Consulting Sr Associate, Op Compliance

ERM is the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, with over 50 years of experience helping organizations navigate complex environmental, social, and governance challenges. We bring together a global community of experts to deliver meaningful impact for our clients and the planet.

Our Consulting Delivery Hub (CDH) in India is a critical part of ERM’s global consulting model enabling scalable, high-quality delivery across regions and service lines. CDH teams work in close partnership with regional consultants to support global client projects, providing specialist expertise, driving consistency, and enhancing delivery efficiency across our most important programmes.

As part of the Consulting Delivery Hub, you will collaborate with colleagues worldwide, contribute to complex sustainability projects, and play a key role in shaping the future of global consulting delivery.

Why this role matters?

As a Consulting Senior Associate – Operational Compliance, you will support ERM’s global consulting delivery by assisting in the execution of operational compliance tasks, regulatory reporting, and managed compliance activities. Working within the Safe & Sustainable Operations (SSO) service line, you will work with senior consultants and global teams to deliver reliable, high-quality outputs on client projects. This role focuses on hands-on technical execution, data handling, and documentation support. It is an excellent opportunity to build a strong foundation in operational compliance, learn from experienced consultants, and contribute directly to global client engagements, while also supporting the development of the CDH-SSO team.

What your impact is?

• Support compliance engagements by assisting with operation compliance, data analysis, gap assessments, basic regulatory research, documentation, and drafting of client-ready deliverables. 

• Assist senior consultants in interpreting regulatory requirements and translating them into checklists, trackers, procedures, and simple governance tools. 

• Contribute to permitting, monitoring, reporting, and audit-readiness tasks under the guidance of experienced consultants. 

• Deliver assigned tasks on time and with quality, following QA/QC processes and internal templates. 

• Support assigned workstreams, while maintaining quality, and timeline commitments.

• Collaborate with global colleagues and CDH-SSO team members, actively participating in learning initiatives, and knowledge-sharing activities. 

What will you bring?

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, occupational health and safety, or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered.

• Typically, 1+ years of relevant experience (including consulting experience) in operational compliance, EHS, environmental management, or a related area.

• Basic understanding of environmental and EHS regulatory concepts across air, water, waste, chemicals, or reporting. 

• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and willingness to learn structured problem-solving approaches. 

• Ability to manage assigned tasks, follow instructions, meet deadlines, and produce quality outputs with support from stakeholders. 

• Good written and verbal communication skills for preparing documentation and collaborating with global teams. 

• Proficiency in compliance tools and MS Office tools, familiarity with data handling and basic dashboards is a plus. 

Preferred qualifications, skills & competencies

• Master’s degree in environmental management, sustainability, EHS, environmental policy, or a related field.

• Exposure to compliance platforms or trackers (e.g., legal registers, compliance calendars, Enablon, Sphera) through coursework, internships, or short assignments. 

• Familiarity with international EHS regulatory frameworks such as Clean Air Act, RCRA, OSHA, ISO 14001/45001 (introductory knowledge acceptable). 

• Interest in digital, automation, or AI-enabled tools that improve compliance delivery. 

• Certifications or training such as ISO 14001 awareness, ISO 45001 awareness, or equivalent short courses. 

• Prior internship or project experience in an EHS/consulting environment. 

Key responsibilities

• Support operational and environmental compliance work, including regulatory research, data review, and preparation of compliance checklists and trackers.

• Assist in reviewing basic regulatory requirements under frameworks such as the Clean Air Act, RCRA, Clean Water Act/NPDES, EPCRA, OSHA, and ISO 14001/ISO 45001, with guidance from senior consultants.

• Support project delivery by preparing draft deliverables, maintaining trackers, updating dashboards, and ensuring documentation is complete, organized, and audit ready.

• Follow QA/QC processes and internal templates; incorporate reviewer feedback promptly to improve quality of deliverables. 

• Assist in maintaining compliance platforms, digital tools, and reporting frameworks by updating data, generating reports, and supporting basic dashboard maintenance.