Senior Consultant, Health and Safety

ERM is seeking a Senior Consultant, Health and Safety with industry experience, to play a key role in growing our business in the Health and Safety service line. The ideal candidate will be an experienced safety consultant with both process safety and industrial hygiene experience, bringing strong H&S regulatory compliance auditing skills (General Industry), and deep understanding of business processes to help our clients proactively address their H&S risks and challenges.

As a senior consultant, you will be responsible for supporting on a range of health and safety management projects to build a sustainable business locally, while networking with ERM's global technical team to share best practices across the industry. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior-level professional looking to advance their career with a global Sustainability leader, and work with a team of outstanding professionals in over 40 countries around the world. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support development and implementation of Safety Management Systems, risk assessments and audits to ensure effective risk control and regulatory compliance.
• Perform incident investigations, development of corrective actions, verification/validation of controls, and learning from incidents.  Support root cause analyses in conjunction with client leadership.
• Assist in the development of job hazard assessments, job safety assessments and/or similar work instructions from an occupational health perspective;
• Interpret industrial hygiene results as compared to OSHA PEL and ACGIH TLVs and provide recommendations on mitigation of air/noise exposures;
• Contribute to expanding ERM’s Safety Services business. Identify and develop new opportunities, prepare effective technical proposals, and take active leadership role in developing new business with new and existing clients. Develop and expand client relationships that generate repeat business.
• Develop and manage innovative, behavior and performance outcome-focused approaches and programs for a variety of clients with complex technical/regulatory issues. Design and direct corporate H&S strategies and programs in areas such as industrial hygiene, behavior-based safety, safety culture and leadership, serious injury and fatality risk reduction, compliance auditing, EHS management systems, process safety and risk management, construction safety, high-impact training, and general compliance support. Achieve client’s expectations for scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
• Lead, manage performance, hire and retain, inspire and mentor personnel for overall success of technical team.
• Manage a variety of tasks to achieve scope, budget and schedule targets while ensuring we meet and exceed our clients expectations on deliverables
• Build client relationships and nurture repeat business by continuously striving to Build a network within and outside of ERM that will enable you to leverage your skills and solve challenging multi-disciplinary client challenges

REQUIREMENTS:

• 4+ years (10+ years preferred) of relevant experience in working with organizations on safety and risk management, leadership/culture, and/or sustainable H&S compliance programs. Be passionate about H&S performance improvement and have substantial experience developing and delivering world-class H&S program solutions.
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting, with guidance and direction.  Ability to be adaptable, deal with ambiguity, and flexible to changing situations, able to think outside the box, and to identify and respond rapidly to safety issues in field locations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively
• Willingness to travel, both within the United States and to international locations in support of client programs.  Up to 50% travel may be required. Must have a valid passport.
• BS/MS degree preferred (MPH, Bachelors of Science). Or equivalent experience.
• Certification in field; CIH (nice to have), CSP, PE, or similar registration highly desirable.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

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. 

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