Location: UK office-based / hybrid
Reports to: Technical Consulting Director / Project Manager

Role Overview

This role requires an experienced water specialist, scaled to Senior Consultant level: industrial water and wastewater management, water reduction assessments, technology due diligence, research/innovation, water audit and maturity assessments, and mine-impacted water.

Specific responsibilities

• Deliver water efficiency, water reduction and water maturity assessments for industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, mining and metals clients.
• Conduct desktop data reviews, site-based water audits, opportunity identification and practical water savings calculations.
• Review water/wastewater treatment systems, including regulatory/compliance drivers, operational performance and options for improvement.
• Support technology due diligence and benchmarking of conventional and innovative water/wastewater treatment and management solutions.
• Prepare clear, client-ready technical reports, recommendations and business-case inputs.
• Support mining and legacy-site water management projects, including review of monitoring data, conceptual site model inputs, and preliminary environmental risk assessment.
• Contribute to proposals, work-winning materials and technical methodologies for water efficiency, industrial wastewater, mine water and water stewardship opportunities.
• Coordinate fieldwork inputs and collaborate with site teams, environmental specialists, engineers and project managers.
• Mentor junior colleagues on data review, site audit preparation, opportunity calculations and technical writing.

Skills & Experience

• Relevant professional experience in water, wastewater, environmental engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong grounding in water/wastewater management and treatment, including industrial water use, effluent quality and operational improvement.
• Experience supporting or delivering water reduction assessments, water audits or maturity assessments.
• Ability to interpret operational water data, identify anomalies, calculate saving opportunities and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Familiarity with industrial sectors such as pharmaceutical, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining and metals, or water utilities.
• Strong report writing, data interpretation and client communication skills.
• Able to work independently on defined technical workstreams while contributing effectively to multidisciplinary project teams.

Tools & Software

• Excel for data analysis, calculations and visualisation.
• MS Office and SharePoint for document development and collaboration.
• Desirable: GIS, water balance tools, hydrological/hydrogeological screening tools, and experience with wastewater treatment option appraisal.

Career Level Expectations

As a Senior Consultant you should be able to own defined technical deliverables, manage day-to-day task delivery, contribute to client discussions, support junior colleagues, and provide technically defensible recommendations with appropriate senior review.

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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.

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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.

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