Consultant, Transactions

ERM; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 85,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible location in US/Canada

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

ERM seeks a Consultant, Transactions to advance sustainable infrastructure investing. Location flexible in the US or Canada, supporting buy- and sell-side due diligence and project finance decisions across global markets.

You will deliver high‑quality technical analyses and engage with financial institutions and energy companies. You’ll lead complex proposals, coordinate multi‑workstream projects, and collaborate with SMEs to drive value while contributing to ERM’s infrastructure service line

Qualifications

• Solid academic background with an engineering bias (e.g., Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical).
• 2–3 years of technical consulting, engineering, or operational experience in energy or infrastructure.
• Strong technical capability to identify risks and opportunities within technical docs, site visits, and discussions—asset integrity, ops, management systems, and business plans.
• Advanced report writing and presentation skills with client-facing experience.
• Preferred: experience managing external client projects and leading complex multi-workstream delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of proposals, including company profiles, scopes of work, schedules, and commercial terms.
• Assist or lead projects evaluating technical, operational, and business-plan components of infrastructure investments.
• Coordinate project deliverables such as Q&A submissions, management sessions, client meetings, and report delivery.
• Collaborate across ERM technical communities and SMEs to bring insights to clients.
• Execute internal development tasks to enhance Infrastructure Service Line tools and processes.

Skills

Engineering background

2–3 years consulting experience

Technical due diligence

Proposal and scope delivery

Report writing and presentations

Project leadership

Travel flexibility

Cost/financial awareness (Capex/Opex)

Decarbonization knowledge

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Lead the Future of Sustainable Infrastructure Investing

Step into a strategic, high‑impact role as a Consultant, Transactions within ERM’s M&A Infrastructure Service Line—location flexible in US or Canada. Here, your technical expertise will shape some of the world’s most influential infrastructure investments. You’ll partner with industry‑leading ERM Partners, advise top financial institutions, and deliver insights that guide multi‑billion‑dollar decisions across global energy and infrastructure markets. This is more than consulting—it’s influencing the future of sustainable development.

As the largest pure‑play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations to unlock commercial opportunity while protecting environmental and social value for future generations.

Why This Role Matters

Infrastructure is at the center of the energy transition, decarbonization, and economic resilience. ERM’s M&A team—50+ specialists in technical, ESG, and EHS due diligence—is expanding to meet growing client demand. As a Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening our infrastructure offering and delivering high‑quality technical due diligence to infrastructure funds, private equity firms, investment banks, and energy companies. Your work directly informs buy‑side, sell‑side, and project finance decisions across global markets.

What Your Impact Is

• Shape investment strategies by evaluating technical, operational, and business‑plan performance of infrastructure assets.
• Lead the delivery of proposals and develop scopes, schedules, company profiles, and commercial terms.
• Coordinate key project milestones—Q&A submissions, management sessions, meetings, and final report delivery.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary technical communities and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to bring the strongest insights to clients.
• Strengthen the Infrastructure Service Line by contributing to internal development, tools, and best practices.

Your expertise will directly influence capital allocation, asset performance, and sustainability outcomes across the infrastructure sector.

What You’ll Bring

• Solid academic background with an engineering bias (e.g., Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering). Or equivalent experience.
• 2-3 years of technical consulting, engineering, or operational experience in the energy or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong technical capability to identify risks and opportunities within technical documentation, site visits, and discussions—covering asset integrity, operational performance, management systems, and business plans.
• Excellent organizational skills, self‑motivation, and ability to thrive in fast‑turnaround environments.
• Commitment to quality and high standards for yourself and the team.
• Advanced report writing and presentation skills, with previous client‑facing experience.
• Preferred: Experience managing external client projects.
• Ability to lead or coordinate complex project delivery involving multiple workstreams.
• Prior exposure to technical due diligence (preferred, not required).
• Corporate finance qualification.
• Interest in domestic and international travel for site visits.
• Knowledge of Capex and Opex cost expectations for engineering assets/projects.
• Familiarity with decarbonization strategies and technologies.
• Experience reviewing EPC contracts, financial models, engineering designs/specifications, and budgets for industrial projects.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of proposals, including company profile development, scopes of work, schedules, and commercial terms.
• Assist or lead projects that evaluate technical, operational, and business‑plan components of infrastructure investments.
• Coordinate project deliverables such as Q&A submissions, management sessions, client meetings, and report delivery.
• Work effectively across ERM technical communities and subcontracted SMEs to support successful project execution and client engagement.
• Execute internal development tasks to enhance the Infrastructure Service Line’s tools, processes, and overall functionality.

Applications accepted through (9/30/26). The posting may be extended if the position remains unfilled.

Compensation & Benefits

For the Consultant, Transactions position, the anticipated annual base pay is $84,980–$102,154 (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.

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.

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! #LI-Hybrid

Team & Culture

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Our team members are passionate about client service. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.