Consultant - Sustainable Operation

We are looking for a motivated
Consultant
to join our growing team in Kuala Lumpur. This role offers an exciting opportunity to build your expertise in HSSE audits, HSSE/ESG due diligence, ESG strategy development, decarbonisation, circular economy initiatives, water stewardship, and digital implementation for ESG performance management, while
contributing to impactful projects
across Southeast Asia.

This is a client-facing role where you will engage with clients to support task coordination and delivery, communicate findings, and contribute to practical and innovative sustainability solutions. Strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and a proactive mindset are key to success. If you're early in your consulting career and eager to grow in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment, we'd love to hear from you

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and high-quality outcomes for Sustainable Operations projects in the areas of HSSE Management Systems, Audits, Decarbonisation, Circular Economy, and Digital Enablement for ESG Performance Management.
• Take a leading role in coordinating and delivering HSSE projects across various industries in Malaysia and the region, including client engagement and project management support.
• Actively support the execution of HSSE audits and ESG assessments through data collection, analysis, and preparation of findings.
• Contribute to the preparation of project documentation, reports, and client deliverables, with a focus on clarity, coherence, and professional presentation.
• Demonstrate initiative in staying informed on evolving HSSE standards, frameworks, and reporting requirements, and applying new knowledge to project work.
• Support digital enablement initiatives by working with data and visualisation tools to enhance ESG performance insights.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Sustainability, Climate Change, Chemical Sciences, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in consulting, with familiarity in environmental and/or health and safety advisory services.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain flexibility, with a strong ability to work independently and manage tasks with minimal supervision.
• Understanding of ESG and sustainability frameworks, water inventories/mass balance approaches and familiarisation with the principles of a circular economy and water stewardship.
• Exposure of working with advanced data analytics tools and digital platforms to collect, analyze, and interpret sustainability-related data.
• Exposure to ISO Management Systems, including ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 14046; would be an advantage.
• Excellent written, communication, and presentation skills; ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Who We Are:
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.
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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, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.