Consultant, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is seeking a Consultant, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to help clients meet regulatory requirements, improve performance, and reduce risk across diverse client locations in a large geographic area.

The role focuses on implementing EHS management systems, performing risk assessments and audits, and leading environmental programs (air, water, waste, and spill prevention).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, environmental science, safety, business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2–3+ years of EHS, regulatory compliance, or sustainability experience (industry or consulting).
• Experience implementing or maintaining EHS management systems.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local EHS regulations.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical reporting.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and data tracking tools.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Driver's license required: frequent travel to client locations across a large geographical area.
• Local candidates preferred.
• Preferred Certifications such as CSP or CIH, or interest in pursuing them.
• Consulting experience and ability to build client relationships.
• Experience with corporate H&S strategy, safety culture, or serious injury/fatality prevention.
• Familiarity with environmental permitting and regulatory programs.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and improvement of EHS management systems.
• Conduct EHS compliance audits and manage corrective actions.
• Perform risk assessments, incident investigations, and root cause analyses.
• Provide onsite EHS compliance support at client facilities.
• Develop and implement environmental programs (air, waste, stormwater, wastewater, and spill prevention).
• Lead or support industrial hygiene and exposure assessments.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical, scalable solutions.
• Manage multiple projects to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Collaborate with ERM’s global technical network to solve complex challenges.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships that support repeat business.
• Contribute to the growth of ERM’s EHS and Sustainable Operations practice.
• Develop innovative solutions for complex EHS challenges and regulatory issues.
• Design and direct corporate H&S strategies across diverse industries.
• Manage projects to meet scope, budget, and schedule while exceeding client expectations.
• Develop and deliver training.
• Participate in EHS audits.
• Build and nurture client relationships to drive repeat business and expand ERM’s market presence.

Skills

EHS experience

Project management

Communication skills

Spreadsheets

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Excel

Data tracking tools

Job description

Why This Role Matters?

This role sits at the intersection of environmental stewardship and worker safety. You’ll help clients meet regulatory requirements, improve performance, and reduce risk—supporting sustainable operations and safer workplaces.

What You’ll Bring:

• Required Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, environmental science, safety, business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2 –3+ years of EHS, regulatory compliance, or sustainability experience (industry or consulting)
• Experience implementing or maintaining EHS management systems
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local EHS regulations
• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical reporting
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and data tracking tools
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• 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.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds. Local candidates preferred.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
• Preferred Certifications such as CSP or CIH, or interest in pursuing them
• Consulting experience and ability to build client relationships
• Experience with corporate H&S strategy, safety culture, or serious injury/fatality prevention
• Familiarity with environmental permitting and regulatory programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development, implementation, and improvement of EHS management systems
• Conduct EHS compliance audits and manage corrective actions
• Perform risk assessments, incident investigations, and root cause analyses
• Provide onsite EHS compliance support at client facilities
• Develop and implement environmental programs (air, waste, stormwater, wastewater, and spill prevention)
• Lead or support industrial hygiene and exposure assessments
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical, scalable solutions
• Manage multiple projects to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations
• Collaborate with ERM’s global technical network to solve complex challenges
• Build and maintain strong client relationships that support repeat business
• Contribute to the growth of ERM’s EHS and Sustainable Operations practice
• Develop innovative solutions for complex EHS challenges and regulatory issues.
• Design and direct corporate H&S strategies across diverse industries.
• Manage projects to meet scope, budget, and schedule while exceeding client expectations.
• Develop and deliver training.
• Participate in EHS audits.
• Build and nurture client relationships to drive repeat business and expand ERM’s market presence.

For the Consultant, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) position, the anticipated annual base pay is $80,000–$100,700 (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 subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

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

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.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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.