Principal M&A Consultant - ESG (Mid- Senior Level)

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Principal M&A Consultant - ESG (Mid- Senior Level) 

Apply locations Utrecht, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherland time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R00022656

Principal M&A Consultant ( ESG)

Position Overview: We are seeking a Principal Consultant to join our team, focusing on M&A due diligence for clients in the financial services sector. This role will support the delivery of our growth ambition and involve managing and delivering ESG and EHS Due Diligence projects. The successful candidate will also contribute to ESG management consultancy, advisory services, and sustainable finance projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Consulting Engagements: Manage a range of Due Diligence, ESG, and Sustainable Finance projects, ensuring high-quality service delivery.

• Client Relationship Management: Act as ERM’s point of contact with financial and corporate clients, ensuring excellent value and service. Develop and maintain client relationships, securing repeat business and generating new offerings.

• Project Management: Oversee Due Diligence projects associated with medium to large-scale transactions globally. Direct and compile inputs across various technical and ESG work streams tailored to each project.

• Business Development: Work with ERM’s Partners to develop new client relationships and expand existing ones. Involvement in proposal development, including written content, pricing, and client presentations. Acting as ERM’s point of contact with our financial and corporate clients, to ensure we deliver excellent value and quality of service.

• Team Leadership and Mentorship: Contribute to the development, growth, and management of a high-performance team. Serve as a leader and mentor to junior consultants.

• Innovation and Collaboration: Support the development and diversification of ERM’s capabilities by collaborating with colleagues globally and driving innovation within our practice community.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Strong track record in leading Due Diligence, ESG management consultancy, and advisory engagements for clients in the financial and corporate sectors. ESG or EHS experience in various industrial sectors is also beneficial, including oil & gas / energy, manufacturing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, technology & infrastructure.

• Skills: Professional fluency in both Dutch and English (written and oral). Ability to engage with finance sector stakeholders (e.g., Head of ESG, Chief Investment Officers, Managing Partners). Knowledge of key frameworks and drivers for the finance sector (e.g., PRI, EDCI, SBTi, TCFD). Close attention to detail and quality of deliverables.

• Education: Master’s degree in Finance , Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, or other relevant disciplines.

Location: This role can be based in one of our offices in The Netherlands (Utrecht or Rotterdam) and will be part of our growing ESG Advisory & Transaction Services Sub Team within the M&A team.

To Apply: We aim to build an inclusive culture by identifying, acquiring, developing, and retaining a highly skilled and high-performing workforce that reflects the diverse global marketplace in which we operate. If you share our values and are interested in this role, please include a cover letter with your CV, outlining why you are interested in a career in consulting and what skills and behaviors you believe are critical to be successful in this role

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About Us

At ERM, sustainability is our business.

We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance.

ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.

With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).

Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.

We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.

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