Are you looking for a role where your expertise shapes strategy, develops people, and drives meaningful change. At ERM, you’ll do exactly that—while partnering with global teams and industry‑leading clients who rely on your insight to keep workers healthy and safe.
Why This Role Matters
ERM’s Health & Safety practice is growing rapidly—and experienced professionals like you play a crucial role in our success. As a Senior Consultant, Safety and Industrial Hygienist Specialist in Manhattan, you’ll guide clients through complex H&S challenges, lead advanced industrial hygiene evaluations, and ensure organizations stay ahead of regulatory expectations. Your technical depth and consulting mindset will help clients not only remain compliant, but build safer, stronger, more sustainable workplaces.
What Your Impact Is
In this position, you will:
Lead and support health & safety assessments—both qualitative and quantitative—with a focus on industrial hygiene across diverse client sites.
Help organizations reduce exposures, prevent incidents, and improve long-term safety outcomes through data-driven recommendations.
Advance ERM’s Safety & IH services by contributing to business development, shaping best practices, and mentoring junior professionals.
Strengthen ERM’s global technical network by collaborating with experts across 40+ countries.
Play a key role in building enduring client partnerships through high-quality delivery, trusted guidance, and innovative problem solving.
What You’ll Bring
Required
Bachelor's degree in related safety science fields.
3+ years of experience in safety and risk management, occupational health, industrial hygiene, culture/leadership programs, or sustainable H&S compliance initiatives.
Strong passion for improving H&S performance and proven experience delivering impactful program solutions.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with adaptability and comfort navigating ambiguity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willingness to travel up to 40% domestically and internationally.
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.
Preferred
Master's degree preferred, such as Master's Public Health or related field.
5+ years of experience preferred in safety and risk management, occupational health, industrial hygiene, culture/leadership programs, or sustainable H&S compliance initiatives.
Possess or pursuing professional certifications such as CSP, CIH, or similar credential.
Experience supporting or leading client engagements within a consulting environment.
Demonstrated capability in developing H&S strategies, management systems, and advanced risk reduction programs.
Key Responsibilities
Support development and implementation of Safety Management Systems, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance audits.
Conduct incident investigations, develop corrective actions, validate controls, and support root cause analyses with client leadership.
Develop job hazard analyses, job safety assessments, and occupational health–focused work instructions.
Interpret qualitative and quantitative IH data compared to OSHA PELs and ACGIH TLVs; recommend exposure mitigation strategies.
Strengthen and expand ERM’s H&S service offerings through opportunity identification, proposal preparation, and client relationship development.
Lead and design outcome‑focused programs in areas such as industrial hygiene, safety culture, leadership, serious injury and fatality prevention, process safety, and high‑impact training.
Manage teams, mentor talent, and contribute to the success and growth of ERM’s technical community.
Oversee project scopes, budgets, schedules, and deliverables to ensure high-quality client outcomes.
Build internal and external networks to support multidisciplinary problem solving and long-term client success.
For the Senior Consultant, Safety and Industrial Hygienist Specialist position, the anticipated annual base pay is $82,249–$102,301 (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.
Thank you for your interest in ERM!
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