ERM - Senior Analyst - Project Management Office

Why this role matters: As a Project Management Office (PMO) Senior Analyst, you will support ERM's global consulting delivery by enabling effective project governance, financial oversight, resource planning, and operational excellence across complex consulting projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Partners in Charge, and cross-functional teams, you will help ensure projects are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and in line with client expectations. This role is critical in driving project performance, supporting informed decision-making through data and reporting, and enhancing the scalability and consistency of project delivery across ERM's global business. What your impact is: - Drive successful project execution by tracking project performance, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables across multiple engagements. - Provide timely project insights, reports, and dashboards that enable project leadership to make informed business and delivery decisions. - Strengthen project governance and compliance through effective management of approvals, risk registers, change controls, and project setup processes. - Improve commercial and financial performance by supporting project scoping, resource planning, budgeting, invoicing, and contract administration activities. - Enhance collaboration across global teams by facilitating project communications, stakeholder engagement, and delivery coordination throughout the project lifecycle. - Contribute to consistent, high-quality project delivery by supporting best practices, mentoring junior team members, and promoting continuous improvement in project management processes. What will you bring: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited university. - 5 - 8 years of project management experience. - Strong understanding of contracts and project management processes. - Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Applications and MS Project. - Effective and professional communication with employees and clients. - Ability to work with minimal direction in a highly collaborative manner. - Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. - Prior experience in environmental, sustainability, or infrastructure projects is a plus. Preferred skills & competencies: - Experience working within environmental, sustainability, infrastructure, or engineering consulting projects. - Exposure to global delivery, shared services, or matrixed organizational environments. - Familiarity with project financial management systems, reporting tools, and contract management processes. - Knowledge of project risk assessment, change management, and governance frameworks. Key responsibilities: 1. Health & Safety, Well-being, and Belonging Management: - Monitor health and safety performance and meeting requirements while supporting field staff. - Develop and distribute team briefing notes to support others in navigating ambiguity. - Model ERM values, act with integrity, and contribute to a positive, inclusive team environment. - Mentor junior colleagues, share knowledge, and actively participate in team and community activities. 2. Commercial Leadership: - Support proposal development including scoping and resourcing plan development. - Lead in preparing comprehensive cost estimates using ERM's Value Pricing Platform. - Review contract details and maintain requirements register. - Engage with marketing team in proposal development. - Determine staffing availability and support project set up documentation. - Curate required contract documentation and initiate project set up upon client authorization. 3. Project Management: - Support multiple projects through tracking project status, financials, resources, deliverables, and invoicing. - Lead project tracking meetings, budget reviews, and risk management review activities. - Prepare clear project reports and dashboards and use data insights to inform the Project Leadership in decision making. - Partner with Project Managers to support project reporting and delivery Key Performance Indicators (KPI). - Develop scopes and budgets for repeat work. - Build strong delivery relationships with resources across the company. 4. Project Delivery: - Draft a Project Management Plan/Project Execution Plan and review with Partner in Charge (PIC) and Project Manager (PM). - Support the development of project schedule. - Conduct project status check-ins, weekly finance reviews, and share insights with PM for monthly PIC/PM reviews. - Identify and record out-of-scope work in a Management of Change register. - Collaborate with PIC and PM to identify and create change orders for additional scope. - Support engagement of subcontractors and bill contractors ahead of time to reduce project cash flow restrictions. - Facilitate technical reviews, project updates, and final delivery to meet client expectations. - Lead the preparation of invoicing per schedule and track payments, following up on payment issues if required. - Confirm client receipt and approval of invoices and escalate issues to the PIC and PM as needed. - Build trust through accurate, timely support and transparent communication. - Facilitate internal and/or client kick-off meetings, distribute team briefs, and maintain channels of communication between Project Leadership and team. - Ensure all governance approvals and accurate project system set up. - Support Risk Management processes and execution through preparation, review, and maintenance of a risk register. - Complete change management and support risk assessments (Project Risk Reviews [PRR]).