[Hiring] Talent Acquisition Manager @ERM

Role Description

If you’re an experienced recruiter who thrives in a fast‑paced consulting environment, this is your opportunity to influence hiring strategies, partner with technical leaders, and bring top-tier environmental and sustainability talent into a mission-driven organization.

This is a fixed term contract role.

In this role, you will be the strategic recruiting partner supporting technical hiring needs across multiple service areas, including:

• Environmental planning and permitting
• EHS compliance
• Site investigation and remediation
• Air quality

You’ll strengthen ERM’s talent pipeline, guide hiring partners through best‑in‑class recruitment practices, and champion a thoughtful, high-touch candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of high-volume recruiting experience within staffing or corporate environments
• 2 years of experience in people or process management
• Proven success delivering specialist and niche hiring in technical or consulting fields
• Strong knowledge of modern recruiting practices, market trends, and effective sourcing strategies
• Advanced sourcing skills, including Boolean search expertise and proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter
• Experience leveraging social media and networking tools to build engaged candidate pools
• Ability to collaborate with multiple internal clients and provide consultative insights throughout the search process
• Proficiency with ATS/CRM platforms (e.g., Workday, GEM) and KPI reporting
• Excellent organization, time management, communication skills, and professional judgment
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage shifting priorities, and consistently deliver high-quality results

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in a relevant field (preferred)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle recruiting for project-term roles across U.S. and Canadian offices
• Source, attract, and engage top consulting talent across key technical service areas and client markets
• Deliver a high-touch recruiting experience from application to offer
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and implement tailored, effective hiring strategies
• Apply advanced sourcing techniques to build proactive talent pipelines for current and future needs
• Coordinate effectively with recruiting colleagues and share talent across teams
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders, ensuring preparedness and timely updates throughout the interview process
• Represent ERM as a brand ambassador in all interactions
• Maintain rigorous documentation and leverage ERM’s eRecruitment/ATS systems for reporting and compliance
• Ensure adherence to internal policies and employment legislation across all recruiting activities

Company Description

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.

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.