Managing Consultant – Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD)

Location: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or Nairobi
ERM Africa

Shape the Future of Sustainable Investment Across Africa

Are you passionate about helping businesses, investors, and financial institutions make better decisions for people, communities, and the environment?

At ERM, you'll do far more than deliver projects. You'll join the world's largest pure-play sustainability consultancy and become part of a global community of experts helping clients navigate some of the most complex environmental, social, and ESG challenges of our time.

From advising leading development finance institutions and global lenders to supporting major infrastructure, mining, energy, telecommunications, and industrial projects, your work will directly influence sustainable development outcomes across Africa and beyond.

But what truly sets ERM apart is our people.

We foster a culture built on collaboration, integrity, accountability, respect, and empowerment, where everyone is encouraged to bring their ideas, challenge convention, and shape the future of our business. We invest heavily in professional development, providing access to the ERM Academy, global technical networks, leadership programmes, mentoring opportunities, and a broad range of career pathways that enable our people to continually expand their expertise.

Whether your ambition is to deepen your technical specialism, broaden your commercial skills, develop into a people leader, or eventually progress toward Partner level, ERM provides the platform, support, and global opportunities to help you achieve your goals.

As part of our Africa team, you'll have the opportunity to work with colleagues from around the world, contribute to multidisciplinary projects across climate change, biodiversity, ESG strategy, sustainable finance, impact assessment, human rights, decarbonisation, and environmental due diligence, and build a diverse and rewarding career that extends well beyond a single discipline.

We recognise and reward high performance, encourage entrepreneurial thinking, and empower our consultants to pursue opportunities that broaden their capabilities and create meaningful impact for our clients and communities.

The Opportunity

ERM is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Managing Consultant to join our growing Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD) practice across Africa.

This is an exciting opportunity for a consulting professional with strong ESDD experience to take a leading role in shaping and growing ERM's transaction advisory and sustainable finance services in the region. You will work at the intersection of sustainability, finance, and risk management, supporting some of Africa's most significant investment, development, and infrastructure projects.

As a senior member of the team, you will combine technical excellence with leadership responsibilities, serving as both a Project Manager and People Leader. You will lead complex due diligence assignments, build trusted client relationships, mentor and develop consultants, and contribute to the strategic growth of our business across Africa.

Most importantly, you will join a team that values curiosity, continuous learning, collaboration, and professional growth, giving you the opportunity to work on diverse projects, develop new skills, and make a lasting impact across multiple sectors and geographies.

Why Join ERM?

Grow Your Career

Access world-class learning and development through ERM Academy and global technical communities.
Benefit from structured career progression and leadership development opportunities.
Gain exposure to a diverse portfolio of sustainability, ESG, climate, biodiversity, and transaction advisory projects.

Work with Leading Clients

Partner with major financial institutions, private equity firms, multinational corporations, development finance institutions, and infrastructure investors.
Contribute to projects that influence sustainable investment decisions across Africa and globally.

Broaden Your Expertise

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams spanning environmental, social, climate, biodiversity, sustainability, and strategic advisory services.
Explore opportunities to work across geographies, sectors, and service areas.

Lead and Inspire

Develop and mentor emerging consultants.
Help shape the future growth of ERM's ESDD practice across Africa.

Be Part of a Purpose-Driven Organisation

Join a company committed to creating sustainable solutions for clients while fostering an inclusive, equitable, and supportive workplace where everyone can thrive.

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ERM is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive, it’s an essential part of what makes ERM a great place to build a career and helps us create better solutions for our clients.

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities for every candidate. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or need accommodations during the selection process, we’re here to support you. Our commitment doesn’t stop at hiring. Once you join us, we’ll ensure you have the tools, support, and adjustments needed to succeed and feel a true sense of belonging. Learn more about our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) efforts by visiting our website or exploring our 2026 Sustainability Report.

About Us

At ERM, sustainability is our business.

We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance.

ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.

With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).

Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.

We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.

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