Consulting Associate, Scientist

Launch your environmental consulting career with a global sustainability leader.

ERM is seeking a Consulting Associate, Scientist to join our growing team in Rochester, NY. In this role, you will support technically challenging environmental compliance projects for leading industrial and global clients while developing your project management and consulting expertise. This is an excellent opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals and make a meaningful impact on environmental performance and regulatory compliance.

Why This Role Matters?

As a member of ERM’s Sustainable Operations team, you will help clients navigate complex environmental compliance requirements while contributing to safer, more sustainable operations. You will work alongside technical experts on a diverse portfolio of projects, gaining exposure to regulatory programs, environmental management systems, and consulting best practices.

What Your Impact Is:

• Provide technical assistance on EHS compliance projects.
• Prepare plans, permits, and reports for hazardous waste, air quality, storm water, NPDES, wastewater, spill prevention, and EPCRA Tier II and TRI programs.
• Perform environmental compliance assessments and implement follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Provide general environmental compliance support to clients, including on-site assistance, as needed.
• Compile and evaluate data and assist in report preparation.
• Perform multiple projects within scope, budget, and schedule expectations while ensuring quality standards for project deliverables.
• Support ERM Partners-in-Charge and Project Managers in the effective management of projects.

What You'll Bring:

Required

• BS in Chemical, Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science, or related degree; MS and/or PE preferred. Or equivalent experience.
• Recent graduate to 2 years of relevant environmental experience or professional internships.
• Strong hands-on spreadsheet and database comprehension.
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management skills and a naturally inquisitive mindset.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong organizational and analytical abilities; experience recording and writing detailed technical data and reports is a plus.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
• Experience supporting environmental compliance programs across multiple regulatory areas.
• Consulting experience supporting industrial or commercial clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support environmental, health, and safety compliance projects for a diverse client base.
• Develop environmental permits, plans, compliance reports, and technical documentation.
• Conduct environmental compliance assessments and support implementation of corrective actions.
• Analyze environmental data and assist with technical report preparation.
• Coordinate project tasks to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Collaborate with ERM project teams, Partners-in-Charge, and Project Managers to deliver client solutions.
• Provide on-site environmental compliance support as needed.

For the Consulting Associate, Scientist position, the anticipated annual base pay is $66,000–$81,400 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays), parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k), and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

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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