Principal Technical Consultant, Environmental Compliance (Casual)

Shape regulatory strategy, guide high‑impact industrial clients, and help drive Canada’s transition to cleaner, more sustainable operations.

As a Principal Technical Consultant, Environmental Compliance (Casual) with ERM based in Toronto, ON, you won’t simply complete tasks—you’ll influence how some of Canada’s most significant energy, mining, chemical, and industrial organizations navigate air quality, permitting, and climate responsibilities. In this strategic role, you’ll apply your technical expertise to guide clients through complex regulatory environments, create robust environmental management solutions, and contribute to national climate and compliance initiatives. You’ll be backed by one of the world’s largest Safe and Sustainable Operations (SSO) practices, collaborating with 300+ experts across North America and drawing from industry‑leading best practices.

Why This Role Matters

Environmental compliance is evolving rapidly—new reporting expectations, stricter permitting requirements, and intensified climate strategies are reshaping how major industries operate. Your work will directly support clients in meeting these challenges with confidence. Whether guiding air permitting strategies, leading dispersion modelling, or developing environmental management plans, your expertise will ensure clients remain compliant, resilient, and future‑ready.

This is an exceptional opportunity to further your consulting career with a global leader recognized for delivering innovative, technically rigorous environmental solutions. You’ll gain exposure to complex, high‑profile projects across Canada while building meaningful client relationships and growing toward greater project and task management responsibility.

This is a casual employment contract, with work offered on an as-needed basis. Assignments and hours will vary depending on business and client demand and are not guaranteed.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you will:

• Support compliance management initiatives through auditing programs, permitting, and reporting requirements for Ontario‑based projects.
• Develop comprehensive environmental management plans—including spills, waste, annual reporting, and legal registers—for a diverse client base.
• Conduct due diligence assessments to identify and evaluate ESG risks associated with financial transactions.
• Conduct regulatory assessments, permitting evaluations, and both desktop and onsite permitting analyses.
• Support SSO team projects as an Associate Project Manager (APM).
• Collaborate across energy, oil & gas, mining, chemical, manufacturing, and industrial sectors on technically challenging and meaningful environmental projects.

What You'll Bring

Required

• BSc in environmental engineering, environmental science, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of consulting or industry experience.
• Experience performing due diligence assessments.
• Strong project management skills.
• Knowledge of federal and provincial environmental, health and safety regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced consulting environment—managing multiple assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client sites as needed.
• Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.

Preferred

• 8+ years of consulting or industry experience.
• Bilingual (French/English).

Key Responsibilities

• Perform in-field ESG due diligence assessments, evaluating key ESG risks and presenting findings to clients.
• Interact with local regulators to support the review and issuance of air permits.
• Prepare emissions inventories and NPRI reports; quantify air pollutant emissions and impacts.
• Write air quality, waste, spill, and environmental management and monitoring plans.
• Prepare technical recommendations and complete reporting deliverables.
• Perform multiple tasks within defined scope, schedule, and budget expectations while upholding ERM’s quality standards.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, subcontractors, and ERM colleagues.

For the Principal Technical Consultant, Environmental Compliance (Casual) position, the anticipated hourly pay is $62.26–$76.15 (CAD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible). 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees. 

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. Reasonable 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, Indigenous identity, or status as a protected veteran or qualified individual with a 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.

Notice Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Hiring

• Our organization uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to assist in the recruitment process. These tools may help screen, assess, and/or evaluate applicants based on information provided in resumes, applications, and other submitted materials. All AI systems are designed to support fair and efficient hiring decisions and operate under human oversight.
• By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to the use of AI tools in evaluating your candidacy. If you have questions or need accommodations, please contact us at nainquiries@erm.com.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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