EHS Consultant

Overview

ERM is seeking a motivated Consultant to join its Mergers & Acquisitions Transaction Advisory team in the Global Delivery Centre (GDC) in India, supporting ESG and EHS buy-side and sell-side due diligence projects for multi-national corporate and financial sector clients.

What you'll do

• Support complex EHS due diligence projects involving multi-site portfolios and multi-person project teams locally, nationally, and globally.
• Assist in preparing consulting advice to legal, corporate, and financial clients.
• Assist in advising clients on liabilities, risks and opportunities associated with transactions.
• Perform due diligence assessment tasks consistent with global protocols.
• Prepare concise reports that assess potential environmental liability risks, and compliance and operational status of target facilities.
• Perform desktop research on relevant environmental, social and governance matters, including industry benchmarking and reporting.
• Work on regional and global projects within scope, budget and schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Work with ERM Partners-in-Charge and other Project Managers to effectively manage projects.
• Collaborate across regions and global practice communities.
• Compile team briefs, assist in subcontractor discussions, Avetta checks and HASP drafting.
• Support coordination of global teams and site assessments.
• Handle PM admin and financial hygiene of projects.
• Check target company sector against SASB and support drafting of proposal scope of work.
• Make first estimations of proposal costings using pricing tools and write or prepare proposal sections.
• Conduct desk-based research and coordinate data room reviews.
• Review data, pull out key findings and summarize data to align with scope and objectives set out in proposals.
• Write sections of reports such as the overview section or more descriptive sections.
• Complete materiality assessments and peer reviews.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in environmental science, climate science, environmental engineering, geology, business administration or a related discipline.
• 4-6 years of experience in environmental consulting and knowledge of environmental due diligence projects.
• A strong technical background in delivering due diligence projects through evaluating company EHS performance on governance, compliance, and liability management.
• Knowledge of global assessment standards, understanding of core business and legal concepts of business transactions, and continued interest in working on transactions.
• Experience writing comprehensive technical reports.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, work independently with minimal supervision, and meet strict deadlines.

Nice to have

• Expertise across one or more industrial sectors such as energy, mining & metals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, telecommunications, infrastructure and finance.
• An appreciation of broader macro sustainability and ESG topics as they relate to companies in the real economy and investment community, and how these translate into transaction topics (e.g., ESG governance, climate strategy and decarbonization, social (human rights), EU Green Deal, among others).
• Strong MS 365 computer skills.
• Strong PowerPoint formatting and reporting skills.

Details

• Location: New Delhi, India (remote delivery centre).