About us

Shane Herlihy founded ERS to provide strategic and commercially focused advice to manufacturing, financial services and public sector clients on environmental risk assessment, prevention and management.
Shane formerly headed RPS’ Environmental Health & Safety business in Ireland where he was responsible for project direction, operational management and business development for a market leading team providing Due Diligence, Risk Management, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Appropriate Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment for a diverse range of clients across the private and public sectors.
In twenty years as a professional consultant, Shane has an impressive track record in delivering solutions for client’s complex environmental challenges, including:
· Inventing and delivering innovative methodologies to quantify unknown planning and environmental risks during multi-site due diligence projects across Europe
· Developing systematic approaches with the Environmental Protection Agency to assess, quantify and manage Environmental Liabilities, such as the:
o Environmental Liability Directive - View document
o ELRA, RMP & Financial Provision
· Overcoming hydrogeological and groundwater obstacles in planning applications
· Devising cost effective contaminated land remedial solutions to satisfy regulatory requirements and protect the environment
Shane formerly headed RPS’ Environmental Health & Safety business in Ireland where he was responsible for project direction, operational management and business development for a market leading team providing Due Diligence, Risk Management, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Appropriate Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment for a diverse range of clients across the private and public sectors.
In twenty years as a professional consultant, Shane has an impressive track record in delivering solutions for client’s complex environmental challenges, including:
· Inventing and delivering innovative methodologies to quantify unknown planning and environmental risks during multi-site due diligence projects across Europe
· Developing systematic approaches with the Environmental Protection Agency to assess, quantify and manage Environmental Liabilities, such as the:
o Environmental Liability Directive - View document
o ELRA, RMP & Financial Provision
· Overcoming hydrogeological and groundwater obstacles in planning applications
· Devising cost effective contaminated land remedial solutions to satisfy regulatory requirements and protect the environment