Junior / Senior – Technical Due Diligence Consultant (Climate, Sustainability and Transactions team)
Role Profile
Various Technical Due Diligence Roles (Consulting Senior Associate – Managing Consultant). Our Technical Due Diligence (Transaction Advisory) team is experiencing significant growth, and we are seeking individuals to deliver best‑in‑class services to meet this demand. Consultants work on a wide range of buy‑side, sell‑side, and refinancing transactions and advisory mandates for private market investors, portfolio companies, and corporate clients, to identify technical risks, liabilities and value creation opportunities.
More Senior positions will be required to demonstrate and drive (to varying degrees) the following, with more junior roles supporting on delivery of projects and business development and various of the aspects below:
- Delivery of proposals, which will include development of our company profile, scopes of work, scheduling and commercial terms;
- Assisting/leading on projects that provide our clients with a technical, operational and business plan evaluation of their proposed investment in infrastructure assets;
- Assisting/leading on the coordination of typical project deliverables such as Q&A submission, management sessions, client meetings and report delivery;
- Working effectively across technical communities within ERM and subcontractors who are identified as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support project delivery and client interaction; and
- Completing internal development tasks to improve the functionality of the Technical Due Diligence service line.
Required Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Essential
- A solid academic background with an engineering (e.g., Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering) or technical bias;
- Technical consulting and / or engineering (design and operations) experience in the infrastructure and/or energy sectors (to varying degrees dependent on the career level);
- Commercial mindset, and ability to combine consulting and business development skills to ensure client satisfaction through effective communications and engagement, and to translate complex technical topics into commercially relevant opinions;
- Strong technical skills and the ability to identify potential risks and opportunities within technical documentation, site visits and technical discussions, relating to asset integrity, operational performance, management systems and business plans;
- Excellent organisational skills, self‑motivation, self‑sufficiency and ability to work successfully in a fast‑turnaround team environment;
- Must be able to promote and execute quality work, and ensure high standards are being achieved by yourself and the team;
- Advanced report writing skills;
- Experience in a client‑facing role;
- Ability to manage or assist with complex project delivery coordinating multiple workstreams into client deliverables.
Desirable
- Previous experience in technical due diligence, ideally supporting transaction due diligence assignments of infrastructure private‑finance deals (preferred but not essential);
- Engineering Chartership (or working towards);
- Corporate Finance qualification and/or interest in economics and finance;
- Interest in domestic and overseas travel to perform site visits when required;
- Management of previous external client projects (dependent on career level);
- Additional language proficiencies;
- Prior experience in one or more of the following industrial sectors: Bioenergy, Waste & Circularity, Power, Heat & Water Networks, Fuels & Chemicals, Low‑Carbon Fleets & Transport, Buildings & Civil Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure, and/or Maritime;
- Experience in developing and/or managing Capex and Opex for development projects or operating assets, supporting business case preparation and budgeting.
We welcome talent from all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities for every candidate. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or need accommodations during the selection process, we’re here to support you.
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