Consulting Associate, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Ewing Township (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ERM seeks a Consulting Associate in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance to support regulatory compliance and risk management projects across diverse client sites. You will prepare permits and reports, conduct assessments, and help implement corrective actions under OSHA requirements.

Local travel up to 60% is required, with opportunities to develop technical and consulting skills. The role welcomes applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Environmental Engineering or related

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of EHS experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Driver's license required; local travel up to 60%.
• Not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
• Preferred certifications such as ASP, EIT, CHMM, OSHA-30 or similar.

Responsibilities

• Assist with EHS regulatory compliance and risk management projects.
• Prepare plans, permits, and reports for hazardous waste, air quality, stormwater, and wastewater programs.
• Conduct EHS compliance assessments and implement corrective actions to meet regulations.
• Support development of EHS compliance and management system programs.
• Provide on-site EHS compliance support to clients as needed.
• Conduct environmental fieldwork and audits, including sampling and ecological studies.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering/Environmental Engineering or related

Tools

ASP Certification

EIT

CHMM

OSHA-30

Job description

Launch Your Career in Environmental Consulting! Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to make a real impact in the realm of environmental management and workplace health and safety? This is your chance to join a global leader in environmental, health and safety (EHS) consulting and work on projects that drive EHS improvements with leading client companies. At ERM, you’ll gain hands‑on experience, learn from industry experts, and build a career that matters.

Why This Role Matters

Environmental, health and safety compliance and risk management are critical for businesses striving to operate responsibly and sustainably.

What Your Impact Is

Support large industrial and global clients in multiple sectors. Contribute to projects that ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations. Help organizations operate sustainably through innovative solutions.

What You’ll Bring

Required Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Science, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related discipline. Or equivalent experience. 0–2 years of EHS experience. Strong written and verbal communication skills, plus analytical and organizational abilities. Ability to balance multiple tasks, work independently and as a team member, and travel locally up to 60% of the time. 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. Local candidates only. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Preferred Certifications such as ASP, EIT, CHMM, OSHA30 or similar. Familiarity with EHS compliance programs and/or management systems. Strong interest in developing technical and consulting skills.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Assist with a variety of EHS regulatory compliance and risk management projects. Prepare plans, permits, and reports for hazardous waste, air quality, stormwater, and wastewater programs. Conduct EHS compliance assessments and implement corrective actions to meet federal, state, and local regulations. Support development of EHS compliance and management system programs. Provide on-site EHS compliance support to clients as needed. Conduct environmental fieldwork and audits, including sampling and ecological studies. Carry out inspections, incident investigations, safety observations, job safety analyses, and risk assessments based on OSHA requirements. Support multiple projects within scope, budget, and schedule while ensuring quality deliverables. Collaborate with ERM Partners-in-Charge and Project Managers to deliver exceptional client service.

Salary

For the Consulting Associate, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance position, the anticipated annual base pay is $64,500–$79,800 (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).

Benefits

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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.