Job Summary ERM is seeking an experienced skilled to help lead our ESG Data Management team at a Partner or Consulting Director level. Our ESG Data Management services offer builds robust ESG data management frameworks that support our clients’ energy transition, regulatory compliance, sustainability performance, and informs business critical decision-making. You will lead complex projects that enable clients to:
- Manage energy consumption, costs and emissions data effectively
- Optimise data architectures
- Respond to high and escalating energy cost, and evolving internal and external ESG reporting requirements
- Transform ESG Data framework
- Operationalise Renewable Energy strategy You will play a critical role in expanding our ESG Data Management practice by growing existing client accounts, developing new business opportunities, and reinforcing ERM’s position as a trusted advisor in the sustainable business and energy transition landscape. This involves leading implementation and advisory projects, managing client relationships, mentoring teams and contributing to strategic business development. Why This Role Matters Supporting clients to operationalize their net zero strategies As Australia accelerates its energy transition to renewables and the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) continue to reshape corporate reporting obligations, organisations face increasing complexity in:
- Managing energy contracts
- Expanding emissions boundaries
- Meeting evolving regulatory requirements At the same time, investors, customers, regulators, and rating agencies are demanding greater transparency and accountability around sustainability commitments, climate targets, and transition plans. As a result, organisations require more sophisticated data governance, management,



and reporting capabilities than ever before. ERM’s ESG Data Management services help clients design and implement tailored frameworks that align with their operational structures, contractual arrangements, sustainability objectives, and business processes. These frameworks provide the foundation for operational resilience, robust reporting, informed decision-making, and continuous improvement, while enabling organisations to translate sustainability strategy into measurable actions. ERM advises some of Australia’s largest and most complex organisations in this field. Unlike many competitors, we combine deep sustainability expertise with practical experience in energy market, energy management, data management, and financial impact monitoring, allowing us to bridge the gap between sustainability and finance, strategy and execution and bring different parts of an organisation together around a common goal. What Your Impact Is As a senior leader within ERM, you will shape and deliver complex, high-impact solutions that help clients operationalise their sustainability and net zero ambitions. You will build trusted executive relationships, drive innovation, and apply commercial acumen to grow strategic client portfolios while advancing ERM’s purpose and market leadership. Through leadership, mentoring, and capability building, you will strengthen our team, foster an inclusive and collaborative culture,



and ensure excellence in project delivery, governance, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute the growth strategy for ERM’s ESG Data Management practice, aligned with emerging sustainability reporting requirements, decarbonisation initiatives, and energy market developments.
- Identify market opportunities and develop innovative service offerings that address evolving client needs.
- Drive innovation in service delivery through the responsible adoption of AI, automation, and emerging technologies.
- Collaborate with leaders across ERM’s global sustainability, digital, and energy practices to deliver integrated solutions.
- Build, mentor, and develop teams across ERM’s Sydney and Melbourne offices. 2. Client Engagement & Relationship Management
- Act as the senior point of contact for key clients, providing strategic advice on ESG data management.
- Provide strategic guidance on ESG data management, sustainability reporting, emissions accounting, and energy data frameworks.
- Develop a deep understanding of client business models and identify opportunities to improve ESG data maturity, governance, reporting quality, and operational performance.
- Build long‑term relationships with senior finance, sustainability, operations, and technology stakeholders.
- Position ERM as a strategic partner through thought leadership and exceptional client outcomes.
- Facilitate the cross sell of other ERM service offerings to our key clients.
- Manage ERM’s relationships with our key software partners. 3. Project Oversight & Delivery
- Lead large‑scale ESG data management and sustainability reporting engagements from design through implementation and operational support. -

📌 Energy Management (Sydney)
🏢 Erm
📍 Sydney