Consulting Associate, Environmental Construction

Are you early in your engineering or environmental career and ready to do more than observe from the sidelines? At ERM, you’ll gain hands-on experience working on complex, high-impact projects that help clean up and repurpose industrial sites—while building the technical and project management skills that set the foundation for long-term career growth. ERM is seeking a Consulting Associate, Environmental Construction to join our growing Pittsburgh, PA team. You’ll support demolition, decontamination, and decommissioning (DDD), remediation, and environmental construction projects across North America for clients in the oil & gas, industrial manufacturing, and power sectors. Why This Role Matters This role plays a critical part in transforming contaminated and legacy industrial sites into safer, more sustainable environments. As part of ERM’s project delivery team, your work will directly support responsible site closure, remediation, and redevelopment efforts—contributing to safer communities and a more sustainable future. What Your Impact Is

• Support project managers in delivering complex environmental construction and DDD projects from planning through field execution
• Help ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, and in compliance with technical, regulatory, and client requirements
• Gain exposure to all phases of environmental project delivery while developing toward future project management responsibilities

What You’ll Bring Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
• Recent graduate to 3 years of experience in environmental engineering, remediation, or construction management consulting
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification (required)
• Strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and coordinate effectively across project teams
• Willingness to travel and temporarily relocate to project sites across the U.S., as needed

Preferred

• Experience supporting construction or remediation sites, including DDD projects
• Exposure to development of work plans, field oversight, and technical report writing
• Experience working under strict health and safety requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical and project support for remediation, environmental construction, site restoration, earthwork, and DDD projects
• Assist with project planning and execution, including permitting, design reviews, cost estimating, scheduling, and constructability reviews
• Support pre-construction conferences, progress meetings, subcontractor coordination, and schedule tracking
• Assist with contractor submittals, RFIs, change orders, and contract compliance documentation
• Support preparation of bid packages and engineering cost estimates under project manager direction
• Serve as Field Safety Officer on assigned projects, including implementation of site-specific Health & Safety Plans and daily safety briefings
• Monitor contractor performance, safety compliance, and field progress
• Act as a liaison between field teams and in-house project managers to support successful project delivery
• Assist with client coordination and business development activities, including proposals and interviews

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! #LI-Hybrid Candidates may be invited to complete an online assessment as part of our recruitment process. All personal information will be handled confidentially and in compliance with data protection laws. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job