Overview
In this role, you lead technically rigorous water circularity assignments for industrial and infrastructure clients, turning site evidence into practical options and defensible decisions. You operate between strategy and engineering, guiding data-driven analysis without overclaiming feasibility. You’ll work across fieldwork, analysis, and client workshops to shape a credible water-reuse strategy and scale circular solutions. The position combines technical leadership with collaboration across disciplines to deliver tangible business value.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical workstreams from scoping to close-out and client workshops
- Assess client data, identify gaps, and design evidence-gathering plans including fieldwork and sampling
- Prepare calculations, models, option matrices, and client-ready reports
- Provide senior technical direction to consultants and analysts
- Coordinate inputs from process/civil engineering, hydrogeology, ecotoxicology, permitting, economics and digital teams
- Act as trusted adviser to client operations, EHS, sustainability and procurement stakeholders
- Support proposals by defining evidence protocols, assumptions, and resourcing plans
- Maintain project governance and safety aligned with CL3 Consulting profile
- Contribute to developing the Water Circularity offering with templates, case studies and proof points
Key requirements
- Demonstrable experience in industrial water, wastewater, environmental engineering, water efficiency, treatment or circular water systems
- Ability to lead site or portfolio assessments and convert incomplete data into defensible analysis
- Understanding of cooling, cleaning, process use, boilers, wastewater treatment and reuse interfaces
- Experience with water balances, opportunity calculations, technology screening, and implementation constraints
- Ability to delineate screening vs feasibility and explain it to clients
- Experience with sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, energy, tech/data centers or mining
- Strong technical writing, problem-solving, data analysis and client communication
- Experience leading projects or technical teams with budget and risk oversight
- Relevant degree or equivalent background in environmental, chemical, civil or water engineering
- Desirable: QUEST or similar resource-efficiency audit experience
- Desirable: experience with trade-effluent permitting, ecotoxicology or micropollutants
- Desirable: true-cost-of-water or scenario modelling for investment decisions
- Desirable: field audits, sampling plans, or feasibility collaboration
- Desirable: French or another European language
- Strong written communication
- Structured problem-solving
- Client-focused collaboration
- Water balances
- Opportunity calculations
- Technology screening
Managing Consultant - Water Circularity & Wastewater in Edinburgh employer: ERM Group
ERM is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises inclusivity and employee growth. With a focus on the renewables sector, employees benefit from strategic leadership opportunities, innovative projects, and a commitment to professional development in vibrant locations such as London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Cardiff. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive environment that values diversity and empowers you to thrive.
