Sobre esta vaga de Consulting Associate, Environmental Engineer, Geologist, or Scientist na ERM
Launch Your Environmental Consulting Career and Help Shape More Sustainable Outcomes
Are you an early-career environmental professional looking to gain hands-on experience while working alongside industry-leading experts? ERM is seeking a Consulting Associate, Environmental Engineer, Geologist, or Scientist, based in Atlanta. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful environmental projects involving site investigation, remediation, compliance, and hazardous waste management. You'll gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with experienced practitioners, and build the technical foundation needed to advance your professional career and pursue professional registration.
Why This Role Matters
Environmental challenges are becoming increasingly complex, and organizations need innovative solutions that protect people, communities, and the environment. In this role, you'll help deliver critical environmental services that support regulatory compliance, property transactions, site remediation, and sustainable business operations. Your field and technical contributions will directly support project success while providing invaluable real-world consulting experience across a diverse portfolio of projects.
What Your Impact Is
As a Consulting Associate, you will play a key role in collecting environmental data, supporting investigations, evaluating site conditions, and assisting with compliance and remediation efforts. Working closely with project managers and technical specialists, you'll help deliver high-quality environmental solutions while developing skills across multiple environmental disciplines. This position also offers opportunities for travel throughout the United States and, on occasion, globally.
What You'll Bring
Required
- Bachelor's degree in geology, hydrogeology, engineering, environmental science, or related environmental discipline. Minimum 3.0 GPA, or equivalent experience.
- Recent graduate to 1 years of experience.
- Willingness and interest in field assignments; ability to perform field work standing or walking for full field days.
- Strong commitment to safety, including following established Health and Safety protocols.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills along with strong organizational and analytical abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Detail-oriented with a solutions-focused, results-oriented approach and strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to lift at least 40 pounds.
- Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
- This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Preferred
- Master's degree in geology, hydrogeology, engineering, environmental science, or related environmental discipline.
- Experience recording and writing detailed technical data and reports.
- 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification.
- GIT or EIT certification.
- Local candidates preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct field work, including data collection; soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, soil vapor, and indoor air sampling; aquifer testing; drilling oversight and soil logging; soil boring and monitoring well installation; well development, purging and sampling; remedial and wastewater treatment pilot tests; remedial system operation and maintenance; and in-plant support.
- Assist in groundwater and wastewater system performance monitoring.
- Perform Phase I and II environmental assessments to support property transfer transactions.
- Compile and evaluate data and assist in report preparation.
- Prepare environmental compliance work plans, permits, and reports for air quality, hazardous waste, spill prevention, storm water, and wastewater.
- Assist in ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
- Work within quality, budget, schedule expectations, and scope-specific assignments.
- Communicate with subcontractors, regulatory agents, tenants, and clients during field activities.
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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