Principal Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field; equivalent experience accepted.
  • 6+ years of relevant EHS experience, preferably in technology, biopharma, manufacturing, or energy sectors.
  • Strong knowledge of California and federal EHS regulations.
  • Proven project management skills, including managing budgets and teams.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills required.
  • Valid driver's license for travel to client locations across the Bay Area.
  • Position not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement innovative safety programs for diverse client safety challenges.
  • Conduct audits, risk assessments, and industrial hygiene evaluations.
  • Provide training and coaching to clients to enhance safety performance.
  • Analyze data to offer insights that reduce hazards and ensure compliance.
  • Build strong client relationships to drive business growth and service delivery.
  • Collaborate with ERM's global network to address multidisciplinary challenges.
  • Identify new business opportunities through strong relationships and technical proposals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid time off and parental leave policies.
  • Life and disability insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP retirement options.
  • Other applicable benefits to eligible employees.
Full Job Description
As a Principal Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) within the San Francisco Bay Area, California (San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, etc.), you'll be at the forefront of creating safer workplaces, driving compliance, and influencing strategic decisions that protect people and the planet.

What Your Impact Is
  • Drive strategic growth for ERM's Health & Safety Services.
  • Build and nurture trusted relationships with senior leaders in Technology, BioPharma, Power, Media, and Telecommunications sectors.
  • Lead transformative EHS programs that improve safety performance, reduce risk, and deliver measurable business value.
  • Inspire and mentor a team of expert consultants, fostering innovation and operational excellence.


What You'll Bring

Required:
  • Bachelor degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science degree. Or equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years of relevant EHS experience, ideally within technology, biopharma, manufacturing, or energy sectors.
  • Strong knowledge of California and federal EHS regulations.
  • Proven ability to manage projects, budgets, and teams.
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  • Ability to travel throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, California
  • Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
  • This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.


Preferred:
  • Master'degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science degree.
  • 10+ years of progressive EHS experience, ideally within Technology, BioPharma, Power, Media, or Telecommunications industries.
  • Project management experience.
  • Professional certifications such as CSP or CIH (strongly preferred).
  • Experience with auditing, process hazard assessments, industrial hygiene, and safety process improvement.
  • Familiarity with advanced safety topics (e.g., robotics safety, NFPA 70E, machine guarding, radiation safety, EHS Design such as Building and Fire Code experience.).


Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement innovative safety programs, to help our growing local and global clients address a wide array of Safety challenges including: Auditing/Assessments, Behavior-Based Safety, Biohazards, Chemical or Lab Safety, Data Analysis, Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E, Fire Prevention, Industrial Hygiene, Laser Safety, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), Machine Guarding, Process Hazard Assessments, Robotics Safety, Safety Process Improvement.
  • Conduct audits, risk assessments, and industrial hygiene evaluations.
  • Provide training and coaching to improve client safety performance.
  • Analyze data and deliver actionable insights to reduce hazards and ensure compliance.
  • Build strong client relationships and contribute to business growth through exceptional service delivery.
  • Collaborate with ERM's global network to solve multidisciplinary challenges.
  • Identify and secure new business opportunities through strong client relationships and technical proposals.
  • Design and lead large-scale programs and multi-disciplinary project teams.
  • Deliver the full spectrum of ERM's safety consulting services, including compliance audits, leadership training, and risk management systems.
  • Drive innovation to anticipate client needs and differentiate ERM in the marketplace.
  • Achieve financial targets while ensuring client satisfaction and operational excellence.


For the Principal Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) position, the anticipated annual base pay is $138,425-$170,592(USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

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.

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