ERM

Senior Consultant, Air Quality

Rochester, New York Full time

Shape the Future of Environmental Performance

As an experienced environmental professional, you’re looking for work that challenges you, grows your expertise, and lets you make a measurable impact. At ERM, you’ll do exactly that. Join our Rochester, NY team as a Senior Consultant, Air Quality, and help leading industrial and global organizations navigate complex environmental requirements while driving real progress in sustainability, compliance, and performance.

This role is both strategic and hands-on. You’ll partner with experienced Project Managers and technical experts across ERM’s national network, contributing to high‑impact work in EHS compliance, sustainability, site management, and due diligence. If you’re motivated by purpose, thrive on variety, and want to advance your career among industry leaders, this is an opportunity to grow, learn, and make a difference.

Why This Role Matters

Environmental expectations are more complex—and more critical—than ever. Organizations rely on ERM to help them meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and operate responsibly. As a Senior Consultant, Air Quality, you play a key role in helping clients successfully navigate evolving standards across air, water, waste, and broader EHS programs. Your insights and technical expertise directly influence how major companies protect communities, manage resources, and move toward a safer, more sustainable future.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you will:

  • Support a diverse set of EHS compliance, sustainability, site investigation, remediation, and due diligence projects for major industrial and global clients.
  • Prepare plans, permits, and reports supporting air quality, stormwater, SPDES, hazardous waste, and wastewater programs.
  • Conduct environmental compliance assessments and guide follow‑up corrective actions to help clients meet federal, state, and local regulatory standards.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of EHS compliance programs and environmental management systems.
  • Provide essential onsite and offsite environmental compliance support as needed.
  • Perform Phase I environmental site assessments to support property and business transactions.
  • Conduct field sampling and ecological studies, including groundwater, soil, sediment, and surface water.
  • Deliver high‑quality work across multiple concurrent projects while meeting scope, budget, and schedule expectations.
  • Partner closely with Project Managers and Partners-in-Charge to ensure project success and outstanding client service.

What You’ll Bring

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, or a related discipline. Or equivalent experience.
  • 3–4 years (6 years preferred) of relevant environmental experience or professional internships.
  • Strong written/verbal communication skills and solid analytical abilities.
  • Experience recording and writing detailed technical data and reports (preferred but not required).
  • 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.  
  • Ability to multitask, work independently with minimal supervision, travel as needed, and adapt to shifting project priorities.
  • This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

  • Master’s degree in a related discipline.
  • EIT or PE certification.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical assistance on EHS compliance, sustainability, site investigation/remediation, and transaction-related projects.
  • Prepare environmental plans, permits, and reports across air quality, stormwater, SPDES, hazardous waste, and wastewater programs.
  • Conduct environmental compliance assessments and corrective action planning.
  • Support development of EHS compliance and management system programs.
  • Deliver general environmental compliance support to clients, including onsite assistance.
  • Perform Phase I environmental site assessments for property/business transfer transactions.
  • Conduct environmental fieldwork—groundwater, soil, sediment, surface water sampling, and ecological field studies.
  • Manage multiple projects within scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring consistent quality in all deliverables.
  • Collaborate closely with ERM Project Managers and Partners-in-Charge to support project delivery and client satisfaction.

For the Senior Consultant, Air Quality position, the anticipated annual base pay is $84,860–$108,285 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible). 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees. 

Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures. 

Who We Are: 
As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. 

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level. 

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.  

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. 

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.  

Thank you for your interest in ERM! 


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