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ERM

Managing Consultant – Water Services, Mid-Senior Level

ERM

. Manage day-to-day delivery of groundwater scopes, including planning, budgets, programme, client liaison, and quality of output .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeCape Town • South AfricaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage day-to-day delivery of groundwater scopes, including planning, budgets, programme, client liaison, and quality of output
  • Deliver aquifer-scale groundwater resource assessments, including conceptual site models, recharge and yield estimation, abstraction and dewatering assessment, aquifer testing and interpretation, and groundwater quality characterisation
  • Prepare groundwater specialist studies and management plans for ESIAs in line with international best practice and country-specific requirements
  • Deliver groundwater components of environmental and social due diligence for transactions, including contamination and abstraction risk
  • Contribute to corporate water risk and stewardship work, including site and catchment water risk analysis
  • Provide technical direction and review to junior consultants and mentor them
  • Support proposals, technical scoping, and cost estimating
  • Maintain client relationships and build repeat business

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree with Honours in Hydrogeology, Geohydrology, Geology or a related earth science (Master's beneficial)
  • Seven or more years' consulting experience in hydrogeology
  • Hands-on delivery of aquifer-scale groundwater resource assessments
  • Practical experience delivering groundwater studies for ESIAs prepared to lender standards
  • Working understanding of the IFC Performance Standards and the Equator Principles
  • Demonstrated project management in a multi-project environment, including scope, budget, programme, and coordination
  • Strong written and verbal communication and report writing for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Registration with SACNASP, or eligibility to register
  • Willingness to travel within Africa for fieldwork and client work

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Inclusive workplace with equal opportunities for every candidate
  • Selection-process accommodations and support for candidates with disabilities or who are neurodivergent
  • Tools, support, and workplace adjustments to help employees succeed
  • Diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment