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Partner, Liability Portfolio Management & Remediation (Project Management)



As part of the continued growth and innovation of our Liability Portfolio Management & Remediation (LPMR) service area, ERM has multiple openings for experienced leaders and practitioners to join our global consulting firm as a Partner in the Rolling Meadows area, and become a true owner and shareholder in a business with Sustainability at its heart. 

We are looking for both established and emerging leaders who are interested in being part of this thriving global community – outstanding professionals who combine strong consulting and business development skills with a strong technical foundation – to foster and expand a network of excellent client relationships. 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 risk-based remediation solutions. 

There are multiple Partner-level opportunities for Principal/Director/VP-level professionals looking to further their career with an equity stake in a global environmental leader that aims to lead 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 join the world's leading sustainability consultancy to help shape a sustainable future with the world's leading organizations.

  • Meaningful equity ownership with significant financial and intangible rewards.

  • The ability to provide “thought leadership” on a wide range of technical and business issues impacting our core markets.

  • An extension of ERM's market position and reach combining your and our established relationships to further drive our growth.

ABOUT THE SERVICE AREA

Environmental liabilities, which are a part of almost every company's asset portfolio and balance sheet, present our clients with regulatory, technical and social complexities that heighten risk and potentially reduce asset value. Throughout a company's asset life cycle, ERM helps our clients manage these risks through strategic approaches, digital applications and best-fit technical methods that identify, assess and manage environmental liabilities. Through cross-functional strategic engagement, we work to transform environmental liabilities and legacy assets into a risk-adjusted portfolio, which supports favorable outcomes, alignment to sustainability goals, and social acceptance.

We do this by actively engaging with client teams to understand and respond to their specific and evolving needs and obligations through an end-to-end integration of site investigation, remediation, and asset decommissioning and retirement processes. We help our clients with:

  • Asset and portfolio management

  • Options analysis and exit strategy

  • Digital data collection, analysis, and portfolio dashboarding

  • Liability assessments

  • Asset retirement and/or redevelopment

  • Regulatory adaptation strategies

  • Litigation support

  • Portfolio risk management for emerging issues such as new contaminants, regulatory changes, and stakeholder concern

With annual global sales in excess of $400 million, our LPMR service area continues to be the largest global service area in a business with a history of annual double-digit growth. ERM is structured to encourage collaboration and networking among regional offices, providing opportunities to work with our national technical team and remediation technology experts to share best practices, access the best talent, and partner on consulting opportunities. We are a leading expert in several innovative technologies, including thermal remediation, abiotic reduction, as well as green and sustainable remediation solutions. With a proven track record of excelling within complex and challenging project parameters, our outstanding work has led our clients to trust us with their most challenging sites across the globe.

ROLE PROFILE:

  • 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 across multiple sectors. In particular, play a key role in leading and growing ERM's existing LPMR business across a broad portfolio of sustainable service offerings:

  • Site investigation and remediation, including “green” remediation

  • Human health and ecological risk assessments

  • Remediation portfolio and reserve assessments

  • Sediment management and remediation

  • Brownfields redevelopment

  • Decommissioning, Decontamination and Demolition (DDD)

  • Remedial alternatives evaluations and pilot testing

  • Remediation engineering and construction management

  • Actively develop commercial strategies to expand existing client relationships and pursue and win new business opportunities that result in significant revenue growth with target clients aligned with ERM's global strategy. 

  • Provide business value selling at the top levels of client organizations, raising the profile of ERM's capabilities within key client organizations, to identify and shape clients' needs for ERM services.

  • Develop new client relationships and expand existing relationships by delivering strategic consulting advice, excellent value, and quality service.

  • Maintain pulse on industry business cycles and prioritize sales efforts toward high-potential, top opportunities.

  • Manage capture efforts utilizing technical understanding to develop proposals, including written content, pricing, presentations, and contracting.

  • Build, grow, and manage a high-performance team, serving as a leader and mentor to consultants. Identify emerging talent and work with staff to reach their full potential; ensure rising stars are nurtured, developed and given new areas of responsibility.

  • Support the growth and development of ERM's global LPMR service area and actively collaborate with colleagues across the globe. Drive innovation within the technical community to stay ahead of client needs and to differentiate ERM in the market. 

  • Work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment to build ERM's global business, as well as to lead client and technical teams.

  • Meet business financial targets, overall project budget and schedule, client satisfaction/expectations, and internal and contract requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor of Science in engineering, geology, science, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.

  • 15+ years' progressive remediation experience in a consulting environment, working substantially with industrial clients; preferably with the transportation, manufacturing, chemical, oil and gas, power, and/or mining sectors.

  • In-depth understanding of contaminated land management challenges in the targeted geographies.

  • Demonstrable track record providing high-value service and technical solutions to Fortune 500 clients.

  • Business acumen to understand business risks and challenges and recognize corporate opportunities.

  • Demonstrable track record in delivering multimillion dollar sales results annually, including successfully winning large and strategic projects.

  • Offer recognized technical expertise and an established reputation in the local marketplace.

  • Certification in field; PE, PG, or similar registration desired.

For the Partner, Liability Portfolio Management & Remediation position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $150,000 – $165,000 (USD).  An employee's pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.  We also may have instances where employee's fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are NOT bonus eligible).

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

You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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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