Social Project Manager

ERM Mexico is seeking a Social Projer Manager with strong technical and strategic experience in sustainability to join our consulting team in Mexico City.

At ERM, we believe that fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment is essential to building a culture of innovation and collaboration.

ROLE

This role focuses on supporting ERM’s clients in managing their social performance, stakeholder engagement, and human rights challenges, contributing to more sustainable outcomes across sectors and geographies. Key responsibilities include:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & DELIVERY

• Manage social performance projects end-to-end: scoping and pricing, work planning, budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, risk management, QA/QC, and delivery on time and on budget.
• Manage budgets, change orders, subcontractors, and support invoicing and collections.
• Act as day-to-day client contact - manage expectations, escalate issues, and identify follow-on opportunities.
• Plan and lead fieldwork in line with ERM's health, safety and security standards, including travel risk assessments, security protocols for higher-risk areas, and duty of care for staff and subcontractors.

PEOPLE AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT

• Line-manage and coach consultants, supporting performance reviews, recruitment and onboarding.
• Build local team capability and lead internal training and knowledge sharing within the social performance team.

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

• Provide strong technical expertise in designing and implementing community engagement, land access negotiations, stakeholder mapping, impact identification, implementation of management measures, and grievance mechanisms.
• Lead and contribute to social and human rights due diligence processes, social baseline studies, stakeholder engagement plans, and other assessments in line with national regulations and international standards (e.g., IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights).
• Direct and/or conduct desktop work (e.g., information review, research, data processing), developing and coordinating reports focused on social contexts, impacts, stakeholder engagement, and compliance with requirements.
• Lead and/or perform fieldwork activities, including stakeholder engagement, consultations, and information gathering to support social baselines and impact assessments.
• Systematize and analyze field data to produce clear, evidence-based recommendations and management measures.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, International Relations, Social Sciences or related discipline. Master’s Degree in similar disciplines is desirable.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in social performance, community engagement, and/or human rights.
• At least 5 years of consulting experience and people leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience in:
  • Community engagement and consultation processes, including ejidos and other local stakeholders.
  • Social investment, local content and community development.
  • Stakeholder mapping and analysis.
  • Social impact identification, assessment, and management.
  • Design and implementation of social management plans.
  • Resettlement experience is desirable.
• Previous experience directing community engagement processes related to land development, energy, transmission lines, permitting and/or construction of large-scale facilities is an asset.
• Strong experience conducting both fieldwork (e.g., community consultations, social baseline studies, social due diligence) and desktop work (e.g., research, data analysis, compliance reviews, reporting).
• Strong ability to prepare professional presentations, decks and reports that support stakeholder engagement and decision-making.
• Familiarity with national and international databases and tools for data analysis and social context understanding (e.g., INEGI, CONAPO, INPI).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with fluency in English and Spanish.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, key stakeholders (e.g. local communities, government officials) and multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel for field assignments as required; valid passport and driver’s license (US Visa desirable).

Background:

Since establishing our first local presence in the LAC region in 1990’s, ERM has enjoyed steady growth and today we employee circa 400 employees in the region. We have offices in Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Guyana, and Brazil.

We are committed to the LAC market, and we have been building consulting teams with world-class skills in the areas of environmental, sustainability and social consulting for over 20 years. ERM has a solid client base in the oil and gas, manufacturing and chemical sectors and we have been collaborating very closely with our clients, supporting them through challenging times, as we remain committed to this fascinating sector. Increasingly our clients are investing in the local market and to support their growth needs, ERM is expanding our footprint in this region. We are now looking for a strong client and market leader who shares our passion and commitment to this sector to join us.

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.

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.

If you would like to read more about Diversity, Equity, Equality & Inclusion (DE&I) at ERM, you can visit our website, or read about our Sustainability Reporthttp://www.erm.com/sustainability-report-2026/