Managing Consultant, Scientist (Project Manager)

ERM; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking a Managing Consultant, Scientist (Project Manager) based in the Gulf Coast region (Texas) to lead delivery of capital energy projects across North America, spanning oil & gas, LNG, power, renewables and energy transition.

You will drive scope, schedules, budgets, and permitting strategies, mentor teams, and advise clients through complex regulatory processes, from proposal through delivery, in a collaborative, high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years in consulting or energy sector exposure.
• Proven project management and leadership capabilities.
• Experience guiding multidisciplinary teams and priorities.
• Experience with multi-media permitting for capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. permitting and regulatory processes.

Responsibilities

• Support and help manage large, complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Demonstrate project management leadership across scope, schedule, budget.
• Manage and perform multi-media permitting with a focus on local, state, and federal requirements.
• Ensure compliance with USACE, USFWS, FERC, BOEM regulations.
• Provide permitting strategies, due diligence, and impact assessments.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and client communications.
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to business development.

Skills

Project management leadership

Regulatory permitting

Environmental impact assessments

Client advisory services

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Lead the delivery of transformative energy projects shaping the future of North America's energy landscape. As a Managing Consultant, Scientist (Project Manager) based in the Gulf Coast region (Texas), you will play a pivotal role in delivering some of the most significant energy and infrastructure projects across North America. Joining ERM's growing Capital Project Delivery Team, you will work at the intersection of project leadership, environmental permitting, regulatory strategy, and client advisory services. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced consulting professional to guide complex capital projects from concept through execution while supporting investments across the oil and gas, LNG, power, renewable energy, low carbon, and broader energy transition sectors. If you're motivated by solving complex challenges, leading multidisciplinary teams, and helping clients navigate an evolving energy landscape, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Why This Role Matters?

As organizations invest in critical infrastructure and energy transition initiatives, successful project delivery requires experienced leadership, deep regulatory expertise, and effective risk management. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor, helping clients navigate complex permitting requirements, environmental impact assessments, and project execution challenges while advancing sustainable and responsible development. You will also play a key role in expanding ERM's presence within the Diversified Energy sector by managing high-profile projects, supporting business growth, and collaborating with experts across ERM's national Low Carbon Energy Transition (LCET) network. Your contributions will directly influence project success while helping shape ERM's long-term growth strategy.

What Your Impact Is

Lead the successful delivery of capital development projects across the energy sector by managing scope, schedules, budgets, quality, and project risk. Provide strategic permitting and environmental impact assessment guidance for complex infrastructure and energy projects. Serve as a trusted client advisor throughout project lifecycles, from proposal development through project execution and delivery. Support the advancement of low carbon and energy transition projects that are reshaping the industry. Strengthen client relationships while identifying opportunities to expand services and support commercial growth. Help develop and mentor team members while contributing to a collaborative, high-performing project environment.

Influence the successful delivery of projects involving oil and gas pipelines, LNG facilities, low carbon capital development, solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, energy storage, and transmission.

What You'll Bring

• Required Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in either a consulting environment or working substantially within the energy sector.
• Demonstrated project management and leadership skills.
• Experience managing projects with multidisciplinary teams and balancing multiple priorities, workstreams, and deadlines.
• Experience managing and performing multi-media permitting associated with capital development projects.
• Strong understanding of local, state, and federal permitting requirements and regulatory processes.
• Demonstrated understanding of the energy regulatory environment, key regulatory agencies, and current and emerging issues.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, presentation, and client communication skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work products.
• Ability to work independently while leading project teams and driving project execution.
• Experience supporting commercial success through identifying client opportunities, proposal development, and cross-selling multidisciplinary services.
• Experience with line management and/or contributing to the professional development of team members.
• Enthusiasm, initiative, flexibility, and a desire to work within a growing team.

Preferred

• Impact Assessment expertise, including NEPA EA/EIS, FERC, or similar agency experience.
• USACE and NEPA expertise, including experience with FERC permitting and EIS development.
• Familiarity with Texas and Louisiana state permitting requirements.
• ESHIA (Environmental, Social, and Health Impact Assessment) experience.
• Understanding of ERM's Diversified Energy Sector and the companies operating in this market, including existing relationships that can be leveraged into new business.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and help manage large, complex, multidisciplinary, and global projects.
• Demonstrate strong project management leadership throughout the project lifecycle, including project scoping, budget management, scheduling, and delivery oversight.
• Manage and perform multi-media permitting associated with capital development projects, with an emphasis on local, state, and federal permitting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with regulations administered by agencies such as: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
• Provide technical, subject matter, and project management expertise related to: Permitting strategies Due diligence reviews Environmental critical issues assessments Impact assessment deliverables Quality control reviews.
• Apply strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to complex project challenges.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality technical reports, presentations, and client communications.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with clients and business partners.
• Contribute to proposal development, project pursuits, and broader business development initiatives.
• Collaborate across ERM's regional and national teams, including the Low Carbon Energy Transition (LCET) practice, to identify opportunities and deliver integrated client solutions.

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. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

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 #LI-RG1

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.