AI & ML Consultant

Position: AI/ML Specialist – Sustainability, Health & Safety ERM is seeking skilled and motivated AI/ML professionals to join our India team as part of our global Digital Services business. In this role, you will contribute to developing AI accelerators, intelligent agents, and machine learning models that advance innovation in sustainability, health, and safety domains. At ERM, we combine deep domain expertise with a strong track record in delivering sustainability-focused digital solutions. Our Digital Services span the full information management lifecycle - from portfolio assessment, strategy, and technology evaluation to the design, testing, and implementation of enterprise-scale systems and cutting-edge technologies. You will be part of a collaborative, innovation-driven environment that emphasizes technical excellence, scalability, and cross-functional teamwork to deliver solutions that address complex business challenges. key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and deploy AI accelerators, agents, and ML models tailored for sustainability, health, and safety use cases. Leverage LLMs, BERT, and other NLP/ML frameworks to develop advanced analytics, predictive insights, and automation solutions. Work on end-to-end AI/ML lifecycle: problem definition, data preparation, model development, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring. Collaborate with management consulting teams and domain experts to translate business challenges into scalable AI/ML solutions. Build proof-of-concepts (POCs), accelerators, and reusable components that can be scaled for multiple clients. Engage with clients to understand requirements, present solutions, and ensure successful delivery and adoption. Contribute to innovation initiatives by researching new AI techniques, sustainability data models, and generative AI applications. Document solutions, develop knowledge assets, and support internal/external training sessions. key Requirements: Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related fields. Experience: 2–3 years of relevant experience in AI/ML solution development, with exposure to LLMs, NLP, and predictive modeling. Hands-on Experience in AI Agent development: demonstrable experience in agentic-AI development using Python, LangGraph, LangChain, and Model Context Protocol. Consulting Background: Experience working in management consulting, professional services, and client-facing projects is highly desirable. Strong client engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business language. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills to engage with stakeholders at different levels. Strong problem-solving ability, with a passion for innovation in sustainability, ESG, and safety-related AI applications. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional and multicultural teams. Preferred techncial Skills & Tools AI/ML Frameworks: LangChain, LangGraph, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers (BERT, GPT, LLaMA, etc.). NLP/LLM Development: Prompt engineering, fine-tuning, embedding models, vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS, Azure Cognitive Search). Data Engineering & Analytics: Python, SQL, Pandas, PySpark. Microsoft Ecosystem: Azure AI, Azure ML, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI. MLOps & Deployment: GitHub Actions, MLflow, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps. Visualization & Reporting: Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent. Knowledge of sustainability, ESG reporting standards, or health & safety data models is a plus. Relevant Information: Industry: Sustainability Consulting Services Functional Area: Advisory Role: AI/ML Consultant Career Level: CL1 / CL2 Number of Vacancies: One Location: Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai Who We Are: As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency. 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, marital status or disability status. Thank you for your interest in ERM. 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. 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