Consulting Senior Associate, Assistant Project Manager

Shape the Future of Environmental Projects Across Canada

At ERM, you won’t just support projects—you’ll help deliver solutions that shape how industries manage environmental responsibility across Canada and around the world. As a Consulting Senior Associate, Assistant Project Manager based in Toronto, Vancouver, or Calgary, you’ll join a global leader in environmental, health, safety, risk, and social consulting, working alongside world‑class experts who influence some of the country’s most meaningful environmental initiatives.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you will actively support clients in mining, diversified energy, and other sectors to meet environmental standards and navigate complex assessment and permitting requirements. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team while supporting major field programs and contributing to high quality deliverables that reflect ERM’s international standards of excellence.

What Your Impact Is

You will directly support Project Managers by maintaining schedules, tracking budgets, coordinating logistics, and contributing to the delivery of technical documentation. Your ability to troubleshoot, stay organized, and communicate effectively will help ensure successful project outcomes across multiple client portfolios. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys problem solving and thrives in a fast‑paced, multi‑stakeholder environment.

What You’ll Bring

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or a related field
• 1 to 2+ years of consulting or environmental industry experience
• Strong communication, organization, and attention to detail
• Ability to follow direction while taking initiative when needed
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, adapt to shifting priorities, and work independently in a deadline‑driven environment
• Demonstrated financial literacy, with the ability to support project controls activities such as budget tracking, cost forecasting, invoicing support, and understanding project financial performance
• 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 in the mining or energy sector
• Exposure to environmental assessment, permitting, and/or field programs
• Experience with Microsoft Project or Primavera P6
• Familiarity with budget tracking and invoicing support
• Experience collecting environmental field data (e.g., wildlife, ecology, soils, wetlands, aquatic biology, hydrology)
• Experience coordinating events, deliverables, or cost tracking
• Bilingual in English and French and/or Spanish

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high quality project coordination support across multiple deadline‑driven tasks
• Track project budgets, maintain accurate financial records and contribute to invoicing and collections support (in line with financial guidance)
• Support the development and maintenance of project schedules
• Help with project setup (e.g., project systems set‑up) and assist with reviewing POs/contract requirements, tracking compliance with terms, and coordinating inputs needed for contract variations/change requests
• Work across multiple projects within defined scope, budget, and schedule expectations
• Draft meeting agendas, circulate minutes/action items, coordinate standing check‑ins and prepare routine client update emails/status updates
• Compile, review, and interpret project performance data; assist in preparing progress reports
• Coordinate field schedules, logistics, and related support activities
• Contribute to health and safety planning and help ensure safe work execution
• Maintain project filing structure, version control, transmittals, and decision/action logs; support quality assurance/quality control routing and comment resolution tracking
• Build strong, collaborative working relationships across ERM’s disciplines

Compensation and Benefits

For the Consulting Senior Associate, Assistant Project Manager position, the anticipated annual base pay is $68,770–$85,820 (CAD) . Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. This role may be eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

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.