Principal Consultant, Land Services Project Manager

ERM • Richmond, VA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

At ERM, this role offers the opportunity to step into a visible leadership position—guiding multidisciplinary teams, strengthening client relationships, and delivering complex land services solutions across the United States for some of the world’s leading organizations. ERM is seeking an experienced and motivated Land Services Project Manager to join our growing Capital Project Delivery (CPD) team in the Mid‑Atlantic Region. This is an opportunity to deepen your leadership impact while advancing your career with a global sustainability and environmental consulting leader. Land access, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory navigation are essential to successful capital projects. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring projects move forward responsibly, on schedule, and with community and client trust at the forefront—supporting energy, infrastructure, and industrial developments nationwide.

Requirements

• 6+ years required (8–12 years preferred) of consulting experience with demonstrated responsibility for project management, relationship management, and team leadership.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while coordinating cohesive delivery teams.
• Strong technical competence in land services, title research, valuation studies (excluding appraisals), permitting, or related activities.
• Experience developing and maintaining long‑term client relationships.
• Well‑developed leadership, influencing, and collaboration skills, with a reputation for integrity and professionalism.
• Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
• Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
• Strong commitment to safety and compliance.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting capital projects across energy, infrastructure, or industrial sectors.
• Demonstrated success in developing or implementing growth strategies.
• Prior experience supervising land agents, subcontractors, or technical support staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple land services projects from planning through delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations are met.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients—building long‑term relationships while identifying opportunities to support evolving project needs.
• Act as a key liaison between clients, property owners, land agents, and project stakeholders to ensure clear communication and positive outcomes.
• Mentor and guide project teams, supporting collaboration, workflow planning, and professional growth.
• Contribute to ERM’s continued growth through proposal development, strategic planning, and operational excellence.
• Manage multiple projects, ensuring deliverables meet client expectations for scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
• Develop proposals, scopes of work, budgets, project plans, schedules, and progress reports.
• Oversee or review deed and title research, land valuation studies, permitting applications, and related documentation.
• Support preparation and submission of permits, licenses, and bonds (e.g., road/rail crossings, building permits, hauling permits).
• Investigate and support resolution of damage claims, assessments, and settlement negotiations.
• Supervise and coordinate support staff, land agents, and subcontractors.
• Support workflow planning, resource allocation, budget tracking, and financial reporting.
• Monitor project financial performance and provide regular updates to stakeholders.

Benefits

• global sustainability and environmental consulting leader
• opportunity to deepen your leadership impact while advancing your career
• support clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability
• deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues
• strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level
• ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth
• career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed