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About the Role

As a Managing Consultant, you will combine packaging and product sustainability expertise, consulting leadership, and commercial acumen to help leading organizations translate sustainability goals and evolving regulatory requirements into practical product, packaging, materials, compliance, and circularity strategies. You will have the opportunity to lead high-impact client engagements, shape emerging service offerings, strengthen client relationships, and collaborate with specialists across industries and geographies.

Responsibilities

Deliver trusted, decision-useful advice that connects packaging and product sustainability with compliance, innovation, operations, brand, supply chain, and business strategy.
Own client outcomes and the quality and commercial performance of assigned projects.
Develop trusted client relationships and convert emerging needs into well-defined consulting opportunities.
Balance hands-on technical contribution with effective delegation, team leadership, project management, and client management.
Develop fit-for-purpose strategies, assessments, roadmaps, management systems, and implementation tools.
Facilitate effective discussions with technical specialists, operational teams, business leaders, and executives.
Produce concise, decision-useful deliverables for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Lead medium to large, complex, and multidisciplinary projects across sustainable packaging, product sustainability, circular economy, and product stewardship.
Help clients translate sustainability commitments and regulatory requirements into actionable packaging, product, materials, compliance, and implementation strategies.
Advise on packaging optimization, reusable packaging systems, sustainable product design, materials selection, recyclability, recycling systems, life-cycle assessment and carbon-footprint approaches, circularity, extended producer responsibility, environmental certifications, and emerging packaging and product regulations.
Evaluate technical, environmental, operational, and regulatory tradeoffs and convert findings into clear, business-focused recommendations.
Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and quality while maintaining strong client relationships and commercial performance.
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across sustainability, packaging, product development, engineering, supply chain, procurement, operations, regulatory, legal, and corporate affairs.
Identify opportunities, develop proposals, support client presentations, expand existing accounts, and help grow ERM’s Packaging and Product Sustainability services.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across ERM’s technical communities, industry sectors, and regions to deliver integrated solutions.
Mentor junior and mid-level consultants and contribute to an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team.
Advance ERM methodologies, intellectual capital, and market offerings related to packaging and product sustainability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in packaging science, environmental science, sustainability, engineering, chemistry, materials science, biology, business, supply chain, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
Experience in consulting is a must have.
4–6 years of relevant experience in sustainable packaging, product sustainability, product stewardship, circular economy, life-cycle assessment, recycling, environmental management, product or packaging development, manufacturing, supply chain, sustainability consulting, or a related field.
Demonstrated success leading complex projects or significant workstreams, including scope, schedule, budget, team coordination, quality, and client deliverables.
Working knowledge of packaging materials, systems, value chains, and relevant sustainability or regulatory considerations.
Ability to interpret complex technical and regulatory information and convert it into practical, business-focused recommendations.
Strong client-facing, relationship-building, problem-solving, facilitation, report-writing, and presentation skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
Commitment to high-quality delivery and experience coaching or mentoring colleagues.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Advanced degree or relevant professional certification in packaging, sustainability, environmental management, engineering, science, business, life-cycle assessment, or project management.
Experience leading external consulting engagements and multidisciplinary project teams.
Experience in one or more of the following: packaging strategy and optimization; reusable packaging and reuse systems; packaging design, testing, or qualification; EPR and packaging regulations; PPWR (packaging and packaging waste regulation); materials sustainability; recyclability and recycling systems; life-cycle assessment or product carbon footprints; product environmental standards, certifications, or ecolabels; product stewardship; sustainability data and claims; or supply-chain sustainability.
Experience integrating environmental and regulatory requirements into packaging or product-development processes, management systems, or operating models.
Experience working with packaging manufacturers, suppliers, recyclers, consumer brands, retailers, technology companies, or other participants in product and packaging value chains.
Experience supporting business development, proposal preparation, client presentations, account growth, or new service development.
Experience working with multinational organizations and senior cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Packaging and product sustainability expertise
Consulting leadership
Commercial acumen
Client relationship management
Project management
Team leadership
Problem-solving
Facilitation
Report writing
Presentation skills
Sustainable packaging
Product sustainability
Product stewardship
Circular economy
Life-cycle assessment
Recycling
Environmental management
Product or packaging development
Manufacturing
Supply chain
Sustainability consulting
Packaging materials
Packaging systems
Packaging value chains
Regulatory considerations
Technical interpretation
Business-focused recommendations
Cross-functional collaboration
Mentoring colleagues
Packaging strategy and optimization
Reusable packaging and reuse systems
Packaging design, testing, or qualification
EPR and packaging regulations
PPWR (packaging and packaging waste regulation)
Materials sustainability
Recyclability and recycling systems
Product carbon footprints
Product environmental standards, certifications, or ecolabels
Sustainability data and claims
Supply-chain sustainability
Product-development processes
Management systems
Operating models
Business development
Proposal preparation
Client presentations
Account growth
New service development

Location

United States

Work Type

Hybrid
Occasional domestic and international travel

Experience Level

Managing Consultant
4–6 years of relevant experience
More senior candidates considered

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in packaging science, environmental science, sustainability, engineering, chemistry, materials science, biology, business, supply chain, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
Advanced degree or relevant professional certification in packaging, sustainability, environmental management, engineering, science, business, life-cycle assessment, or project management.

Salary/Compensations

$102,700–$129,600 (USD)

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, sick, and floating holidays)
Parental leave
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
AD&D insurance
401(k)

About the Company

ERM is the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, partnering with the world’s leading organizations to create innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlock commercial opportunities.
ERM knows that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making the company a great place to build a career.
ERM's diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by deep technical expertise in addressing environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues.
ERM utilizes a 'boots to boardroom' approach for its comprehensive service model that allows the company to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Equal Opportunity

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
ERM does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.