Senior Consultant, Environmental Compliance Engineer or Scientist, Sustainable Operations

Advance Sustainable Operations Across Northern California and Beyond

ERM is seeking a Senior Consultant, Environmental Compliance Engineer or Scientist, Sustainable Operations, to join our technical team in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

In this role, you will support a diverse portfolio of local, national, and global clients by delivering environmental compliance, permitting, and sustainability solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside industry-leading experts on complex environmental challenges while helping organizations achieve and maintain compliance with evolving regulatory requirements.

 

Why This Role Matters?

As a Senior Consultant, you will play a key role in supporting environmental compliance programs and permitting efforts for industrial and commercial clients throughout Northern California and beyond.

Your expertise will help clients navigate complex regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and advance sustainable operational performance.

 

What Your Impact Is:


* Provide technical expertise, oversight, and quality control on environmental permitting and compliance projects and related activities in support of ERM clients’ projects and facilities.


* Under the guidance of senior staff and project managers, develop plans, permits, and reports for hazardous waste, SPCC, storm water, NPDES, and wastewater programs.


* Conduct regulatory and/or management system audits or assessments.


* Serve as an active project team member while maintaining client scope, budget, and schedule expectations.


* Maintain ERM’s high standards for quality and technical excellence across project deliverables.


* Build strong collaborative relationships with clients and ERM colleagues.


* Provide general environmental compliance support to clients, including onsite services, as needed.

 

What You'll Bring:

Required


* Bachelor or Master degree in environmental studies or science, engineering (environmental, civil, mechanical or chemical), chemistry, or a related field.


* 3+ years of experience in environmental compliance, permitting, agency coordination, and facility operations ideally with consulting, refinery, O&G, manufacturing, technology, R&D, etc.


* Experience performing environmental compliance assessments and audits at industrial and commercial facilities and supporting project teams with follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.


* Working understanding of SPCC, IGP stormwater, wastewater, and hazardous waste regulations including hazardous waste tank integrity assessments in accordance with 22 CCR 66265.


* Ability to support implementation of California environmental regulatory programs and compliance requirements.


* Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations.


* Strong written and verbal communication skills, including prep...