Partner, Engineer

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

ERM seeks a senior leader to grow the Site Investigation and Remediation Services business in St. Louis and across ERM’s Atlantic Central Region.

You will build executive-level client relationships and deliver strategic consulting that drives measurable value. Lead high-value projects with Fortune 500 companies, expanding the footprint across diverse sectors and advancing remediation and liability management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar.
• 15+ years of progressive environmental consulting experience with industrial clients.
• Professional Engineer license (PE) in Illinois and Missouri preferred.
• Licensure in additional states is a plus.
• Proven track record of multimillion-dollar annual sales and winning strategic projects with Fortune 500 companies.
• Deep expertise in contaminated site remediation and regulatory frameworks in the Midwest.
• Strong business acumen and ability to identify and capture growth opportunities.
• Advanced degree in a relevant field (preferred).
• Professional Geologist license is a plus.
• Established reputation and technical leadership in the regional market.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development and client engagement to expand ERM’s Site Investigation and Remediation Services footprint.
• Deliver strategic advice and lead high-value solutions across a portfolio of services.
• Site investigation and “green” remediation.
• Risk assessments (human health and ecological).
• Sediment management and remediation.
• Brownfields redevelopment.
• Decommissioning, decontamination, and demolition.
• Lead proposal development, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations.
• Manage project delivery to meet financial targets, timelines, and client satisfaction.
• Collaborate across ERM’s global network to leverage expertise and deliver best-in-class solutions.

Skills

Client relationships

Strategic consulting

Environmental remediation

Regulatory knowledge

Business development

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

PE license (IL/MO preferred)

Advanced degree preferred

Professional Geologist license a plus

Job description

Why This Role Matters

Environmental liabilities are among the most complex challenges facing global organizations today. ERM’s Site Investigation and Remediation Services line helps clients turn these challenges into opportunities—aligning risk management with sustainability goals and social acceptance.

What Your Impact Is

Lead and grow ERM’s Site Investigation and Remediation Services business in St. Louis, and across ERM’s Atlantic Central Region.

Build and deepen executive-level client relationships, delivering strategic consulting that drives measurable value.

Influence industry standards through thought leadership and innovative approaches to remediation and liability management.

Collaborate with ERM’s global network to deliver integrated solutions across diverse sectors, including power, diversified energy, chemical, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.

Contribute to ERM’s continued double-digit growth while advancing sustainability at scale.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar.
• 15+ years of progressive environmental consulting experience with industrial clients.
• Professional Engineer license (PE) in Illinois and Missouri preferred.
• Licensure in additional states is a plus.
• Proven track record of multimillion-dollar annual sales and winning strategic projects with Fortune 500 companies.
• Deep expertise in contaminated site remediation and regulatory frameworks in the Midwest.
• Strong business acumen and ability to identify and capture growth opportunities.
• Advanced degree in a relevant field (preferred).
• Professional Geologist license is a plus.
• Established reputation and technical leadership in the regional market.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive business development and client engagement to expand ERM’s Site Investigation and Remediation Services footprint.
• Deliver strategic advice and lead high-value solutions across a portfolio of services.
• Site investigation and “green” remediation.
• Risk assessments (human health and ecological).
• Sediment management and remediation.
• Brownfields redevelopment.
• Decommissioning, decontamination, and demolition.
• Lead proposal development, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations.
• Manage project delivery to meet financial targets, timelines, and client satisfaction.
• Collaborate across ERM’s global network to leverage expertise and deliver best-in-class solutions.

Why ERM?

Equity Ownership: Join our unique partnership model with significant financial and intangible rewards.

Global Impact: Work with top-tier organizations to advance sustainability worldwide.

Thought Leadership: Influence technical and business strategies shaping the future of environmental consulting.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Disability
• AD&D insurance
• 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP
• Other applicable benefits to eligible employees

Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures.

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! #LI-Hybrid