Graduate Environmental Consultant (CSCC/M&A)

ERM Australia is looking for recent graduates who are inquisitive, inspired, bring a new way of thinking, who can challenge the status quo to address the sustainability challenges facing businesses around the world and who want to work with companies that are leading the change.

ERM is in the business of sustainability– enabling global sustainability through business consulting. As part of our 2024/2025 Graduate intake, you will kick start your career in the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy. 

During your career at ERM, you will have unrivalled professional development opportunities, made possible by the breadth and complexity of projects our clients trust us to deliver, from operations in more than 39 countries.

We offer a career path and training that supports both your technical and consulting development. Our public and private sector clients operate across a range of industry, stakeholder and geographic contexts that present significant environmental and social sustainability issues and opportunities.

The role provides the opportunity to work with the world’s leading organisations whilst travelling the breadth of Australia, New Zealand and beyond to help solve some of the most challenging sustainability issues that our Clients face globally.

Some of our clients operate in fields such as Renewable Energy, Resources, Chemicals, Power, and Technology. Many face challenges as they look to reduce their GHG emissions, manage risks posed by climate change and move towards a circular economy.

We as an organisation support our Clients with facing their challenges as they look to optimise their environmental, safety and social performance, while also maximising positive impact and navigating societal and economic sustainability challenges.

If you are motivated and up for the challenge, we have vacancies in our offices located in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.

Our teams are looking for candidates who have interest in the following space:

• Corporate Sustainability/ESG
• Climate Change
• Mergers & Acquisitions and Sustainable Operations – covering environment, health & safety (EHS) due diligence and EHS compliance auditing.

A career at ERM will provide you with:

• An entrepreneurial and performance driven culture; allowing you the ability to craft your future career.
• Immediate opportunities to work on large, complex, long-term projects which make impacts at the local, national, and global levels.
• Engagement with a strong global technical network enabling you to work and learn alongside leading industry professionals.
• A company with a solid reputation and strong client focus, working with clients in emerging and established markets creating sustainable plans to deliver growth.

Your first 12 months as a Graduate Entry Level employee will include:

• Access to a sponsor who will guide you through life at ERM and support your development and career aspirations.
• Comprehensive onboarding program to ensure you have all the tools to hit the ground running as a consultant at ERM.
• Core consulting skills training (face-to-face and e-learning) to build your key capabilities.
• Getting straight to work – access to exciting projects and clients to put your skill into action!

Some key attributes for success:

• Tertiary education in sustainability, environmental engineering, environmental science, mathematics or a related degree. Master's degree in sustainability/environment would be favourable but not essential.
• Recent graduate to 2 years of experience or looking for a career change.
• Enthusiastic and driven with the ability to be agile and innovative.
• Strong commitment to safety; ability to follow established health and safety protocols.
• Interest in audit and assurance .
• Excellent written and verbal communication; organizational and analytical skills; ability to process and analyse technical data and preparing reports. 
• Appetite for learning new digital tools and applications.
• Ability to confidently engage and consult with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to succeed in a consulting environment, simultaneously handling multiple project assignments and meeting strict deadlines.
• Dependable, with integrity, respect, positive outlook, and customer focus
• Ability to work as a team player.

Diversity & Inclusion 

ERM aims to build an inclusive culture by identifying, acquiring, developing, and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce which reflects the diverse global marketplace in which we operate, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious preference, sexual orientation, physical attributes, educational background. 

If you share our values and are interested in an outstanding opportunity to join ERM, please apply to this Job Advert where you will be asked to complete a short application form. 

We look forward to receiving your application!