Air Quality Consultant

As part of the growth of our Air Quality team, ERM has a position available for an air quality consultant to join our Brisbane team.

ERM is a global environmental consultancy with a diverse client base comprising major Australian and international companies, as well as federal and state government departments. Our projects (in Australia and overseas) include impact assessment and mitigation, air quality monitoring, air quality assessment, dispersion modelling, odour and dust assessment, emission inventory development, applied meteorology, and regulatory reporting.

The successful candidate will have a strong technical interest, an eye for detail, and will enjoy developing tailored solutions to help our clients understand and manage the environmental impact of their operations.  You will be part of a growing dynamic international company that clients trust and choose to engage.  Prior experience in meteorological and dispersion modelling is required and in a consulting environment is required.

ERM offers a structured career path with outstanding opportunities, and a market competitive salary.  If you are a highly motivated and results-orientated person looking to make your mark in a leading environmental consultancy, then we would like to hear from you

Role Responsibilities: 

• Preparation of air emission inventories, meteorological and atmospheric dispersion models;

• Assisting in the design of air quality and meteorological monitoring programs;

• Contributing to writing technical environmental reports;

• Provide inputs into elements of project scoping;

• Building effective working relationships with clients, project teams, and the broader business unit;

• Understanding ERM's focus sectors, practices, products and services; and

• Assisting project and practice teams to meet business financial targets, overall project budget and schedule, client satisfaction/expectations, and internal and contract requirements.

If you have the following, we want to hear from you:

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in a consulting environment, with the following;

• Tertiary qualifications (or higher) in engineering or science;

• Experience configuring the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) is desirable;

• A keen interest in physical processes related to meteorology and air pollution;

• A strong background in data analysis, with established skills in Microsoft Excel.  Experience in R Studio, Matlab, and/or Python desirable but not essential;

• Good verbal and written communications skills;

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships; and

• Strong initiative with the ability to work independently where required.

Who We Are:

As the world's leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency. 

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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, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.