Consulting Senior Associate, Private Markets Value Creation

Drive sustainable value where strategy meets impact.

Join ERM’s Private Markets ESG & Impact Value Creation team and help some of the world’s most influential private equity and infrastructure investors unlock growth through sustainability. This is a high‑impact opportunity for experienced strategy professionals who want to apply their analytical strengths and commercial mindset to ESG initiatives that shape long‑term value across global portfolios.

As Consulting Associate or Consulting Senior Associate, Private Markets Value Creation, role, you’ll work at the intersection of strategy, finance, and sustainability—advising investment teams, influencing C‑suite decisions, and guiding portfolio companies toward meaningful, measurable impact. If you’re passionate about market analysis, growth strategy, and embedding ESG into business performance, this role offers a strategic platform to deepen your expertise and accelerate your career.

This position can be based in Manhattan, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, or Houston.

Why This Role Matters

Private markets investors are increasingly turning to ESG and impact strategies to enhance value, strengthen competitive positioning, and future‑proof their portfolios. As a Senior Consultant, you’ll directly contribute to shaping these strategies—helping investors navigate sustainability trends, identify value creation opportunities, and translate ESG insights into commercial outcomes. Your work will influence investment decisions, operational priorities, and long-term business strategy across diverse sectors.

What Your Impact Is

You’ll lead strategic advisory engagements that help clients:

• Develop and implement ESG & impact strategies that unlock long-term value
• Translate sustainability insights into top- and bottom-line growth
• Strengthen commercial positioning through market and customer analytics
• Build financial models that quantify ESG’s contribution to performance
• Communicate complex strategic recommendations to investor and executive audiences
• Collaborate with global experts to deliver integrated ESG solutions
• Mentor rising team members and strengthen client relationships
  
  

Required

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Sustainability, or related field. Or equivalent experience
• Entry level to 2.5 years in top-tier strategy consulting with a focus on strategy development, market analysis, and financial modeling
• Technical Skill Set:
• Strong PowerPoint storytelling and presentation development
• Excel modeling capability (advanced is a plus)
• Experience designing and executing strategic initiatives that drive value
• Familiarity with ESG and sustainability concepts and their financial implications
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to derive insights from complex data
• Proactive, adaptable, results-driven, collaborative, and passionate about sustainability
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
  
  

Preferred

• Direct experience supporting investment teams or portfolio companies
• Experience presenting to executive-level audiences
• Understanding of private equity and/or infrastructure investing
• Experience in sectors such as technology, healthcare, infrastructure, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, business services, or manufacturing
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Client & Project Leadership

• Strategic ESG Advisory: Lead the development and execution of ESG and impact strategies that deliver competitive advantage and measurable value.
• Market Analysis & Customer Insights: Conduct market assessments to identify sustainability trends, customer dynamics, and emerging opportunities.
• Pricing Optimization: Create pricing strategies aligned with ESG value propositions to strengthen market positioning.
• Financial Modeling: Build and analyze financial models to quantify the revenue and profitability impact of ESG initiatives.
• Growth Strategy: Identify both top- and bottom-line growth opportunities connected to sustainability.
• Client Engagement: Partner with private equity investment teams, operating partners, and portfolio company leadership to embed ESG into business strategy.
• Presentations & Workshops: Develop and deliver compelling presentations that translate complex ESG insights into clear strategic recommendations.
  
  

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with ERM’s global network of subject-matter experts to deliver integrated solutions.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Provide coaching and support to junior consultants, fostering collaboration and team performance.
• Client Relationship Management: Strengthen relationships with clients through excellent service delivery and thought leadership.
  
  

For the Consulting Associate or Consulting Senior Associate, Private Markets Value Creation position, the anticipated annual base pay is $72,000–$95,293 (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 (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

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

Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures.

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.

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