Consulting Associate, Environmental Engineer

ERM; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ERM is seeking a Consulting Associate, Environmental Engineer in Walnut Creek, California to join our team delivering site investigation, remediation, and compliance projects. You will work under project managers and senior engineers, gaining field experience and progressing toward professional licensure.

Responsibilities include field sampling, groundwater monitoring, data analysis, and preparing permits and reports, with a focus on safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• BS in chemical, civil, environmental, or mechanical engineering or related degree, or equivalent experience.
• Recent graduate or less than 1 year of experience, including willingness and interest in field assignments.
• 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.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification.
• Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) certification.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field work, including sampling, drilling, well installation, remedial pilot tests, construction oversight, and remedial system operation and maintenance.
• Assist in groundwater and system performance monitoring.
• Compile and evaluate data and assist in report preparation.
• Perform calculations to assist in cost estimating, remedial designs, and work plans.
• Prepare environmental compliance plans, permits, and reports for air quality, hazardous waste, spill prevention, storm water, and wastewater.
• 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, and scope expectations.
• Communicate with subcontractors, regulatory agencies, tenants, and clients during field activities.
• Perform work safely by adhering to a behavior‑based health and safety program and all client requirements.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Detail-oriented

Mechanical aptitude

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Education

BS in chemical, civil, environmental, or mechanical engineering

Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) certification

Job description

Shape the future of environmental solutions with ERM. Join a team of technical experts delivering impactful site investigation, remediation, and environmental compliance projects while building the experience needed to grow your engineering career. ERM is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Consulting Associate, Environmental Engineer to join our growing team in Walnut Creek, California.

Why This Role Matters? Working under the direction of project managers, senior engineers, and partners, you will contribute to site investigation and remediation projects throughout Northern California and other U.S. locations. This role offers the opportunity to apply innovative engineering solutions, gain valuable field experience, and support projects that help clients address complex environmental challenges.

What Your Impact Is As a Consulting Associate, Environmental Engineer, you will play an important role in supporting environmental investigation, remediation, and compliance projects that help clients manage environmental risks and achieve regulatory obligations. You will work alongside industry-leading experts, gain hands‑on technical experience, and build a strong foundation for professional growth and engineering licensure.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct field work, including sampling, drilling, well installation, remedial pilot tests, construction oversight, and remedial system operation and maintenance.
• Assist in groundwater and system performance monitoring.
• Compile and evaluate data and assist in report preparation.
• Perform calculations to assist in cost estimating, remedial designs, and work plans.
• Prepare environmental compliance plans, permits, and reports for air quality, hazardous waste, spill prevention, storm water, and wastewater.
• 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, and scope expectations.
• Communicate with subcontractors, regulatory agencies, tenants, and clients during field activities.
• Perform work safely by adhering to a behavior‑based health and safety program and all client requirements.

What You’ll Bring

• BS in chemical, civil, environmental, or mechanical engineering or related degree, or equivalent experience.
• Recent graduate or less than 1 year of experience, including willingness and interest in field assignments.
• 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.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with strong organizational and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Detail‑oriented with mechanical aptitude and hands‑on troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to multi‑task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Local candidates preferred.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
• Preferred Environmental field work experience.
• 40‑hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification.
• Engineer‑in‑Training (E.I.T.) certification.
• Experience recording and preparing detailed technical data and reports.

For the Consulting Associate, Environmental Engineer position, the anticipated annual base pay is $68,000-$88,800 (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 subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

Benefits

• paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays)
• parental leave
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• AD&D insurance
• 401(k)
• 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 and 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.

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.

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.

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