ERM is the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, with over 50 years of experience helping organizations navigate complex environmental, social, and governance challenges. We bring together a global community of experts to deliver meaningful impact for our clients and the planet. Our Consulting Delivery Hub (CDH) in India is a critical part of ERM’s global consulting model enabling scalable, high-quality delivery across regions and service lines. CDH teams work in close partnership with regional consultants to support global client projects, providing specialist expertise, driving consistency, and enhancing delivery efficiency across our most important programmes. As part of the Consulting Delivery Hub, you will collaborate with colleagues worldwide, contribute to complex sustainability projects, and play a key role in shaping the future of global consulting delivery. Why this role matters? As a Senior Consultant - Heat Decarbonization & Heat Networks, you will support ERM's global consulting delivery by providing technical, analytical, and strategic expertise to help clients decarbonize energy use in buildings and accelerate the transition to low-carbon heat. Working within the Low Carbon Solutions team, you will partner with consultants, clients, policymakers, utilities, and other stakeholders to develop innovative heat network solutions, assess decarbonization opportunities, and support the delivery of net zero objectives. This role is critical in enabling high-quality project delivery, generating impactful insights, and helping clients navigate the complexities of sustainable energy transition. What your impact is? Deliver high-quality heat network and heat decarbonization projects that support clients' net zero and sustainability ambitions. Provide robust techno-economic analysis, research, and modelling to inform strategic decision-making and investment planning. Translate complex technical, policy, and market information into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse stakeholders. Contribute to the development of innovative low-carbon energy solutions across the built environment sector. Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and industry partners to support successful project outcomes and business growth. Support the growth of ERM's heat decarbonization and heat networks offering through knowledge sharing, thought leadership, and business development activities What will you bring? 3+ years in the energy sector and/or consultancy with a significant focus on heat networks Track record of successful project delivery Demonstration of outstanding achievement and impact in your career to date Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in physical science, engineering, economic or another relevant discipline Strong interest in sustainability and low carbon energy, with proven expertise and track record on heat networks Excellent numeracy skills and ability to quickly think through complex problems  IT literate and highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint  Preferred qualifications, skills and competencies Demonstrable real-world experience of heat network design to at least RIBA Stage 2 equivalent. Experience in understanding and assessing energy use and decarbonization in the buildings sector, such as in one or more of the following topic or service areas: net zero strategies for building portfolios low carbon heating and cooling technologies electrification of heat heat networks energy efficiency retrofit low carbon building design building and site level energy strategies feasibility studies, project development and project initiation for building energy demand and carbon reduction measures Experience with relevant specialist software, e.g. Desktop GIS, EnergyPro, Netsim, Thermos Fluency in another European language (particularly French or German)  Key responsibilities Delivering heat network and heat decarbonization related projects to a high quality.  Researching technologies, markets or concepts through literature search and conversations with external experts, with a focus on heat decarbonization and heat networks. Quantitative analysis of systems and technologies, including developing techno-economic models. Compiling briefing documents, reports, and presentations for project meetings and publications.  Developing ways to communicate the results of projects to a range of audiences. Providing engineering, financial and policy perspective in a range of contexts, including on heat network modelling, project development, design, and business planning. Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.  At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet. ERM Homepage Explore All Open Roles Explore Early Careers Roles Explore Experienced Professional Roles Explore Partnership Roles Quick guides for accessing and managing your ERM Candidate Home account. Create a New Candidate Account Reset Your Candidate Home Password Processing Notice

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