Lead Construction Safety Architect

ERM; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 137,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ERM seeks a Principal Technical Consultant in Construction Safety to guide clients through the full capital project lifecycle from design to closeout. Based in the US, you will identify EHS risks, strengthen safety culture, and ensure regulatory compliance while driving continuous improvement across complex projects.

You will lead technical excellence, mentor teams, and contribute to ERM’s Safety Services practice, coordinating with project leadership and stakeholders to implement scalable EHS

Qualifications

• Must have experience developing, implementing, and transforming EHS management systems and safety programs for large capital projects.
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders and deliver strategic recommendations to improve project risk management.
• Bachelor’s degree in safety, occupational health and safety, engineering, construction management, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 6–8+ years of capital project EHS experience including owner-side safety support, contractor oversight, construction execution, and commissioning/start-up.
• Experience with Safety in Design, constructability reviews, PHA/PSM-informed risk reviews, and project EHS governance processes.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA construction/general industry standards, LOTO, permitting, emergency response, fire protection, and high-risk construction controls.
• Experience reviewing contractor safe work documentation including JHAs, pre-task plans, permits, lift plans, energy isolation plans, training records, and toolbox talks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client EHS, Engineering, Project Controls, and Capital Project leadership to evaluate program effectiveness and drive improvement across all project phases.
• Challenge existing approaches and facilitate strategic discussions on program maturity and risk governance.
• Develop and deploy scalable EHS frameworks, standards, procedures, tools, and management systems.
• Advise clients on Safety-by-Design integration, constructability risk management, and contractor safety governance.
• Lead assessments, benchmarking, and maturity evaluations to strengthen safety performance.
• Translate technical observations into executive-level recommendations and actionable roadmaps.
• Lead Safety-by-Design integration and risk-based decision making throughout the project lifecycle.
• Design and execute project EHS governance processes including risk reviews, site audits, and corrective action tracking.
• Align multidisciplinary teams on safety expectations and incident-free execution strategies.
• Review contractor safe work documentation and conduct field observations to verify critical controls.
• Support commissioning, startup, and turnover readiness with safety planning for equipment and operations.
• Support project closeout with safety documentation and lessons learned.

Skills

EHS leadership

Stakeholder influence

Field presence

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

ERM seeks a Principal Technical Consultant in Construction Safety to guide clients through the full capital project lifecycle from design to closeout. Based in the US, you will identify EHS risks, strengthen safety culture, and ensure regulatory compliance while driving continuous improvement across complex projects.

You will lead technical excellence, mentor teams, and contribute to ERM’s Safety Services practice, coordinating with project leadership and stakeholders to implement scalable EHS