Consulting Senior Associate, Technical Due Diligence / Infrastructure

You’ve built a strong technical foundation in engineering or infrastructure—and now you're ready to apply it where it truly drives investment decisions and shapes major projects. At ERM, sustainability is our business. As the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, we partner with leading organizations to solve complex challenges and unlock opportunities that deliver value today while protecting future generations.

About the role

As a Consulting Senior Associate, Technical Due Diligence / Infrastructure, based in Houston, TX or Manhattan, NY, you’ll work at the intersection of engineering, sustainability, and finance—helping global clients make smarter, more sustainable investment choices. This role is critical in helping investors and operators understand technical risks, operational performance, and long-term value—ensuring smarter, more resilient investment decisions across infrastructure and energy assets.

Impact

• Support high-profile transaction advisory projects for infrastructure funds, private equity firms, banks, and energy companies
• Contribute to buy-side, sell-side, and project financing due diligence that influences major investment outcomes
• Help expand ERM’s Infrastructure M&A service line, strengthening our position in a fast-growing market
• Collaborate with a global network of 80+ M&A consultants, SMEs, and Partners
• Deliver insights that balance technical rigor, commercial viability, and sustainability considerations

Responsibilities

• Support the development of proposals, including scopes of work, schedules, and commercial terms
• Execute technical due diligence projects, providing operational, technical, and business plan evaluations
• Coordinate project activities, including:
  • Q&A processes
  • Management sessions
  • Client meetings
  • Final report delivery
• Collaborate with ERM’s technical experts and external SMEs to deliver integrated project outcomes
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the Infrastructure M&A service line
• Maintain high standards of quality, consistency, and client communication throughout project delivery

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or similar) or equivalent experience
• 1–2 years of experience in technical consulting, engineering, or operations within energy or infrastructure sectors
• Strong ability to analyze technical documentation and identify risks/opportunities related to:
  • Asset integrity
  • Operational performance
  • Management systems
  • Business plans
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong report writing and presentation skills
• High attention to quality and commitment to delivering accurate, client-ready outputs
• Experience understanding and breaking down process flow diagrams
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• Experience managing or supporting complex, multi-workstream projects
• Exposure to technical due diligence or transaction advisory
• Corporate finance qualification or strong commercial awareness
• Understanding of Capex and Opex cost structures for infrastructure and energy assets
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for site visits

Pay

The anticipated annual base pay is $74,000–$100,058 (USD). 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 (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP

About ERM

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.