Senior Consultant, Environmental Compliance Engineer or Scientist, Sustainable Operations
About The Position
ERM is seeking a Senior Consultant, Environmental Compliance Engineer or Scientist, Sustainable Operations, to join its technical team in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The role supports local, national, and global clients by delivering environmental compliance, permitting, and sustainability solutions. The position focuses on helping industrial and commercial clients navigate regulatory requirements, reduce risk, maintain compliance, and improve sustainable operational performance. The Senior Consultant provides technical expertise, oversight, and quality control for environmental permitting and compliance projects. Under guidance from senior staff and project managers, the consultant develops plans, permits, and reports for hazardous waste, SPCC, stormwater, NPDES, and wastewater programs; conducts regulatory or management-system audits and assessments; and provides general environmental compliance support, including onsite services as needed. The role requires active collaboration with clients and ERM colleagues and delivery of quality work within agreed scope, budget, and schedule. The position involves travel within the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose and Livermore, based on business needs, with occasional travel outside the local region. A valid driver's license and/or ability to operate a company vehicle is required because the duties involve frequent travel to client locations. The position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental studies or science, environmental, civil, mechanical, or chemical engineering, chemistry, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in environmental compliance, permitting, agency coordination, and facility operations, ideally in consulting, refinery, oil and gas, manufacturing, technology, or research and development settings.
- Experience performing environmental compliance assessments and audits at industrial and commercial facilities and supporting project teams with follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
- Working understanding of SPCC, IGP stormwater, wastewater, and hazardous waste regulations, including hazardous waste tank integrity assessments in accordance with 22 CCR 66265.
- Ability to support implementation of California environmental regulatory programs and compliance requirements.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing technical reports, standards, and presentations for client meetings and other events.
- Ability to travel within the San Francisco Bay Area based on business needs, with occasional travel outside the local region.
- Valid driver’s license and/or ability to operate a company vehicle, due to frequent travel to client locations.
- This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Engineer-In-Training (EIT), Professional Engineer (PE), CHMM, or similar California registration.
- Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP), Qualified Stormwater Developer (QSD), or Qualified Stormwater Practitioner (QSP) certification, or the ability to obtain certification quickly.
- Working understanding of the 2022 California Construction General Permit requirements, including conducting site inspections and audits, preparing and reviewing SWPPPs, identifying and implementing BMPs, and familiarity with SMARTS.
- Working understanding of California Industrial General Permit requirements, including conducting site inspections and audits, preparing SWPPPs, site maps, ERAs, and Technical Reports, and familiarity with SMARTS.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise, oversight, and quality control on environmental permitting and compliance projects and related client activities.
- Develop plans, permits, and reports for hazardous waste, SPCC, stormwater, NPDES, and wastewater programs under the guidance of senior staff and project managers.
- Conduct regulatory and/or management-system audits, assessments, and compliance reviews.
- Support industrial and commercial clients with environmental permitting and compliance, including follow-up corrective actions.
- Serve as an active project team member while maintaining client scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations.
- Provide general environmental compliance support to clients, including onsite services as needed.
- Collaborate with ERM project managers, technical teams, colleagues, and clients.
- Maintain ERM’s quality and technical excellence standards across project deliverables.
- Help identify practical, sustainable compliance solutions that meet client needs.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and floating holidays.
- Parental leave.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- AD&D insurance.
- 401(k).
- The role may be eligible for bonus pay, subject to ERM’s discretion and policies; casual and fixed-term/flex-force employees are not bonus eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
