Consulting Associate, Geologist

ERM; Walnut Creek (CA); Sur place; USD 68 000 - 87 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Résumé du poste

ERM is seeking a Consulting Associate, Geologist based in Walnut Creek, California. The role involves supporting site investigation, remediation, and environmental compliance projects, with travel across a broad geographic area.

You will gain hands-on field experience and build skills for professional registration and long-term consulting growth. The position focuses on field work, data interpretation, site safety, and collaboration with project managers to deliver high-quality client service.

Qualifications

• BS in Geology or Hydrogeology (or related discipline) or equivalent experience.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Experience recording and preparing detailed technical data and reports is a plus.
• GIT certification is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Participate in field work including soil, groundwater, and surface water sampling; well installation; and monitoring.
• Assist with data interpretation and preparation of site work plans, spreadsheets, figures, and technical reports.
• Support Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments for property transfer and due diligence activities.
• Provide general environmental compliance support to clients and assist with multiple projects.

Connaissances

Written & verbal communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Data & report writing

Formation

BS in Geology or Hydrogeology

Equivalent experience

Outils

GIT certification

Description du poste

Launch Your Geology Career with Meaningful Environmental Projects.

This role offers the opportunity to work alongside ERM's technical experts, gain hands‑on field experience, and build the foundational skills and project exposure needed to pursue professional registration and long‑term consulting career growth.

Why This Role Matters?

As a Consulting Associate, Geologist based in Walnut Creek, California, you will support site investigation, remediation, and environmental compliance projects that help clients address complex environmental challenges.

What Your Impact Is:

The successful candidate will support site investigation, remediation, environmental compliance, and due diligence projects at industrial and commercial facilities while contributing to high-quality project delivery and client service.

What You'll Bring:

Required BS in Geology, Hydrogeology, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. Consulting Associate level: less than 1 year of relevant environmental experience, including internships, co‑ops, or other related experience. GIT certification is a plus. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Experience recording and preparing detailed technical data and reports is a plus.

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 multi‑task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision. Strong commitment to safety, including following established Health and Safety protocols. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Preferred prior experience supporting environmental investigation, remediation, compliance, or due diligence projects. Familiarity with environmental sampling methods and field documentation. Experience working in industrial or commercial site environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in field work, including soil, sediment, groundwater, and surface water sampling; aquifer testing; soil logging; soil boring and monitoring well installation; well development; purging and sampling; and construction oversight.
• Participate in construction oversight on environmental remediation projects and operations and maintenance of environmental remediation systems.
• Assist in data interpretation and preparation of site work plans, spreadsheets, figures, and technical reports.
• Assist with Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments supporting property transfer and transactional due diligence activities.
• Provide general environmental compliance support to clients, including on‑site assistance as needed.
• Support multiple projects while maintaining quality, schedule, and budget expectations.
• Focus on team project delivery, taking direction primarily from Project Managers.
• Work within quality, budget, schedule, and scope‑specific expectations.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

For the Consulting Associate, Geologist position, the anticipated annual base pay is $68,000-$86,500 (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).

• 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, 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.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!