Generalist EHS/ESG Consultant- GDC, Gurugram (India)

Who is ERM?
ERM is a leading global sustainability consulting firm, committed for nearly 50 years to helping organizations navigate complex environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. We bring together a diverse and inclusive community of experts across regions and disciplines, providing a truly multicultural environment that fosters collaboration, professional growth, and meaningful global exposure. As a people-first organization, ERM values well-being, career development, and the power of collective expertise to drive sustainable impact for our clients—and the planet.
Introducing our new Global Delivery Centre (GDC)
Our Global Delivery Centre (GDC) in India is a unified platform designed to deliver high-value services and solutions to ERM’s global clientele. By centralizing key business and consulting functions, we streamline operations, optimize service delivery, and enable our teams to focus on what matters most—advising clients on sustainability challenges with agility and innovation. Through the GDC, you will collaborate with international teams, leverage emerging technologies, and further enhance ERM’s commitment to excellence—amplifying our shared mission to make a lasting, positive impact.

Job objective

ERM is seeking a motivated Consultant to join our Mergers & Acquisitions Transaction Advisory team working in our Global Delivery Centre (GDC) in India. In this role, you will support the management and delivery of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Environmental, Health and Safety buy side and sell side due diligence transaction projects for multi-national corporate and financial sector clients.  The GDC is a remote delivery centre that we have set up to enable global delivery support to project teams, while also working with ERM’s subject matter expert teams on project tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Support complex ESG and EHS due diligence projects involving multi-site portfolios and multi-person project teams locally, nationally, and globally.
• Assist in preparing consulting advice to legal, corporate, and financial clients.
• Assist in advising clients on liabilities, risks and opportunities associated with transactions.
• Perform due diligence assessment tasks consistent with global protocols.
• Prepare concise reports that assess potential environmental liability risks, and compliance and operational status of target facilities.
• Perform desktop research on relevant environmental, social and governance matters, including industry benchmarking and reporting.
• Work on regional and global projects within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Work with ERM Partners-in-Charge and other Project Managers to effectively manage projects.
• Collaborate across regions and global practice communities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in environmental science, climate science, environmental engineering, geology, business administration or related discipline. 
• 3+ years of experience in environmental consulting and knowledge of environmental due diligence projects.  
• A strong technical background in delivering due diligence projects through evaluating company EHS / ESG performance on governance, compliance, and liability management.
• Knowledge of global assessment standards, understanding of core business and legal concepts of business transactions, and continued interest in working on transactions.
• Experience writing comprehensive technical reports.
• Ideally having expertise across one or more of the following industrial sectors such as energy, mining & metals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, telecommunications, infrastructure and finance are preferred.
• An appreciation of broader macro sustainability / ESG topics as they relate to companies in the real-economy and investment community, and how these may translate into topics of relevance during a transaction (e.g., ESG Governance, importance of Climate Strategy and decarbonization, social (Human Rights), EU Green Deal, among others). 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, and work independently with minimal supervision, and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong MS 365 computer skills, strong Power Point formatting and reporting preferred.

Specific Tasks that would typically be executed by the remote delivery team:

• Team brief compilation
• Assistance in subcontractor discussions, Avetta checks, HASP drafting
• Support coordination of global teams / site assessments
• PM admin and financial hygiene of projects
• Check Target Company sector against SASB and support drafting of Proposal Scope of Work
• First estimation of proposal costings using pricing tools
• Write / prepare proposal sections
• Desk based research and coordination of data room reviews
• Review of data, pulling out key findings and summarizing data to align with scope and objectives set out in proposal
• Write sections of reports such as the overview section or more descriptive sections
• Completion of Materiality assessments and Peer reviews