ERM is the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability supporting the transition to a low carbon future and the prioritisation of ESGs. We work with our clients to deliver planning consents for complex sustainability developments across a wide variety of global market sectors including sustainable mining, renewables (solar, wind and hydrogen) and sustainable infrastructure.
We have a strong planning and EIA team but due to increasing workload are now looking to hire Development Consent Order (DCO) Coordinators and Project Managers who want to support our vision for creating better sustainable outcomes and help us to deliver some exciting and innovative projects. This opening is therefore for a DCO Project Manager who is passionate about sustainability and interested in helping us to shape a better world by participate on a variety of projects covering the full spectrum of ERM’s services including impact assessment, planning, and technical studies such as air, noise, water, biodiversity and social aspects.
We can offer an excellent career opportunity to work nationally and internationally on challenging environmental projects for large industrial and global clients providing access to ERM's worldwide network of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS), global knowledge sharing of best practices across the industry and ongoing learning opportunities.
Responsibilities
You will take responsibility for task delivery working under the supervision of senior staff. Daily duties will include:
Conducting environmental impact assessments (EIA), report writing, and field work.
Assisting in preparing proposals and reports for various projects.
Supporting business development and group discussion.
Undertaking field assignment if required
Maintaining positive relationship with clients.
Continued professional development.
Requirements
Appropriate degree and MSc Preferred. Ideally, you will have a relevant first degree AND a relevant post-graduate degree. Relevant degree subjects include environmental economics, environmental impact assessment, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy, environmental science, geography, housing (sustainable, planning, town planning, regeneration and urban management), social science, sustainable development).
Candidates should have an understanding of the Environmental Impact Assessment process.
You should be highly motivated and enthusiastic, have a strong work ethic and excellent communication skills.
You will work closely with other internal teams as well as undertaking commercial work with external partners to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and to high standards.
As a member of our Capital Projects Delivery team, you will be delivering a wide range of projects within multi-disciplinary teams.
You’ll therefore need to be:
Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and ambitious.
Possess excellent research, analytical, numerical and report writing skills.
Able to understand and communicate complex technical information.
Highly collaborative and able to work as part of a team with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
Highly organised and capable of working to deadlines, working flexibly under pressure, prioritising tasks and responding to changing project and programme demands.
Possess good Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
A full and clean driving licence is essential for site work and client meetings.
This role gives great opportunity to work on a range of exciting projects across the UK (and internationally) in a dynamic and fast paced organization.
A competitive salary, discretionary bonus, flexible home working along with other company benefits will also be provided.
You will receive on-the-job and classroom training, and the opportunity to work on live client projects with significant multi-disciplinary (air, noise, water, biodiversity, social, planning, etc.) exposure.
You will also be encouraged to join a professional Institute and will have dedicated training time and allowance.
With a robust career framework in place, ERM can offer great opportunities for both early career and experienced professionals to advance their career within the business. Structured training around project management, core consulting skills development amongst other topics are offered to support our colleagues’ professional development as we continue to grow our team.
You will also be able to join our Global Technical Communities where likeminded professionals come together globally to innovate, network and share knowledge and expertise through internal workshops and webinars.
We are passionate about our people, their safety, well-being, and development. ERMers take accountability, are client focused, and collaborate with colleagues across geographies.
If you share our values, believe in sustainability, and are motivated by opportunities to shape, build, and run a sustainability service team that makes a real impact to our client’s businesses, ERM is the right place for you.
We aim 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.
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