Consulting Senior Associate - Technical Risk & Safety (Entry-level)

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in Singapore is seeking a Junior Consultant to support technical safety and risk projects, performing analyses, modelling, and calculations under the guidance of senior team members. You will gain exposure to diverse industries, develop QRA capabilities in Excel, CFD-based modelling, and safety reporting, and contribute to client deliverables and safety culture.

This role emphasizes learning, travel readiness, and collaboration to Shape Safer Operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Master’s degree or professional registration is a plus).
• 1–5 years in safety and risk analysis projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist in technical safety and risk projects involving risk analysis, modelling, and calculations.
• Perform technically sound analysis based on defensible data and reasoned arguments.
• Support development of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) models using Excel spreadsheets.
• Assist in fire and explosion modelling, gas and smoke dispersion modelling using CFD or empirical tools.
• Conduct risk calculations (e.g., probability of events occurring) and non-flammable hazard analysis.
• Contribute to Escape, Temporary Refuge, Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (ETRERA) for offshore facilities.
• Participate in safety workshops (HAZID, HAZOP, ALARP) as a scribe and assist in client reporting.
• Prepare sections of safety cases and high-quality reports with clear diagrams and explained calculations.
• Support proposal preparation and attend client meetings as required.
• Ensure adherence to Health and Safety protocols in all project activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Safety risk analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree or professional registration

Tools

Excel

CFD software

Job description

As a Junior Consultant, you will support technical safety and risk projects by performing robust analysis, modelling, and calculations under the guidance of senior team members. This role offers exposure to diverse industries and projects, providing a strong foundation in safety engineering and risk management. Why This Role Matter: Shape Safer Operations Across Asia Pacific with ERM Take on a role that shapes how industries operate safely and responsibly in a rapidly evolving region. You will influence critical decisions for global leaders, delivering expertise in process safety, HAZOP validation, SIL, and advanced risk modeling. Your work will go beyond compliance, creating strategies that protect lives, assets, and the environment while enabling sustainable growth. At ERM, every project is an opportunity to set new standards for safety and resilient to build a safer future for Asia Pacific.

What You Impact Is You will help deliver high-quality work that drives impactful programs for our clients, while building strong relationships and contributing fresh ideas to evolve our services. Through collaboration and continuous learning, you will strengthen our culture and create opportunities that support long-term success for both clients and the firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in technical safety and risk projects involving risk analysis, modelling, and calculations.
• Perform technically sound analysis based on defensible data and reasoned arguments.
• Support development of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) models using Excel spreadsheets.
• Assist in fire and explosion modelling, gas and smoke dispersion modelling using CFD or empirical tools.
• Conduct risk calculations (e.g., probability of events occurring) and non-flammable hazard analysis.
• Contribute to Escape, Temporary Refuge, Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (ETRERA) for offshore facilities.
• Participate in safety workshops (HAZID, HAZOP, ALARP) as a scribe and assist in client reporting.
• Prepare sections of safety cases and high-quality reports with clear diagrams and explained calculations.
• Support proposal preparation and attend client meetings as required.
• Ensure adherence to Health and Safety protocols in all project activities.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Master’s degree or professional registration is a plus).
• 1–5 years in safety and risk analysis projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple tasks.
• Commitment to safety and willingness to travel for project needs.

APAC Ready to Lead Way

At ERM, your work creates impact that matters, helping global organizations tackle the most pressing sustainability challenges while shaping a better future for communities and the environment. Our vision is to empower you to grow, lead, and innovate alongside world-class clients on transformative projects. We prioritize wellbeing, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture where collaboration, expertise, and purpose drive meaningful impact. At ERM, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and innovation thrives. If you’re ready to make sustainability your mission and build a career that creates lasting change, your journey starts here.

Discover Life at ERM Curious about our culture and what makes ERM a great place to grow your career? Explore these resources to learn more about our people, values, and the impact we create: Talent Brochure: TM - Candidate brochure Life at ERM: Life at 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.