Consulting Associate, Environmental Engineer

ERM; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking a motivated Consulting Associate, Engineer to join our New Orleans team. This early-career role supports site investigation, remediation, and hazardous waste management projects across the Gulf Business Unit, with opportunities for travel across the United States.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will collect and analyze environmental data, prepare regulatory reports, and contribute to safe, compliant project delivery while developing consulting and technical skills toward

Qualifications

• BS in geology, hydrogeology, environmental science or environmental engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Recent graduate to 1 year of experience, including willingness/interest in field assignments.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective written/verbal communication and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports required.
• Ability to travel up to 75% regionally with multiple overnight stays; approx. 25% office-based work. 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field work including soil, sediment, groundwater, and surface water sampling, aerifer testing and drilling oversight.
• Coordinate and direct drilling, surveying, and laboratory services.
• Provide construction oversight on environmental remediation projects and O&M of remediation systems.
• Compile and evaluate soil, groundwater, air, sediment and other environmental data.
• Assist in preparation of regulatory reports for submittal to agencies.
• Review groundwater chemistry data and prepare figures/exhibits for reporting.

Skills

Field data collection

Regulatory reporting

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

BS in geology / hydrogeology / environmental science / environmental engineering

Driver's license required

40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification

Tools

Drilling oversight experience

Soil logging

Laboratory coordination

Job description

Launch Your Environmental Consulting Career While Helping Solve Complex Environmental Challenges

ERM is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Consulting Associate, Engineer to join our growing team in New Orleans, LA. This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career professional who is eager to gain hands-on experience supporting site investigation, remediation, and hazardous waste management projects across the Gulf Business Unit. Working alongside ERM's industry-leading technical experts, you will contribute to meaningful environmental solutions, apply innovative investigation and remediation technologies, and build the experience needed to advance your professional career and pursue future professional registration. While the primary focus will be within the regional service area, opportunities for travel throughout the United States and globally may also arise.

Why This Role Matters

Environmental challenges require innovative thinkers who are ready to make a difference from day one. As a Consulting Associate, Engineer, you will play a key role in collecting and analyzing environmental data, supporting remediation projects, and helping clients navigate complex regulatory requirements. Your work will directly contribute to protecting human health, restoring impacted environments, and delivering sustainable outcomes for communities and businesses.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you will support diverse environmental projects through field investigations, data collection, technical analysis, regulatory reporting, and remediation oversight. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, regulators, and clients while developing valuable consulting and technical skills across the full spectrum of ERM's environmental services. Your contributions will help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory requirements.

What You'll Bring

• Required BS in geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, or environmental engineering required, or equivalent experience.
• Recent graduate to 1 year of experience, including willingness/interest in field assignments.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective written/verbal communication and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports required.
• Ability to succeed in a consulting pace, handling multiple project assignments and maintaining flexibility while meeting strict deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with mechanical aptitude and hands-on troubleshooting/problem-solving skills.
• Strong commitment to safety, including following established Health and Safety protocols.
• Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
• Ability to travel up to 75% regionally with multiple overnight stays; approximately 25% office-based work.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
• Preferred Environmental field work experience.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct field work, including soil, sediment, groundwater, and surface water sampling, aquifer testing, drilling oversight and soil logging, soil boring and monitoring well installation, well development, purging and sampling, and construction oversight.
• Coordinate and direct drilling, surveying, and laboratory services.
• Provide construction oversight on environmental remediation projects, and operations and maintenance of environmental remediation systems.
• Compile and evaluate soil, groundwater, air, sediment and other environmental data.
• Assist in preparation of reports for submittal to regulatory agencies.
• Review groundwater chemistry data and prepare figures/exhibits to support regulatory reporting.
• Perform Phase I and II environmental site assessments to support property transfer transactions.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local regulations.
• Work within quality, budget, schedule expectations, and scope-specific assignments.
• Communicate with subcontractors, regulatory agents, tenants, and clients during field activities.

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.

At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. 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). Our team members are passionate about client service. 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. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a "boots to boardroom" leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. 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.