Managing Consultant, Environmental Compliance (Senior Level)

ERM is hiring a Managing Consultant, Environmental Compliance for supporting clients primarily based in the Scottsdale area.

In this position, the successful candidate will participate in and lead a variety of projects covering the full spectrum of ERM’s services, including auditing and environmental program development.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of multi-media environmental compliance including management systems, water / wastewater, air, and hazardous materials and waste programs with specific knowledge of Arizona regulatory requirements.

This is an excellent career opportunity to work with an expert consulting team on challenging environmental, health & safety projects for ERM’s local and multinational clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Provide expert advice and guidance to clients on environmental compliance issues related to air quality, industrial wastewater, storm water, hazardous waste, and hazardous materials

Manage environmental permits and approvals related to air quality, industrial wastewater, storm water, hazardous waste, and hazardous materials for clients

Prepare reports and presentations for clients on these specific areas of compliance

Participate in business development activities, including proposal writing and client presentations

Lead Assessor / Lead Verifier : Lead environmental assessments of client operations according to ERM procedures, prepare reports and determine assessment conclusions.

Provide technical expertise, oversight, and quality control on environmental permitting and compliance projects and related activities in support of ERM clients’ projects and facilities.

Participate or lead process improvement initiatives and strategies and conduct inspections with regulatory agencies.

Oversee plans, permits, and reports for hazardous waste, air quality, storm water, EPCRA, NPDES, and wastewater programs.

Execute task and project management requirements to assist in the implementation of environmental compliance and management system programs and processes.

Specific duties may include : equipment evaluation and regulatory assessments, conducting programmatic management of change (MOC) tasks, quality assurance and quality control (QA / QC) evaluations, and documentation of best practices and lessons learned.

Conduct regulatory and / or management system audits or assessments.

Provide expertise in applicable environmental regulations including air and waste and industry applications as a member of a technology team with the support of other ERM subject matter experts.

REQUIREMENTS :

Bachelor's degree in environmental studies, environmental engineering, chemistry, or related field.

5+ years of experience in multi-media environmental permitting, agency coordination, and / or EHS compliance projects. Mining industry a plus.

Perform environmental compliance assessments and audits at industrial and commercial facilities and implement follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Support the development of EHS compliance and management system programs.

Provide general environmental compliance support to clients, including on site services, as needed.

Familiarity with applicable environmental programs such as but not limited to CAA, RCRA, NPDES, CWA SPCC, and EPCRA.

Understanding Arizona Department of Environmental Quality requirements.

Self-motivated support of ERM Partners-in-Charge and Project Managers to effectively manage and deliver projects.

Ability to support multiple projects within scope / budget / schedule expectations and achieve ERM’s high quality standards on project deliverables.

Effectively and succinctly, communicate with clients, ERM employees, and vendors.

Valid Driver’s License.

Ability to work at customer sites.

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.