Partnership Model Offers Unparalleled Opportunities For Leaders With Ambition, Vision And Proven Expertise.
This is a Partner-level opportunity for a Principal/Director/VP-level professional looking to further their career with an equity stake in a global company that leads the field in sustainability consulting. A career as an ERM Partner is unique. Our partnership model offers unparalleled opportunities for leaders with ambition, vision, and proven expertise, providing:
The opportunity to contribute significantly to key decisions, including the overall strategic direction of our organization.
Meaningful equity ownership with significant financial and other rewards.
The ability to provide “thought leadership” on a wide range of technical and business issues affecting our core markets.
An extension of ERM’s market position and reach with your established relationships and client base to further drive our growth.
Key Responsibilities
Primary focus on client relationship development, sales, and delivery of the full spectrum of ERM’s consulting services to deliver strategic value to our clients. In particular, play a key role in growing ERM’s EHS service offering across its broad portfolio of services:
Delivering on ESG and sustainability goals with process and operational changes.
Developing and deploying EHS compliance and management systems and providing ISO standards support.
Delivering Air, water, and solid waste permitting, compliance, and performance improvement
Developing and leading EHS audit programs
Developing and deploying Safety compliance programs, including safety performance transformation programs.
Integrating ESG drivers into EHS management systems, compliance and audits.
Actively develop commercial strategies to pursue and win new business opportunities that result in revenue growth with target clients aligned with ERM’s global strategy of focusing on the world’s leading organizations as part of a high functioning, dynamic team.
Ability and willingness to listen to clients to truly understand their needs, and then co-develop novel solutions to address these needs.
Build, grow, and manage a high-performance team, serving as a leader and mentor to consultants. Identify emerging talent and work with them to reach their full potential; ensure rising stars are nurtured, developed, and given new areas of responsibility.
REQUIREMENTS:
Relevant academic background in science, engineering, safety, environmental management, or related degree.
15+ years of progressive EHS and team supervisory experience in a consulting environment, working substantially with private sector clients.
Solid understanding of environmental regulations with a strong track record of strategy and tactical regulatory compliance and permitting, as well as innovation in EHS compliance (e.g., management systems, auditing) and operationalizing sustainability goals.
Passionate about EHS performance improvement and possess substantial experience in developing and delivering world-class EHS program solutions.
In-depth understanding of client needs, including existing relationships that can be leveraged into new business.
Demonstrable record of accomplishment in delivering multimillion-dollar sales results annually, including successfully winning large and strategic projects.
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.
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