Managing Technical Consultant, Due Diligence (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Managing Technical Consultant, Due Diligence (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Lead complex transactions. Influence major investments. Drive sustainable growth.

ERM is seeking a Managing Technical Consultant, Due Diligence (Mergers & Acquisitions) to join our growing team across the United States. In this strategic role, you will advise infrastructure investors, private equity firms, investment banks, financial institutions, and energy companies on critical investment decisions, helping them identify risks, uncover opportunities, and make informed choices. Working alongside ERM Partners and technical specialists across the globe, you'll play a key role in expanding our Technical Due Diligence offering while delivering meaningful value to clients navigating complex transactions.

At ERM, sustainability is our business. As the world's largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, we help leading organizations solve environmental, social, and governance challenges while creating long-term business value. Due to increasing demand for our Transaction Advisory Services, we are expanding our Technical Due Diligence team and seeking a leader who can combine technical excellence, commercial insight, and strong client relationships to drive growth and successful project delivery.

Why This Role Matters

Technical Due Diligence is a critical component of investment and transaction decision-making. Organizations rely on expert technical insight to understand the operational performance, asset integrity, business plans, and technical risks associated with infrastructure and energy assets.

As a Managing Consultant, you will help clients evaluate opportunities and make confident investment decisions while contributing to the growth and evolution of ERM's global Transaction Services practice. Your expertise will directly influence major infrastructure, energy, and investment projects around the world.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients evaluating infrastructure and energy investments.
• Deliver technical, operational, and business plan assessments that support buy-side, sell-side, and project financing transactions.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with infrastructure funds, private equity firms, investment banks, financial institutions, and energy companies.
• Drive business growth by identifying opportunities and contributing to new business development initiatives.
• Collaborate across ERM's global network of technical experts and practice communities.
• Mentor and develop consulting teams, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Help expand ERM's market presence and reputation within the Technical Due Diligence and Transaction Advisory Services marketplace.

What You'll Bring

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in technical consulting, engineering, or operational experience during your career within the energy and/or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong technical skills and the ability to identify risks and opportunities within technical documentation, site visits, and technical discussions relating to asset integrity, operational performance, management systems, and business plans.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, self-motivation, self-sufficiency, and the ability to work successfully in a fast-turnaround team environment.
• Ability to promote and execute quality work while ensuring high standards are achieved by both individual and team performance.
• Advanced report writing and presentation skills.
• 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

• Experience managing external client projects.
• Ability to manage or assist with complex project delivery involving multiple workstreams and integrated client deliverables.
• Previous experience in Technical Due Diligence.
• Corporate finance qualification.
• Interest in domestic and overseas travel to perform site visits when required.
• Knowledge of renewable energy, including Solar and Storage.
• Knowledge of current, reasonable Capex (Capital Expense) and Opex (Operational Expense) costs associated with engineering assets and projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and successfully deliver medium to large, complex and/or multidisciplinary projects and/or specific deliverables or phases of work on larger, more complex or higher complexity programs.
• As a senior seller/doer, contribute to the business development of ERM's global Transaction Services technical community.
• Identify and develop new opportunities, prepare effective technical proposals, and take an active leadership role in the development of new business, in cooperation with ERM Partners.
• Develop and expand client relationships that generate repeat business.
• Execute projects that provide clients with a technical, operational, and business plan evaluation of their proposed investment in infrastructure assets.
• Capitalize on existing client relationships to expand ERM's profile and market share in the regional Transaction Services technical market through a combination of technical excellence and business development.
• Work effectively across technical communities within ERM and with subcontractors identified as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support project delivery and client interaction.
• Complete internal development tasks to improve the functionality of the Technical Due Diligence team.
• Communicate effectively with clients, ERM employees, and vendors.
• Lead, manage performance, hire and retain, inspire, and mentor personnel for the overall success of technical teams.
• Understand the interrelationships between ERM practices and policies and how these are applied within business models.
• Collaborate across regions and global practice communities.
• Establish strong working relationships with clients through project delivery and face-to-face meetings.

Applications accepted through (October, 4th, 2026). The posting may be extended if the position remains unfilled.

The anticipated annual base pay is $100,900$128,300(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 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 (vacation, sick, and floating holidays), parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k), and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

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.

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, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!