M&A Junior Consultant – Technical Due Diligence

About ERM

ERM is the world's largest consulting firm specializing exclusively in sustainability. With over 8,000 experts in more than 40 countries, we support leading companies, financial investors, and infrastructure operators in implementing sustainability strategically and operationally – from the board level to technical implementation ("boots to boardroom").

The increasing investment demand in energy, infrastructure, and transformation projects has led to strong growth in our Transaction and Technical Due Diligence business. Against this backdrop, we are further expanding our Infrastructure & M&A Advisory Team.

Our comprehensive suite of solutions serves as a versatile “one-stop-shop” for our clients, empowering them to overcome even the most complex challenges with confidence. We work closely with our clients to develop customized solutions to meet their needs, whether they are exploring a potential investment, navigating an acquisition or seeking opportunities in the energy transition landscape. These advisory services are underpinned by substantial technical expertise, drawing from a diverse pool of specialized skill sets. This depth of knowledge has been further bolstered through strategic recruitment efforts and acquisitions of RCG, E4Tech and Element Energy.

In continuing to build its position as a leading transaction and sustainability advisor for the finance sector and, more specifically, infrastructure investors, ERM is looking to grow its M&A service line through the recruitment of a Junior Consultant.

Your Role

You will be working alongside Partners, Senior Consultants, and peers across the Climate, Sustainability and Transactions and Low Carbon Solutions teams to offer Transaction Advisory Services to financial institutions and infrastructure operators. You will work closely with infrastructure funds, private equity firms, investments banks and energy companies to deliver technical due diligence services on buy side, sell side and project financing deals.

You will have some experience in the infrastructure and/or energy sectors, ideally with experience supporting transaction due diligence assignments, or with an understanding and interest in this area, that capture technical, commercial, and economic drivers of infrastructure private finance deals.

Your focus is on the technical and ESG/EHS-related evaluation of buy-side, sell-side, and project finance transactions, as well as assessment of technical risks, opportunities, and value drivers in the M&A context.

The position will be based in Paris (or Lyon).

Your responsibilities

• Assisting on projects that provide our clients with a technical, operational and business plan evaluation of their proposed investment on infrastructure assets
• Assisting on the coordination of typical project deliverables such as Q&A submission, management sessions, client meetings and report delivery
• Evaluating technical, operational, commercial, and economic aspects of infrastructure and energy assets (e.g., asset condition, performance, Opex/Capex, management and operating concepts, business plans)
• Identifying, assessing, and clearly presenting transaction-relevant risks and opportunities (including deal breakers, value creation potential, integration and optimization approaches)
• Working effectively across technical communities within ERM and subcontractors who are identified as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support project delivery and client interaction
• Delivery of proposals, which will include development of our company profile, scopes of work, scheduling and commercial terms
• Completing internal development tasks to improve the functionality of the infrastructure Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) service line

Your Profile

Essential

• A solid academic background with an engineering bias (Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering)
• Early career (graduate, internship) technical consulting and / or engineering (design or operations) experience within the energy / infrastructure sectors
• Technical skills, including the ability to read and understand technical documentation, and the ability to identify potential risks and opportunities within technical documentation, during site visits, and technical discussions, relating to points such as asset integrity, operational performance, management systems and business plans
• Demonstrates excellent organisational skills, self-motivation, self-sufficiency and the ability to work successfully in a fast turnaround team environment
• Must be able to promote and execute quality work, and ensure high standards are being achieved by yourself and the team
• Good communication skills, exhibiting report writing proficiency
• An interest in the intersection between sustainability and infrastructure solutions
• Excellent written and spoken in the local language (native) and English

Desirable

• Previous experience in technical due diligence would be preferred but not essential
• An interest in economics and finance, and/or experience with Business Plans;
• Interest in (domestic) travel to perform site visits when required, focus is on continental Europe
• Early career involvement/experience in the management of client projects
• Additional language proficiencies
• Prior experience in one or more of the following industrial sectors: Renewables, Bioenergy, Waste & Circularity, Power, Heat & Water Networks, Fuels & Chemicals, Low Carbon Fleets & Transport, Buildings & Civil Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure, and/or Maritime
• Prior experience or education in: EHS regulation or soil and groundwater risk assessment. In order to support on an occasional basis, our EHS Due Diligence team.

What we offer

• Collaboration on challenging national and international M&A and infrastructure transactions with high strategic relevance
• A stimulating work environment within a dynamic and engaged team, with strong opportunities for learning and development
• Competitive compensation package
• Ongoing training and internal and/or international career progression opportunities
• Flexible work models (onsite, hybrid, remote), attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits in accordance with the ERM standard in France (Meal vouchers, Bicycle travel allowance, Flexible remote working arrangements)

To apply

ERM aims to build an inclusive culture by identifying, acquiring, developing and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce that reflects the diverse global marketplace in which we operate, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious preference, sexual orientation, physical attributes, and educational background.

If you share our values and are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application on ERM website.

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