Consultant, Ops Compliance (Sustainability/Environment)

ERM is the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, with over 50 years of experience helping organizations navigate complex environmental, social, and governance challenges. We bring together a global community of experts to deliver meaningful impact for our clients and the planet. Our Consulting Delivery Hub (CDH) in India is a critical part of ERM’s global consulting model enabling scalable, high-quality delivery across regions and service lines. CDH teams work in close partnership with regional consultants to support global client projects, providing specialist expertise, driving consistency, and enhancing delivery efficiency across our most important programmes. As part of the Consulting Delivery Hub, you will collaborate with colleagues worldwide, contribute to complex sustainability projects, and play a key role in shaping the future of global consulting delivery. Why this role matters? As a Operational Compliance Consultant, you will support ERM’s global consulting delivery by contributing to the design, implementation, and management of operational compliance programs, supporting governance, and helping clients manage regulatory and operational risk. You will work within the Safe & Sustainable Operations (SSO) service line, partnering with global consultants to deliver digitally enabled compliance solutions, regulatory reporting, and managed compliance services. This role involves supporting stakeholders, contributing to workstream delivery, and translating compliance obligations into practical solutions, while also supporting the development of the CDH-SSO team. What your impact is? Support US team on operational compliance, environmental permitting, audit readiness, compliance engagements, including diagnostics, gap assessments, and implementation support. Support translating regulatory requirements into procedures, and support governance improvements that strengthen compliance performance through QA/QC frameworks. Manage a workstream or support multiple workstreams, while maintaining quality, budget, and timeline commitments. Build and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional teams across operations, risk, legal, sustainability, and HSE. Support the CDH-SSO team by coaching CL1 and CL1S through project delivery, onboarding, and learning initiatives. What will you bring? Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, occupational health and safety, or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered. Typically, 5+ years of relevant experience in consulting, operational compliance, regulatory compliance, environmental management, or a related advisory role. Experience in operational compliance, EHS, or sustainability consulting, with strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and operational requirements across air, water, waste, chemicals, reporting, due diligence, impact assessment, and remediation.