Junior Water Sustainability Consultant

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

ERM, a global leader in sustainability advisory, is hiring an early-career water specialist in the Manchester area. The role supports water balance development, industrial water management, wastewater and water risk projects, with emphasis on data analysis and reporting.

Ideal candidates hold an MSc in a relevant field and have 6–12 months of professional experience. You will work across data gathering, GIS mapping, and client-ready deliverables within a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• MSc in Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Some relevant professional experience is preferred (consultancy, industry placement, internship, research assistantship or graduate role).
• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data.
• Good written communication and ability to produce clear, structured technical summaries.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Interest in water stewardship, corporate water risk, industrial water management, wastewater and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Support water risk, water resilience and industrial water management projects.
• Undertake desk-based research, literature reviews and baseline data gathering.
• Compile, clean, validate and analyse operational water data from client sites and public datasets.
• Support development of water balances, water accounting tools and Excel-based project trackers.
• Support GIS/spatial analysis and mapping where required, including compilation of water, catchment and environmental datasets.
• Assist with preparation of technical reports, PowerPoint outputs, workshop materials and client deliverables.
• Support site-audit preparation, fieldwork planning and post-site-visit data organisation, where relevant.
• Contribute to proposal development through research, credential gathering, formatting and first-draft technical inputs.
• Participate in internal knowledge-sharing and help build reusable tools/templates for the Water team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data handling

Excel proficiency

Written communication

Team collaboration

Water management knowledge

Education

MSc in Environmental Engineering/Water Resources/Hydrology/Hydrogeology/Environmental Science/Civil Engineering

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

QGIS

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

ERM, a global leader in sustainability advisory, is hiring an early-career water specialist in the Manchester area. The role supports water balance development, industrial water management, wastewater and water risk projects, with emphasis on data analysis and reporting.

Ideal candidates hold an MSc in a relevant field and have 6–12 months of professional experience. You will work across data gathering, GIS mapping, and client-ready deliverables within a hybrid work model.