Social Performance - Senior Consultant

ERM is seeking a motivated Senior Consultant to join our Social Performance team in Sydney. You will be a senior member of a successful technical team responsible for consulting on social performance, matters in Australia.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Social Performance / Social Planning professional to take their career to the next level with a global leader in sustainability and make a significant impact in implementing ERM's global strategy.

Ideal candidates will bring prior consulting experience in the mining and/or the energy sector, in order to provide technical understanding and strategic direction to the team, whilst helping to mentor junior team members to develop their skillsets.

An interest in applying existing knowledge and expertise to solve complex challenges is critical, as is the desire to network with ERM's global Social Performance Technical Community to share best practices across the industry.

Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight and quality control for data collection, management, and analysis.

• Collaborate with other ERM practitioners by working in teams composed of multi-disciplinary professionals from the global ERM organisation.

• Liaise with various stakeholders, including State government, Local government and community organisations.

• Mentor junior-level consulting staff to develop their skills including technical skills, project experience, and general consulting skills.

• Contribute to proposal development, including development of technical scopes and cost estimates.

• Generate business development leads by being active in the market.

• When required, direct and monitor project management activities related to projects, including task delegation and direction, subcontractor management, health & safety protocol management, monitoring of commercial performance, quality review of deliverables, and interaction with clients.

Requirements:

• A recognised degree in social science, or other related discipline. Professional registration would be an asset.

• 5 to 10+ years of demonstrable experience, with experience in the consulting industry preferred.

• Experience working as part of an integrated national team to develop social impact assessments, human rights impact assessments, social investment programs or other related scopes of work for projects in Australia and further afield.

• Project management skills such as development of work plans, budgets, schedules, and project controls.

• Excellent writing and communication skills, strategic thinking, and attention to detail.

• Relationship building skills with colleagues and clients.

Who We Are:

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers.  We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM beliefs that include Together we Challenge, Expertise is our Superpower, and Impact Ignites us.

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Thank you for your interest in ERM.