Principal Socio-Economic Consultant

Principal Socio-Economic Consultant

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Teesside, United Kingdom
Bristol, United Kingdom
Harrogate, United Kingdom

Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: R

Our time is NOW.

As a Socio-Economic specialist in our Capital Project Delivery team, you will work with the world's leading organisations on the delivery of large complex projects and initiatives. You'll work in the area of social sustainability, leading a focus in social and economic assessments, helping clients to secure consents and a social license to operate across a wide range of industries and market sectors.

You will lead on a wide array of projects including renewables - solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage (CCS), as well as projects within extractives, finance, technology, and transport sectors. Whilst a large portion of immediate project work is based in the UK, this exciting role has scope to lead international projects including Environmental Social Impact Assessments (ESIA's).

Tasks include:

• Technical leadership of socio-economic assessments or business cases, human population and community assessments to UK government funding programmes, EIA, and consenting programmes
• Advise on matters relating to economic development, social value, social performance, and social sustainability, community benefit, etc.
• Lead business development activities, through the development of proposals, client presentations, and technical marketing initiatives
• Work with less experienced consultants to provide training and guidance on the delivery of socio-economic assessment contributions

Why join ERM?

Flexible working to suit your life - need to do the school run? Not a problem! More productive and happy if you work from home a few days per week? Go ahead! Love to travel? Ask about our Cross Border Remote Working! You'll have 25 days annual leave + public holidays, 6% employer pension contribution, twice annual promotion opportunities, annual salary review and performance-related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, EV car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work scheme, travel season ticket loan, volunteering and Give As You Earn opportunities, employee assistance programme and premium account for Calm (the app for sleep and meditation) in order to look after your wellbeing, plus discounts on gym membership and gift cards for a wide variety of retailers and restaurants.

We offer employees a safety-first, diverse and inclusive culture in which difference is embraced, valued, and celebrated. Through the ERM Foundation, we provide support for nonprofit organisations and social enterprises that share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and equitable world. With a robust career framework in place and 20+ technical communities of global experts you can join, there are great opportunities to advance your career here at ERM.

About you

• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline such as economics, geography, or a social science
• Seasoned professional already operating at Principal Consultant level or above, requiring very little direction
• Extensive experience of conducting socio-economic impact assessments in line with UK technical guidance (including, for example, HMT Green Book)
• Expert level knowledge of UK EIA planning and consenting regimes including TCPA and DCO
• An ability to co-ordinate with UK and international teams to support company campaigns and growth initiatives
• Demonstrable experience working within cross-cultural team environments - this will be critical to success
• Fluent in spoken and written English; additional languages would be advantageous
• Very strong analytical, report writing, and Excel skills

About Us

At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance.

ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.

With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).

Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM's purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career-defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.