ERM is seeking a motivated Senior Consultant, Risk Management to join our. This is an opportunity to utilize your established relationships with companies and governments and technical experience to provide leadership, strategic direction, strong risk management and project management to a variety of projects. An interest in applying existing knowledge and expertise to solve complex challenges in the Mining, Energy and Public sectors is critical. As a senior leader, you will serve as a representative of our company, and play a key role in building our business and providing leadership to projects through their lifecycle, while networking with ERM's global team to share best practices across the industry. This is an opportunity for a senior-level professional looking to advance their career to the next level with a global sustainability leader, and to make a significant impact in successfully implementing ERM's global strategy.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide high quality consulting services to existing clients and contribute to business development activities specifically in Canada’s North with new, previous, and existing clients.
- Lead and/or support a wide variety of mining and energy projects related to sustainable development, natural resource management, and risk management. Expected project activities include report writing, undertaking and organizing data collection and inforamtion, stakeholder engagement activities, data and literature review, project planning and development of recommendations for clients.
- Conducting consultation and information collection activities, including leading interviews and surveys, and supporting and facilitating meetings and workshops, including multi-party engagements involving Indigenous peoples and organizations.
- Support clean energy, climate change adaptation and risk management projects in the North.
- Provide technical expertise for closure and reclamation planning at all stages of mine life.
- Provide oversight and quality control for data collection, management, reduction and analysis. Prepare and deliver presentations, and lead meetings.
- Be accountable to ensure deliverables achieve client expectations for scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams of ERM national and global practitioners to execute projects and to deepen relationships with ERM key clients to expand ERM’s profile and market share in Canada’s North (through a combination of excellence in technical delivery and business development support).
- Develop a network of professional contacts, working to expand this network over time, identifying potential business opportunities, and contributing to proposals.
- Mentor junior-level and mid-level consulting staff to develop their skill sets including technical skills, project experience, and general consulting and decision-making skills.
- When required, assume responsibility for project management, including managing work plan execution, task delegation and direction, subcontractor management, health & safety protocol management, tracking actual expenditures vs budget, quality review of deliverables, and liaising with clients.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors in engineering, geology, science, or related discipline; professional registration (e.g., P.Eng, P.Geo, or P.Ag.) would be an asset.
- 10+ years of relevant experience, including industry experience for a mining or energy company or government to understand operational needs.
- Expertise in mine closure planning, in particular the development of strategic closure goals, closure objectives and associated criteria.
- Expertise in risk assessment and risk management and supporting prioritization and decision making exercises would be considered a strong asset.
- Strong project management skills (e.g., development of work plans, budgets, schedules, and project controls) and experience working as part of an integrated team of consultants and engineering companies to develop pre-feasibility and feasibility level studies considered an asset.
- Ability to situate technical issues within a broader socio-economic, policy or business context.
- Experience with engagement activities with multiple stakeholders. Ability to conduct information collection interviews effectively.
- Experience conducting third-party reviews against industry best practices, regulatory requirements and corporate standards.
- Experience developing and implementing environmental management systems and plans for projects in various stages of mine life (e.g. construction, operations, and/or closure).
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, as evidenced by clear and respectful communications with colleagues and clients.
- Well-developed writing skills, including ability to undertake technical writing that is accessible to a general audience.
- Additional language skills (e.g., French and Spanish) are an asset.
- Experience working within Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut environmental regulatory frameworks an asset.
YOUR PERSONAL IMPACT:
ERM offers a truly impactful work experience that empowers our team with countless opportunities to grow, lead and contribute in areas that matter to them.
At ERM, your impact may be felt personally - such as increased satisfaction from seeing a project through from start to finish, or from working as part of a smart, dynamic team with a strong work-life balance.
Your work would also impact ERM's success. We are dedicated to growing the firm and there is never a shortage of “hats” you could wear to help make that happen. You might be involved in shaping our business strategy, developing an approach to test a new Canadian market, or developing learning sessions for our team members. These are just some of many ways you could help cultivate and impact ERM's long-term success.
Lastly (and most significantly), you will impact the ability of our clients to deliver on their mandates. Our clients focus on natural resource management and sustainability issues, for the benefit of future generations. Your work at
ERM will help them shape and better fulfil their important visions.
We strive for excellence and professionalism in every aspect of our work and supporting you at every level of impact you seek to make.
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 welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
ERM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
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.
Thank you for your interest in ERM!
