Principal Technical Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

ERM; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM, the world’s leading environmental, health, and safety consultancy, seeks a Principal Technical Consultant, EHS for the San Francisco Bay Area. You will lead transformative safety programs for tech, biopharma, and manufacturing clients, guiding strategy, audits, training, and risk management across a broad client portfolio.

The role requires 6+ years of EHS experience, strong regulatory knowledge in CA and federal standards, and excellent leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of relevant EHS experience in technology, biopharma, manufacturing, or energy sectors.
• Strong knowledge of California and federal EHS regulations.
• Proven ability to manage projects, budgets, and teams.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Ability to travel throughout the San Fran Bay Area, California.
• Driver's License required for frequent client-site travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovative safety programs for diverse clients (auditing/assessments, behavior-based safety, biohazards, chemical safety, data analysis, NFPA 70E, etc.).
• Conduct audits, risk assessments, and industrial hygiene evaluations.
• Provide training and coaching to improve client safety performance.
• Analyze data and deliver actionable insights to reduce hazards and ensure compliance.
• Build strong client relationships and contribute to business growth.
• Collaborate with ERM’s global network to solve multidisciplinary challenges.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities through client relationships and proposals.
• Design and lead large-scale programs and multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Deliver ERM’s full spectrum of safety consulting services including audits, leadership training, and risk management.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Project management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science

Master’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science

Job description

Ready to lead transformative safety initiatives for some of the world’s most innovative companies? Join ERM—the largest global team of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) professionals—and help shape the future of sustainability and workplace safety for tech giants, biopharma leaders, and advanced manufacturers.

Why This Role Matters

ERM partners with the most dynamic organizations to tackle their toughest EHS and sustainability challenges. As a Principal Technical Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety within the San Francisco Bay Area, California (San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, etc.), you’ll be at the forefront of creating safer workplaces, driving compliance, and influencing strategic decisions that protect people and the planet.

What Your Impact Is

• Drive strategic growth for ERM’s Health & Safety Services in Phoenix and beyond.
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with senior leaders in Technology, BioPharma, Power, Media, and Telecommunications sectors.
• Lead transformative EHS programs that improve safety performance, reduce risk, and deliver measurable business value.
• Inspire and mentor a team of expert consultants, fostering innovation and operational excellence.

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science degree. Or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of relevant EHS experience, ideally within technology, biopharma, manufacturing, or energy sectors.
• Strong knowledge of California and federal EHS regulations.
• Proven ability to manage projects, budgets, and teams.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Ability to travel throughout the San Fran Bay Area, California
• 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.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science degree.
• 10+ years of progressive EHS experience, ideally within Technology, BioPharma, Power, Media, or Telecommunications industries.
• Professional certifications such as CSP or CIH.
• Experience with auditing, behavior-based safety, process hazard assessments, industrial hygiene, and safety process improvement.
• Familiarity with advanced safety topics (e.g., robotics safety, NFPA 70E, machine guarding, radiation safety, EHS Design such as Building and Fire Code experience.).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovative safety programs, to help our growing local and global clients address a wide array of Safety challenges including: Auditing/Assessments, Behavior-Based Safety, Biohazards, Chemical or Lab Safety, Data Analysis, Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E, Fire Prevention, Industrial Hygiene, Laser Safety, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), Machine Guarding, Process Hazard Assessments, Robotics Safety, Safety Process Improvement.
• Conduct audits, risk assessments, and industrial hygiene evaluations.
• Provide training and coaching to improve client safety performance.
• Analyze data and deliver actionable insights to reduce hazards and ensure compliance.
• Build strong client relationships and contribute to business growth through exceptional service delivery.
• Collaborate with ERM’s global network to solve multidisciplinary challenges.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities through strong client relationships and technical proposals.
• Design and lead large-scale programs and multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Deliver the full spectrum of ERM’s safety consulting services, including compliance audits, leadership training, and risk management systems.
• Drive innovation to anticipate client needs and differentiate ERM in the marketplace.
• Achieve financial targets while ensuring client satisfaction and operational excellence.

For the Principal Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) position, the anticipated annual base pay is $138,425–$170,592 (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.

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.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!