Principal Consultant – Digital Services, EHS&S Management Information Systems

ERM

Principal Consultant leading complex EHS&S Management Information Systems to drive growth and digital strategy at ERM. Engaging with senior stakeholders and mentoring future leaders.

Posted 4/26/2026part-timeBrisbane • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on EHS&S digital strategy and transformation
Lead complex, high‑profile EHS&S MIS programs from strategy through implementation and optimization
Drive double‑digit profitable growth by blending technical excellence with business development leadership
Strengthen ERM’s Digital Services offerings through innovation, thought leadership, and delivery excellence
Build and inspire high‑performing teams while mentoring the next generation of digital leaders
Act as a senior practitioner on Digital Services engagements, with a focus on EHS&S Management Information Systems, developing strategies that align technology with client processes and regulatory needs
Provide technical thought leadership and program oversight for complex, multi‑workstream initiatives, ensuring delivery against scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations
Serve as a core member of the Digital Services technical leadership team, supporting EHS&S MIS software selection, system implementation, integrations, training, rollout, support, and continuous improvement
Operate as a seller–doer, leading or contributing to technical proposals, identifying new opportunities, and expanding relationships with existing and new clients
Support pre-sales team on RFP preparation with the client engagement, scope of work, timeline plan and high-level project plan.
Evaluate EHS&S software systems available on the market, including assisting clients with system requirements and system selection.
Provide advice on different EHS&S software systems in response to specific data, organizational and operational requirements.
Leverage delivery excellence to generate repeat business and expand ERM’s market presence in Digital Services
Lead, mentor, and inspire consultants and project teams, supporting performance, engagement, and professional growth
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of Sphera Solutions methodology, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
Engage in all life cycle stages of project execution; provide support and enhancement to Sphera platforms and solutions as required to meet the overall business objectives of clients.
Analyze user requirements, prepare requirements document, as-is & to-be processes and identify gaps.
Collaborate with clients to develop/refine implementation strategy and on-going testing needs.
Prepare test plans, conduct testing validation, and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
Assist with Sphera system configuration, integration, training, rollout, support, maintenance, and improvements.
Lead consultant teams that configure/deploy Sphera EHS&S solutions; specific activities include publishing system design documents, configuring components within the solution, analyzing/migrating data, and specifying custom reports/dashboards and automated interfaces.
Provide knowledge transfer enablement through formal documentation and end-user training.
Engage in system support and training documentation teams, prepare and present training to internal consultants and client system users.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
10-12+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience, including leadership of complex digital or EHS&S initiatives
Demonstrated experience delivering EHS&S Management Information Systems in client‑facing roles
Proven ability to engage senior client stakeholders as a trusted advisor
Strong experience supporting or leading business development and technical proposals
Experience in implementation and use of Sphera solutions
Experience with a minimum of three full life-cycle implementations including all phases
Strong Oil & Gas, Mining, and Chemical business and market knowledge
Commercial acumen and drive – track record of customer relations, business development and proposal management
Project delivery skills – track record of technical delivery success to scope and budget
Experience leading multidisciplinary, geographically distributed teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to lead at scale
Influence outcomes that matter
Grow a lasting consulting legacy

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Hard Skills & Tools

EHS&S Management Information SystemsSphera Solutionssystem configurationdata analysisrequirements documentationtesting validationuser acceptance testingproject executionimplementation strategybusiness development

Soft Skills

trusted advisorleadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationteam buildingclient engagementperformance supportinnovationdelivery excellence