Managing Consultant, Environmental Compliance (Senior Level)

ERM is seeking a motivated Environmental Compliance Consultant with a strong background in operational permitting to join our consulting team in Toronto, ON.  In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the compliance management team by conducting air quality modelling and permitting applications for Ontario-based projects and supporting emissions reporting needs for GHGs and NPRI.  The role will also include developing environmental management plans (for spills, wastes, annual reporting, legal registers) to support compliance management for various Clients. This is an excellent career opportunity to work with an expert consulting team on challenging environmental management projects for large industrial and global clients. The successful candidate will work on a variety of interesting technical projects for clients in the oil & gas, energy, and mining sectors throughout Canada, with increasing responsibility for task/project management duties. Strong writing and communication skills are also an integral component to this position. Access to ERM’s North American Air Quality & Climate Change experts and the Canadian Regulatory permitting team provide knowledge sharing of best practices across the industry and ongoing learning opportunities for our team.

The successful candidate will work on a variety of interesting technical projects for clients in the oil & gas, chemical, manufacturing, energy, and mining sectors throughout Canada, with increasing responsibility for task/project management duties.  

This is an excellent career opportunity to work with an expert consulting team on challenging environmental management projects for large industrial and global clients with assets within Canada.  ERM’s Air Quality & Climate Change technical community pursues and wins highly innovative engagements for the most interesting clients, providing the full breadth of air quality and climate change services. With annual global sales in excess of $50 million, ERM’s Air Quality & Climate Change service area is one of the largest among its peers in our industry and is steadily growing at a double-digit pace. In North America alone, ERM has more than 300 dedicated air quality and climate change professionals assisting clients with projects as diverse as developing responses to emerging Low Carbon Fuel Standards, to leading complex capital projects through the many hurdles associated with the NSR permitting program.   The Air Quality Team has strong links to ERM’s Compliance and Management System support team which is responsible for managing Clients’ compliance needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct assessments of air permitting requirements (desktop and Onsite).

• Develop air permit applications for clients in Ontario through either EASR registrations or Environmental Compliance Approval applications.

• Conduct air quality dispersion modelling using CALPUFF and AERMOD.

• Conduct air quality analyses, assess regulatory compliance, and perform regulatory applicability evaluations.

• Conduct meteorology and air quality field work including installation of meteorological and air quality instrumentation.

• Interact with local regulators to steward permit application review and issuance.

• Prepare emission inventory and NPRI reports; quantify air pollutant emissions and impacts.

• Implement climate change projects, such as greenhouse gas inventories, emission reductions, energy efficiency, public disclosure and verification.

• Write air quality, waste, spill, or environmental management and monitoring plans.

• Prepare recommendations and reporting of results.

• Perform multiple tasks within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.

• Interact and maintain successful relationships with clients, ERM employees, and subcontractors.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BSc in environmental engineering, atmospheric science or related degree.

• Professional Engineer designation in Ontario.

• 5 to 8 years of direct consulting or industry.

• Experience installing and maintaining air quality instrumentation.

• Demonstrated understanding of air emissions and emission reporting processes.

• Strong hands-on spreadsheet and database comprehension.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.

• Bilingual (French) preferred.

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 welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

ERM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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