Principal Consultant - Strategic Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

ERM’s Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Engagement team is seeking an experienced, capable and talented senior consultant to join a collaborative high-performing Sydney-based team delivering exceptional service to our clients.WE AREERM is the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. We partner with clients to operationalise sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.ERM is rapidly growing capability and capacity globally to deliver to our clients “S in ESG” or Social Performance services including Strategic Communication and Stakeholder Engagement. You will not only be part of a dynamic team in Australia, but will participate in the practice globally through our network of practitioners worldwide who share experience, knowledge, and resources.ERM offers an excellent opportunity for career development with a range of projects in a variety of industry sectors. We support experiential and professional learning, with mentoring and coaching from our highly respected leaders.This is an opportunity for experienced professionals looking to advance their careers to the next level to work with a leading specialist Strategic Communication and Stakeholder Engagement team and a global leader in sustainability.YOU AREYou are a seasoned, motivated and collaborative Stakeholder Engagement and communication practitioner with experience in the public and/or private sector in a mix of industries including at least one of: infrastructure, construction, renewable energy, planning, resources and transport.Consulting experience would be highly favoured but is not essential. However, key to success in this senior role will be a commercial focus, strong business acumen and a drive to win opportunities for the team to deliver outstanding communication and engagement.If you have the following, we want to hear from you:

• Experience, minimum 8 years, in Strategic Communication and Stakeholder Engagement with project management, mobilisation and delivery
• Consulting experience is desirable
• Outstanding personal communication and writing skills
• Problem solving, issues management, networking
• Motivation and drive to achieve and deliver outcomes
• Eagerness to work in a collaborative and client service focused business
• Enthusiasm, energy and a proactive approach to pursue diverse opportunities

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.ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.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.