Why This Role Matter: Building Sustainable Capital Projects for Asia Pacific’s Future Asia Pacific’s rapid growth in renewable energy, mining and infrastructure demands responsible development. ERM’s Capital Project Delivery Team leads this transformation, helping organizations design, permit, and operate projects that align with global sustainability standards and local expectations. From impact assessments to biodiversity and resettlement planning, this role ensures projects across region are investable, resilient, and ethical. Your expertise will shape initiatives that balance progress with purpose, creating a sustainable legacy for industries driving the region’s future. What You Impact Is At this level, you will lead the delivery of complex, high-impact projects that help clients achieve sustainable outcomes. You will guide and develop teams, foster an inclusive and collaborative culture, and apply deep technical expertise to strengthen our consulting capability. By building trusted client partnerships and driving innovation, you will shape solutions that exceed expectations, create growth opportunities, and advance our Purpose. Key Responsibilities Develop conceptual and numerical hydrogeological models for mining projects. Assess groundwater regime, recharge, groundwater-surface water connectivity, and contaminant migration pathways. Evaluate impacts of mine dewatering, underground mining, tailings facilities, and accidental pollution scenarios. Support ESIA/EIA studies and provide technical input on groundwater-related risks and mitigation measures. Communicate modelling results and uncertainties to multidisciplinary project teams and clients. Key Requirements Degree in Hydrogeology, Geology, Water Resources, or related discipline. Minimum 5 years of experience in groundwater/hydrogeological studies and modelling, ideally for mining projects ( e.g., mine dewatering, groundwater drawdown assessment, groundwater-surface water interaction, groundwater impact prediction, impacts from tailings storage facilities, waste rock dumps, and mining infrastructure) Demonstrated experience developing and calibrating 3D groundwater models, preferably using MODFLOW. Experience with international mining projects is preferred. Familiarity with international standards and industry good practice, including IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, ICMM guidance, and GISTM, is highly desirable Based in Shanghai or Beijing; open to travel domestically and internationally. 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