Consulting Senior Associate, Assistant Project Manager

ERM • Sacramento, CA

20h • $61,299 - $75,562

About The Position

Ready to take the next step in your project management career? Join ERM and help shape the future of sustainable energy. We’re looking for a Consulting Senior Associate, Assistant Project Manager who thrives on coordination, problem-solving, and delivering results for complex utility projects. If you’re passionate about environmental compliance and want to make an impact in the power sector, this role is for you. Why This Role Matters Power utilities face increasing regulatory and operational challenges. Your expertise will help ensure vegetation management projects run smoothly, meet compliance standards, and support reliable energy delivery. This is your opportunity to grow as a leader in a dynamic consulting environment while contributing to critical infrastructure projects. What Your Impact Is As an Assistant Project Manager, you’ll be the backbone of project execution—keeping schedules on track, budgets aligned, and communication flowing. You’ll work closely with project managers, technical teams, and clients to: Coordinate permitting activities for vegetation management programs. Maintain accurate documentation and deliverables. Drive collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to resolve constraints and improve processes. 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. Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. 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-FA1 #LI-Hybrid Candidates may be invited to complete an online assessment as part of our recruitment process. All personal information will be handled confidentially and in compliance with data protection laws. 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 Homepage Explore All Open Roles Explore Early Careers Roles Explore Experienced Professional Roles Explore Partnership Roles

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, project management, planning, or related field. Or equivalent experience.
• 1-2+ years of experience in project/program management or environmental project coordination.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a client-focused approach.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Teams) and tools like Smartsheet/SharePoint.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting client deliverables and coordinating across teams.
• Familiarity with vegetation management programs and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review encroachment permit packages for accuracy and compliance.
• Support scope, schedule, and budget management for large, complex projects.
• Coordinate field data collection and integrate findings into workflows.
• Track deliverables, maintain documentation, and provide status updates to project managers and clients.
• Facilitate communication between environmental and operational teams.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees