As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.
Location: Frankfurt or Berlin
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
The ideal candidate will bring experience in EU regulatory requirements around circular economy, raw materials & mineral supply chains. Knowledge on regulation such as e.g. European Action Plan on Circular Economy, Waste Framework Directive, Critical Raw Materials Act, Eco-design Directive, CSRD (ESRS E5) would be advantageous. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of material requirements across industries such as wind turbines, automotive, e.g. batteries, electric engines and have a solid basic understanding of LCA including modelling experience.
We are rapidly growing our capability and capacity to advise clients globally on their journey to circular business models and making tangible progress on becoming more circular. You will be part of a dynamic team in Germany and will help drive the practice regionally and globally through our network of sustainability and technical professionals worldwide who share experience, knowledge, and best practice.
This is an opportunity for professionals looking to advance their careers to the next level, to work with a leading specialist circular economy team and a global leader in sustainability. ERM offers an excellent opportunity for career development with a range of projects in a variety of industry sectors. We support experiential and professional learning, with mentoring and coaching from our highly respected leaders.
Responsibilities
Project Delivery
- Conduct research on standard procedures for recycling, reuse, waste treatment for different industries, products and raw materials
- Closely follow EU level legislation on sustainability, circular economy & raw materials
- Co-develop and articulate methodologies and detailed scopes of work for proposed and accepted client engagements
- Create, structure, and act as first author for client deliverables (Word, PPT, Excel), while coordinating closely with the ERM managers
- Take primary responsibility for performing the research and analysis on projects. Confer frequently with senior staff about first-of-a-kind analyses and discuss provisional/emerging conclusions. Recognize when it is valuable to involve specialists from other departments at ERM for advice or to bring into the project team. Depending on the type of analysis involved and the evolution of the team composition over time, identify opportunities to delegate tasks to more junior staff
Team Management and Collaboration
- Proactively engage and network with other ERM staff regionally and globally, for knowledge sharing, market monitoring, and business development coordination
- Cultivate relationships with external stakeholders, research organizations, and opinion leaders
- Help identify, recruit, and evaluate junior and peer candidates to join the team
Business Development
- Support business development efforts by client background research, proposals and producing pitch decks
Job Requirements
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Excellent personal communication and writing skills
- Strength in problem solving and analysis
- Motivation and drive to achieve and deliver outcomes
- Eagerness to work in a collaborative and client service focused business
- Enthusiasm, energy and a desire to invest in and pursue diverse opportunities
Education:
- BA/BS or Master’s degree in a related discipline such as, environmental economics, climate/earth systems science, geography, chemistry, industrial engineering, or similar fields
Professional experience:
- 1-2 years of work experience in manufacturing industry, recycling, sustainability, research or consulting
Subject matter knowledge:
- Knowledge of EU regulatory landscape on Circular Economy & Raw Materials
- Broad understanding of material compositions of different products (e.g. wind turbines, batteries, cars and beyond) and their end of li