Specialist, Talent Acquisition Advisor (Temporary)

Posted: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Valid Thru: Friday, 20 February 2026
Index Requested on: 01/21/2026 08:01:12
Indexed on: 01/21/2026 08:01:12

Location: Houston, TX, 77001, US

Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 27-2012.04 - Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

Environmental Resources Management, Inc. is hiring!

Description:

Ready to Shape the Future of Talent at a Global Sustainability Leader?

If you’re an experienced recruiter who thrives in a fast‑paced consulting environment, this is your opportunity to influence hiring strategies, partner with technical leaders, and bring top-tier environmental and sustainability talent into a mission-driven organization.

ERM is hiring a Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our North America Recruiting Flexforce Team in Houston, TX (remote). This position places you at the center of a global environmental and sustainability powerhouse with 60+ offices across the U.S. If you’re energized by partnering with technical leaders, influencing hiring strategies, and elevating the candidate experience, this is the place to grow your career. This is a fixed term contract role.

Why This Role Matters

ERM’s work directly shapes a more sustainable future for clients across energy, technology, mining, manufacturing, and more. To deliver that impact, we need exceptional consultants—and you’ll be instrumental in finding them. By managing project-based hiring across the U.S. and Canada, you’ll help ensure ERM has the talent needed to support critical projects, meet client commitments, and advance our global growth strategy.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you will be the strategic recruiting partner supporting technical hiring needs across multiple service areas, including environmental planning and permitting, EHS compliance, site investigation and remediation, and air quality. You’ll strengthen ERM’s talent pipeline, guide hiring partners through best‑in‑class recruitment practices, and champion a thoughtful, high-touch candidate experience. As a trusted advisor, you will influence decisions, drive process excellence, and serve as a brand ambassador for one of the world’s leading sustainability consultancies.

What You’ll Bring

Required

  • Minimum 3 years of high-volume recruiting experience within staffing or corporate environments, successfully managing diverse U.S.-based searches.

  • Proven success delivering specialist and niche hiring in technical or consulting fields.

  • Strong knowledge of modern recruiting practices, market trends, and effective sourcing strategies.

  • Advanced sourcing skills, including Boolean search expertise and proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter.

  • Experience leveraging social media and networking tools to build engaged candidate pools.

  • Ability to collaborate with multiple internal clients and provide consultative insights throughout the search process.

  • Proficiency with ATS/CRM platforms (e.g., Workday, GEM) and KPI reporting, with strong attention to detail.

  • Excellent organization, time management, communication skills, and professional judgment.

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage shifting priorities, and consistently deliver high-quality results.

Preferred

  • BA/BS degree in a relevant field.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage full lifecycle recruiting for project-term roles across U.S. and Canadian offices, ensuring alignment with ERM’s culture and business goals.

  • Source, attract, and engage top consulting talent across key technical service areas and client markets using diverse sourcing channels.

  • Deliver a high-touch recruiting experience from application to offer, including screening, reference checks, salary recommendations, and closing candidates.

  • Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and implement tailored, effective hiring strategies.

  • Apply advanced sourcing techniques to build proactive talent pipelines for current and future needs.

  • Coordinate effectively with recruiting colleagues and share talent across teams where potential fit exists.

  • Communicate clearly with stakeholders, ensuring preparedness and timely updates throughout the interview process.

  • Represent ERM as a brand ambassador in all interactions.

  • Maintain rigorous documentation and leverage ERM’s eRecruitment/ATS systems for reporting and compliance.

  • Ensure adherence to internal policies and employment legislation across all recruiting activities.

Who We Are:
As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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Educational requirements:

  • high school

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