Consultant-Liability Portfolio Management and Remediation

Why This Role Matter:
Turning Environmental Liabilities into Sustainable Value
Across Asia Pacific, industries face growing pressure to address legacy assets and contaminated sites while meeting sustainability and decarbonization goals. This role is pivotal in helping organizations transform environmental liabilities into risk-adjusted portfolios that unlock regeneration opportunities. By combining best practices with digital innovation, ERM partners with clients to reduce reputational risk, optimize operational footprints, and deliver nature-positive outcomes. Your expertise will shape strategies that balance compliance, cost efficiency, and stakeholder expectations, creating a legacy of environmental stewardship and resilience for the region’s future.

What You Impact Is

You will help deliver high-quality work that drives impactful programs for our clients, while building strong relationships and contributing fresh ideas to evolve our services. Through collaboration and continuous learning, you will strengthen our culture and create opportunities that support long-term success for both clients and the firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute environmental projects involving site investigation, remediation, and demolition activities.
• Provide EHS regulatory and compliance services, including Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments and remediation planning.
• Act as Project Manager for small to medium projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards.
• Prepare cost estimates, proposals, and technical reports.
• Manage subcontractors, including contract negotiations and performance oversight.
• Communicate effectively with clients to gather requirements and provide strategic solutions.
• Collaborate with ERM regional and global teams to deliver multi-office projects.
• Ensure health & safety leadership during all field and office activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Geology, Environmental Engineering, or related science (master’s preferred)
• 5–9 years of experience in contaminated site investigation, remediation, construction/demolition, cost estimation, and contractor management.
• Strong experience in EHS Due Diligence, audits, and compliance programs (local and international standards preferred).
• Proven track record in project delivery for industrial clients with strong planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English required (Japanese language proficiency is a plus if relevant to regional projects).
• Ability to travel extensively, work independently, and manage multiple priorities in a consulting environment.

APAC Ready to Lead Way

At ERM, your work creates impact that matters, helping global organizations tackle the most pressing sustainability challenges while shaping a better future for communities and the environment. Our vision is to empower you to grow, lead, and innovate alongside world-class clients on transformative projects. We prioritize wellbeing, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture where collaboration, expertise, and purpose drive meaningful impact. At ERM, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and innovation thrives. If you’re ready to make sustainability your mission and build a career that creates lasting change, your journey starts here

You can apply for this role through Careers or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee. 

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