Director / Partner, Environmental Permitting (Director Level)

As part of the continued growth and innovation of our Impact Assessment & Planning services, ERM has an opportunity for an experienced leader to join our global consulting firm as a key client-facing Partner, Environmental Permitting in the Mountain West region and become a true owner and shareholder in a business with Sustainability at its core.

We are looking for an established leader who is interested in being part of this thriving global community – an outstanding professional who combines strong consulting and business development skills with a strong technical foundation – to foster and expand a network of excellent client relationships in the Power industry. The ideal candidate will have established relationships with mining, oil & gas, and energy companies, along with technical expertise leading multi-media environmental permitting and large-scale capital projects in the Rockies and regionally. We seek an individual to help us drive the continued growth of ERM’s business through selling and delivering world-class services, recruiting and developing our next generation of leaders, and further advancing our reputation for supporting development of some of the world’s most complex projects. 

ERM’s Impact Assessment & Planning SERVICE AREA:

ERM’s Impact Assessment & Planning service area focuses on supporting development of projects in the oil and gas, mining, and power sectors. Our goal is always the same: assisting our clients in achieving project success, from planning through construction and operation, while meeting expectations for assessment and management of impacts on environmental, social, health and cultural resources. By helping clients bring these issues into the project planning process early, we seek to help our clients meet environmental/social performance objectives, enable savings in capital and operating costs, and avoid significant approval and other delays.

ERM combines experience with global standards, such as the Equator Principles and International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standards, with a thorough understanding of local regulatory systems and cultural sensitivities. We apply state-of-the-art assessment tools, from GIS to modeling and visualization techniques. We have also developed our own Impact Assessment Standard, which we use to maintain consistency and quality when other standards do not apply in a particular situation.

ERM’s Impact Assessment & Planning service area has been ERM’s highest growth service area globally, growing over 20% per year for the past 5 years alone. The technical community currently has 1,000 professionals globally, representing the full range of technical disciplines, with sector experience across the board. What ERM’s technical community is perhaps best known for is supporting some of the most challenging development projects in the world. It is this reputation that attracts and retains the highly skilled consultants who comprise ERM’s Impact Assessment & Planning team.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

This is a Partner-level opportunity for a Principal/Director/VP-level professional looking to further his/her career with an equity stake in a global environmental/social company that aims to lead the field in sustainability consulting. A career as an ERM Partner is unique. Our partnership model offers unparalleled opportunities for leaders with ambition, vision and proven expertise, providing:

• The opportunity to contribute significantly to key decisions, including the overall strategic direction of our organization.
• Meaningful equity ownership with significant financial and intangible rewards.
• The opportunity to provide “thought leadership” on a wide range of technical and business issues impacting our core markets.
• A platform to leverage ERM’s market position and reach with your established relationships to further drive our growth.

ROLE PROFILE:

Primary focus on client account development, sales, and delivery of the full spectrum of ERM’s consulting services to deliver strategic value to our clients in the Power industry. In particular, play a key role in growing ERM’s Impact Assessment & Planning business across its broad portfolio of service offerings, both domestically and internationally, including:

• Environmental, social & health impact assessment
• Water resources management
• Facility siting & permitting
• Land planning & design
• Biodiversity & ecosystem services
• Social and economic services
• Cultural heritage
• Partner with Client Account Directors to actively develop commercial strategies to pursue and win new business opportunities that result in significant revenue growth with target transmission and generation clients aligned with ERM’s global strategy. 
• Provide business value, selling strategically within client organizations, raising the profile of ERM’s capabilities within key client organizations, to identify and shape clients’ needs for ERM services.
• Develop new client relationships and expand existing relationships by delivering strategic consulting advice, excellent value, and quality service.
• Maintain a pulse on industry business cycles and prioritize sales efforts toward high-potential, top opportunities.
• Manage business opportunity capture efforts utilizing technical understanding to develop proposals, including written content, pricing, presentations, and contracting.
• Provide business value, selling strategically within client organizations, raising the profile of ERM’s capabilities within key client organizations, to identify and shape clients’ needs for ERM services.
• Develop new client relationships and expand existing relationships by delivering strategic consulting advice, excellent value, and quality service.
• Maintain a pulse on industry business cycles and prioritize sales efforts toward high-potential, top opportunities.
• Manage business opportunity capture efforts utilizing technical understanding to develop proposals, including written content, pricing, presentations, and contracting.
• Contribute to leadership and management of project execution activities in support of ERM clients’ electric/gas transmission, generation, midstream/pipeline and other major capital projects. Lead consulting engagements in the areas of impact assessment, technical discipline-specific consulting and/or multi-media permitting and compliance.
• Build, grow, and manage a high-performance team, serving as a leader and mentor to consultants. Identify emerging talent and work with them to reach their full potential; ensure rising stars are nurtured, developed and given new areas of responsibility.
• Support the growth and development of ERM’s global Impact Assessment & Planning service area and actively collaborate with colleagues across the globe. Drive innovation within the business to stay ahead of client needs and to differentiate ERM in the market. 
• Work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment to build ERM’s global business, as well as to lead client and technical teams.
• Meet business health & safety performance standards, financial targets, overall project budgets and schedules, client satisfaction/expectations, and internal risk management and contractual requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/MS in engineering, science, safety, or related field. 15+ years of consulting experience with impact assessment and/or multi-media permitting, working substantially with the oil & gas, power or mining sectors. 
• In-depth understanding of the Power industry and the companies operating in this market, including existing relationships that can be leveraged into new business.
• Business acumen to understand business risks and challenges, and to recognize opportunities to provide enterprise-wide solutions for clients.
• Demonstrable track record in delivering multi-million dollar sales results annually, including successfully winning large and strategic projects.
• Recognized technical expertise and an established reputation in the local marketplace.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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