Senior Principal Consultant, Transactional Due Diligence

SLR's Global Advisory teams combine strategic insight with practical technical expertise to address the challenges shaping industries today. Our powerhouse team of sustainability consultants and technical specialists work together to help the world’s leading organizations navigate business and transaction complexities, decarbonize, innovate, and thrive in a rapidly changing world.

In the Americas, the Strategic Advisory Team is comprised of over 250 professionals across the Finance, Energy, Mining, and Corporate Sustainability practices, and is now looking for a Senior Principal Consultant to help manage and grow the Finance Advisory - Transactional Due Diligence practice.

Role

As our new Senior Principal Consultant, you will play an important role in managing and growing our team of EHS professionals and our base of M&A clients throughout the Americas and Globally.

We'll look to you to manage service projects for a broad industrial client base, while mentoring rising talent by providing technical oversight and leadership that fosters a culture of growth and excellence.

Preferred locations include Texas, Illinois, Atlanta, New York, Ontario.

The ideal candidate will have:

• experience performing, managing, and reviewing Environmental Health and Safety Assessments for a wide variety of private equity, legal, financial services, and industrial sector clients in support of global M&A due diligence

• experience in proposal preparation, budgeting, and scoping of due diligence related work, as well as building and growing clients

• active clients and expertise in client management, internal staff management, and the management of multiple project efforts and project teams; including coordination with staff resources, clients, subcontractors, and regulatory agencies

• excellent communication and writing skills that include the ability to review and provide feedback on proposals, reports, and other technical documents

• a strong, relevant employment background, existing clients and client contacts, and a passion for environmental work

Responsibilities:

• Be client facing and able to identify and develop new opportunities

• Provide clear, concise business-focused findings, recommendations and options regarding client deliverables

• Collaborate in a team atmosphere to plan and meet timelines and requirements along with budget goals

• Develop, track and document project expectations and budget

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.

• Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.

• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• Degree in Engineering, Science, Geology, Business, or related field

• 15+ years of experience working at a high-level with corporate and/or financial and legal clients

• Be able to recognize and evaluate environmental impact, compliance and health and safety risks associated with all types of real estate, commercial and industrial operations, as well as legacy environmental liabilities

• Experience evaluating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs and initiatives

• Knowledge of transaction related documents (i.e., purchase agreements, disclosure schedules), environmental insurance policies, and indemnification agreements

• Experience in managing various levels of consulting staff

• Strong analytical, organizational, and multi-tasking skills; detail oriented

• Ability to work well independently as well as a part of a team

• Self-motivated and willing to learn and grow as a consultant

• Ability to interface with clients and internal stakeholders

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, uncertain, high-pressure environment with the ability to change directions and scope quickly

• Capabilities and experience with regulators, including negotiations related to client work objectives, a plus

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