Managing Technical Consultant, Compliance Engineer

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) seeks a Managing Technical Consultant, Compliance Engineer to lead complex environmental compliance initiatives from Indianapolis. You will guide clients through air permitting, hazardous waste, and audits, delivering technically rigorous and defensible solutions.

You will mentor teams, manage budgets and schedules, and travel up to 20% regionally. A PE license and a strong track record in multi-project delivery are required to shape compliance at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in environmental compliance, permitting, and auditing
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration
• Ability to manage multiple projects within scope, budget, and schedule
• Strong leadership skills with mentoring experience
• Willingness to travel up to 20% regionally/nationally
• Driver's License
• Not eligible for immigration sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise on hazardous waste, hazardous materials, and compliance projects
• Manage project execution, including budgeting, QA/QC, and regulatory assessments
• Lead development of permits and reports (air, EPCRA, SPCC, stormwater, NPDES, wastewater)
• Conduct environmental audits and implement corrective actions
• Collaborate with ERM experts to deliver integrated solutions
• Maintain client relationships and manage scope, budget and schedule

Skills

Environmental compliance

Permitting

Auditing

Project management

Leadership

Client engagement

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry

Professional Engineer (PE) registration

Job description

Ready to Lead Environmental Compliance at a Global Scale? If you’re driven to shape sustainable operations and lead complex compliance initiatives, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. As a Managing Technical Consultant, Compliance Engineer based in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, you’ll play a strategic role in helping organizations navigate evolving environmental regulations, reduce risk, and elevate performance. At ERM, you won’t just deliver compliance—you’ll influence how leading companies operate responsibly at scale.

Why This Role Matters

ERM is a global leader in sustainability consulting, and our clients rely on us to bring clarity and confidence to increasingly complex regulatory environments. In this role, you’ll sit at the intersection of technical expertise, client advisory, and leadership—guiding organizations toward compliance excellence while advancing broader sustainability outcomes.

What Your Impact Is:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to multinational clients on environmental compliance strategies
• Drive technical excellence and quality across projects involving air permitting, hazardous waste, and regulatory audits
• Mentor teams and foster collaboration to deliver best‑in‑class solutions
• Influence operational improvements that shape industry standards for compliance and sustainability

What You’ll Bring:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in environmental compliance, permitting, and auditing
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects within scope, budget, and schedule
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and building collaborative teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for client engagement
• Ability to travel up to 20% regionally and occasionally nationally
• 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

Preferred:

• Certifications such as HAZWOPER, CHMM, or similar

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and oversight on hazardous waste, hazardous materials, and compliance projects
• Manage project execution, including budgeting, QA/QC, and regulatory assessments
• Lead development of compliance plans, permits, and reports (air, EPCRA, SPCC, stormwater, NPDES, wastewater)
• Conduct environmental audits and implement corrective actions to ensure regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with ERM subject matter experts to deliver integrated solutions
• Build strong client relationships and maintain scope, budget, and schedule expectations
• Support ERM Partners-in-Charge and Project Managers in delivering high-quality outcomes

If you’re looking to step into a role where your technical expertise and leadership directly influence sustainable business practices, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact with ERM.

Who We Are:

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.

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.