Consultant, Safe and Sustainable Operations

Help Organizations Turn Sustainability and EHS Commitments into Measurable Business Impact

Join ERM as a Consultant, Safe and Sustainable Operations (Fixed Term) in Toronto, ON, and play a key role in helping leading organizations navigate complex environmental, health, and safety (EHS) challenges while advancing their sustainability goals. This is an opportunity for an early-career professional to work alongside industry experts on projects that influence operational performance, regulatory compliance, risk management, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility (EPR), and business resilience across diverse industries. From supporting EHS management systems and compliance programs to contributing to transaction due diligence, ESG assessments, and circular economy initiatives, you'll help clients make informed decisions that create lasting value. Along the way, you'll benefit from mentorship, hands-on experience, and access to ERM's global network of sustainability professionals.

Why This Role Matters

Organizations today face increasing expectations from regulators, investors, employees, and communities to operate responsibly and sustainably. In this role, you'll help clients strengthen their environmental, health and safety performance, manage operational risks, navigate regulatory requirements with confidence and address evolving product stewardship and extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations.

Your work will contribute directly to safer workplaces, stronger compliance programs, more sustainable operations, effective product stewardship strategies, and informed business decisions during mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives. You'll support clients in addressing a broad range of sustainability and regulatory challenges, from EHS and ESG performance to circular economy, packaging, and producer responsibility requirements. You'll be part of a collaborative Canadian team that works across industries while leveraging the expertise and resources of ERM's global sustainability network.

What Your Impact Is

• Help clients build and improve EHS programs that support compliance, operational excellence, and risk reduction.
• Support environmental, product stewardship, and regulatory compliance projects across a range of industries.
• Assist clients in navigating extended producer responsibility (EPR), product stewardship, circular economy, packaging, and related sustainability requirements.
• Support environmental and regulatory projects that enable organizations to meet evolving legal and business requirements.
• Contribute to EHS audits, assessments, and management system development that strengthen organizational performance.
• Support ESG and EHS due diligence efforts for mergers, acquisitions, and real estate transactions.
• Work directly with clients, project teams, and technical specialists to deliver high-quality consulting solutions.
• Build valuable experience across multiple industries while developing your technical and consulting capabilities.

What You'll Bring

Required

• University degree in a relevant field (e.g., science, engineering, occupational health, etc.) or equivalent experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (fluency in French and English is required).
• 2+ years of relevant work experience either consulting or industry in an EHS or Product Stewardship role.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to establish client relationships and interact with senior management as well as frontline employees in an industrial setting.
• Ability to work independently or with a team to accomplish complex tasks.
• Flexibility to handle multiple assignments while meeting strict deadlines.
• Familiarity with standard office software applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

• Knowledge of EHS management and environmental management systems.
• Understanding of product stewardship, extended producer responsibility (EPR), circular economy, and related sustainability frameworks and regulations.
• Transaction experience, completing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and ESG assessments.
• Understanding of the Canadian regulatory environment.
• Experience working in a global environment and with colleagues and clients in other countries.
• Willingness to travel and spend time out of the office (up to 25% of time).
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of environmental, health and safety programs related to a wide range of manufacturing industries including chemical, mining, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage manufacturing sites.
• Assist in the preparation of environmental approvals and completion of regulatory reporting.
• Develop legal registers, protocols, and programs to support product stewardship and EHS management systems.
• Support product stewardship and extended producer responsibility (EPR) initiatives, including regulatory tracking, producer applicability assessments, reporting obligations, and producer responsibility program implementation.
• Audit industrial facilities against EHS regulations and company internal standards.
• Support mergers and acquisitions due diligence projects that incorporate EHS components.
• Determine regulatory applicability and document rationale based on specific site conditions and operations.
• Communicate with clients, technical resources, and team members to control budget, schedule, and scope.
• Contribute based on individual strengths in Environmental or Health & Safety disciplines while maintaining an interest in integrated EHS services, sustainability, and product stewardship services.
• Support the Merger and Acquisition (M&A) team through desktop environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessments of properties undergoing transactions.
• Support the larger business unit through assistant project management activities including invoice preparation, budget and schedule tracking, and other project support functions.

For the Consultant, Safe and Sustainable Operations (Fixed Term) position, the anticipated pay is $37.00–$52.00 (CAD) per hour (equivalent to an $76,500–$108,100 (CAD) annually, based on a 40-hour work week). 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.

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