The posting
Managing Technical Consultant, Environmental Geochemistry
Lead Technical Excellence. Influence Major Project Outcomes. Drive Sustainable Growth.
As a Managing Technical Consultant, Environmental Geochemistry based in Toronto, ON, you will support some of Canada's most significant mining and resource development projects. Leveraging your expertise in geochemistry, water resource management, environmental assessment, and permitting, you will lead complex technical studies, mentor multidisciplinary teams, strengthen client relationships, and help shape the growth of ERM's environmental consulting practice. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working alongside globally recognized experts dedicated to solving complex sustainability challenges.
Why This Role Matters
ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, and sustainability consulting services, supporting organizations in more than 40 countries. For over 40 years, we have partnered with many of the world's leading organizations, including Global Fortune 500 companies and government clients, helping them navigate increasingly complex environmental and sustainability challenges.
In Canada, our clients are primarily in the mining and oil & gas sectors, where we support water management and environmental performance throughout the entire project lifecycle. We are currently engaged in transformative projects with major clients, and your expertise will directly contribute to their success.
In this role, you will provide senior technical leadership on major, multimillion-dollar projects while helping expand ERM's integrated water management services. You will have the opportunity to shape project outcomes, influence environmental decision-making, mentor future leaders, and play a key role in growing our business across Canada and globally.
What Your Impact Is
You will serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor, integrating geochemistry with hydrology, hydrogeology, aquatics, and toxicology to deliver innovative and practical solutions for clients. Your work will support environmental assessment and permitting for large-scale capital projects, helping organizations meet regulatory requirements while advancing responsible resource development.
Beyond project execution, you will contribute to the growth of ERM's technical practices by developing strong client partnerships, identifying new business opportunities, and collaborating with colleagues throughout our global network. Your leadership, technical credibility, and strategic perspective will help drive client success and strengthen ERM's position as a market leader.
What You'll Bring
Required
- MSc in Geochemistry or a related field.
- 4+ years of consulting experience in geochemistry and water resource management.
- Demonstrated experience leading geochemical characterization studies and ML/ARD management programs.
- Solid understanding of environmental assessment, permitting processes, and regulatory drivers within the mining sector.
- Experience developing technical analyses and geochemical models.
- Experience effectively addressing complex client and business challenges.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain long-term (2 years+) client relationships.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management capabilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Positive outlook, collaborative mindset, and commitment to the success of a global organization.
- 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.
- This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Preferred
- 6+ years of consulting experience preferred in geochemistry and water resource management.
- Experience supporting large-scale mining and natural resource capital projects.
- Existing relationships with mining sector clients across Canada.
- Business development experience, including identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, and securing new work.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary and globally distributed project teams.
- Expertise in integrated water management, reclamation, and water resources management.
Key Responsibilities
- Be a senior geochemist responsible for technical execution of existing project work related to geochemical characterization studies and ML/ARD management as inputs into environmental assessment and permitting for large-scale capital projects.
- Delegate work to ensure deliverables achieve client expectations for scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
- Deliver insights and value for clients through technical analyses.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including hydrology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, aquatics, and toxicology specialists, to develop integrated field investigations and modelling studies that provide value to clients.
- Serve as a key member of the core technical team driving growth across land reclamation, permitting, and water resources management.
- Capitalize on existing ERM client relationships to expand ERM's profile and market share through a combination of technical excellence and business development.
- Identify and develop new opportunities, prepare effective technical proposals, and take an active leadership role in developing new business with new and existing clients.
- Actively contribute to ERM's international water resources technical community.
- Collaborate with ERM practitioners globally to execute projects and share technical expertise.
- Participate on multidisciplinary reclamation teams consisting of professionals from multiple offices across the global ERM organization.
- Provide senior technical expertise on major, multimillion-dollar projects throughout Canada and globally.
For the Managing Technical Consultant, Environmental Geochemistry position, the anticipated annual base pay is $93,700–$112,100 (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.
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