Team Leader - Southern Europe

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is hiring a Team Leader for Southern Europe, based in Madrid, Spain. The role involves leading the Sustainable Product and Supply Chain team, managing operations and finances, and mentoring junior consultants. Responsibilities include resource management, achieving team targets, and promoting diversity. The position requires collaboration with stakeholders and can be based in various Southern Europe offices including Spain, France, Belgium, Italy, or the Netherlands.
ERM N.V. is seeking a Team Leader for Southern Europe, based in Madrid, Spain, responsible for leading the Sustainable Product and Supply Chain team across multiple countries. The role involves operational management, financial governance, and supporting project delivery while mentoring junior consultants. Key responsibilities include resource management, achieving team targets, and promoting diversity and wellbeing within the team. The position requires collaboration with stakeholders and other team leaders in the region.
ERM is the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy and we have been named as a leader in the ESG & Sustainability Consultancy industry, according to new independent research. We have an impressive client base including over 50% of global Fortune 500 companies. Our consultants deliver on high-profile and some of the most technically challenging projects ranging from Corporate sustainability through to Net Zero, Climate Change and Renewable among other services. Reporting to, and supporting, the BU Partner Lead for the Sustainable Product and Supply Chain (SP&SC) team, the Team Leader will be responsible for leading the SP&SC team across a number of countries in the Business Unit, including line management of consultants within the Business Unit. The position can be based in any of our Southern Europe offices including Fance, Spain, Belgium, Italy, or Netherlands. The job holder will work with relevant stakeholders to ensure that each proposal and project is adequately resourced, and that individual team members are supported to achieve their overall contribution statements including targeted useful billability. The role is operational and involves financial governance and monitoring of BU performance, with feedback to the BU Partner Lead and ownership of changes/levers to initiate to meet financial metrics. Key to the success of the SP&SC business in EMEA is the interaction between the Team Leader roles in each BU for SP&SC and the EMEA Resource Manager, to enable effective cross-resourcing and connection of staff to projects. The job holder will also ensure that their own time is also spent supporting the successful delivery of projects and proposals. Role responsibilities Achieve personal and Team UB Targets Forecast hours, review timesheets vs forecast and approve time sheet (where appropriate) on a weekly basis Support the BU Partner Lead, through leadership and operational management the team, including working with relevant stakeholders to ensure the timely and effective identification of skill gaps or workload imbalances. Work with other TLs to address under/over resourcing by deploying under-utilised staff to billable work across teams/requesting resources. Assist the Partners to build effective teams and maintain a current hiring plan with regular feedback on hiring needs to the HR team. Ensuring to build the right pyramid especially by delegating to senior and ensure senior delegate to junior and hire at the basis. Contribute to the development, growth and management of a high-performance team, serving as a leader and mentor to more junior consultants through all interactions with them. Oversee the engagement, and drive performance management, coaching and development of each team member, ensuring promotion internally within the team. Promote DE&I across the team and actively participate in DE&I initiatives. Recognise positive DE&I behaviours in others and ensure diversity data is up to date in Workday. Support and promote wellbeing and mental health within the team Achieve the job holder’s own utilization target and other contribution statement objectives agreed with the line manager. Ensure global, regional, and local policies and procedures are followed by all team members. Ensure to keep up to date with IT systems such as SalesForce, Minerva, GMS and HRIS. Check rates regularly for the team and ensure that used rates are correct. Why Join ERM? As well as being a key part of the largest organisation of its kind, your role will be helping to enable the low-carbon economic transition, finding colleagues who will directly help companies to make the world a better place and meet their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We offer flexible hybrid working, a competitive salary and benefits package. ERM offers all our employees a diverse and inclusive culture in which differences are embraced, valued, and celebrated. 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 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