Managing Consultant - Environmental & Social (Mid-Senior)

About the role

ERM is seeking an experienced Managing Consultant with experience in Environmental and Social Impact Assessments to join its Capital Project Delivery team in Africa. The role manages complex capital projects while providing credible environmental and social impact assessment oversight, covering assignments from proposal through delivery and close-out. It involves working with technical specialists, subcontractors, clients and affected stakeholders, and travel to project sites, including remote ones, may be required.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary ESIA, EIA, ESHIA, due diligence, lender advisory and capital project delivery assignments
• Lead project planning and delivery controls, including scope, schedules, budgets, resourcing, subcontractors, risk management and client communication
• Oversee screening, scoping, baseline planning, impact assessment, mitigation and management planning
• Coordinate inputs from environmental, biodiversity, social, health and safety, climate, GIS, air quality, water, waste, noise, cultural heritage and other specialists
• Prepare, review and quality-check client-facing reports, proposals, technical notes, presentations and management plans
• Support environmental permitting, regulatory compliance and stakeholder engagement, including Grievance Redress Mechanisms
• Contribute to social baseline studies, socio-economic assessments, community profiling and social impact assessment
• Integrate social performance considerations such as land access, livelihoods, community health and safety, labour conditions, cultural heritage, human rights and FPIC
• Apply national regulations, lender requirements and international standards such as the IFC Performance Standards, World Bank and African Development Bank safeguards
• Support fieldwork planning, health and safety, logistics, survey planning and data collection oversight
• Develop new opportunities through proposals and client engagement, and mentor early-career consultants

Required profile

• Relevant postgraduate degree in environmental science, engineering, natural sciences, geography, sociology, development studies, economics, social sciences, public health, human rights or a related discipline
• Demonstrable project management experience and strong practical understanding of ESIA, EIA and ESHIA processes
• Experience with national regulatory frameworks and international standards (IFC, World Bank, AfDB)
• Experience in mining, infrastructure, energy, renewables, power, oil and gas, manufacturing, ports or transport/logistics is advantageous
• Proficiency in English; Swahili is a strong advantage

Required skills

• Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, including surveys, interviews, focus groups and environmental baseline data
• Excellent report writing, data collation, review and presentation skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in diverse, field-based environments