Process Safety Management (PSM) Specialist (Field Based)

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking a Process Safety Management (PSM) Specialist for a fixed-term 6-month assignment in West Deptford, NJ. You will advance process safety programs, perform PHA/HAZID/HAZOP analyses, and support MOC and MI activities across global client projects.

You will lead cross-functional workshops, develop risk registers, and mentor teams while collaborating with EHS, engineering, and operations to drive continuous improvement and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in process safety.
• Bachelor's in engineering, safety or related field preferred.
• Experience with PHA, HAZID/HAZOP, MI evaluations, MOC, and operational readiness reviews.

Responsibilities

• Support PHA, including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and What-If reviews, aligning with regulatory requirements and client standards.
• Provide technical guidance on PSM implementation, gap assessments, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain process safety programs, procedures, and risk registers with actionable mitigation plans.
• Advise on MOC processes and support operational readiness and mechanical integrity reviews.
• Collaborate with EHS, engineering, and operations to ensure consistent process safety application across projects.

Skills

Process safety

Cross-functional leadership

PHA/HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA

MOC/MI knowledge

Risk analysis tools (BowTieXP, PHA-Pro

Client relationship skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in engineering or safety related field

Tools

PHA-Pro

BowTieXP

Job description

ERM is hiring a Process Safety Management (PSM) Specialist in West Deptford, NJ. This is an excellent career opportunity to work with an expert consulting team on challenging safety and risk projects for large global clients. Access to ERM's international risk management experts provide knowledge, sharing of best practices across the industry and on-going learning opportunities for our team. This is a full-time, fixed-term position with a duration of 6 months with possibility of renewal.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and What-If reviews, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and client standards.
• Provide technical guidance on process safety management systems (PSM) implementation, gap assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain process safety programs, procedures, and risk registers, ensuring findings are translated into actionable risk mitigation plans.
• Advise on Management of Change (MOC) processes and support operational readiness and mechanical integrity reviews.
• Collaborate with EHS, engineering, and operations teams to ensure consistent application of process safety principles across projects and facilities.
• Prepare and deliver process safety training, workshops, and awareness sessions for client and internal teams.
• Support incident investigations and root cause analyses to identify systemic issues and recommend preventive measures.
• Contribute to process safety culture development by promoting awareness and best practices across sites and project teams.
• Track and report on project progress, key performance indicators, and budget adherence, escalating risks as needed.
• Act as a liaison between client leadership, ERM technical teams, and third-party vendors to ensure successful delivery of process safety initiatives.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in process safety.
• Bachelors in engineering, safety or related field preferred.
• Experience with development of written PSM programs, Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), including Hazard Identification (HAZID) and Hazard Operability (HazOp), Mechanical Integrity (MI) evaluations, change management and operational readiness reviews, etc.
• Experience working in pharmaceutical, chemical, or manufacturing industries.
• Experience facilitating or leading multidisciplinary workshops (HAZOP, LOPA).
• Proficiency in risk analysis tools (PHA-Pro, BowTieXP, etc.) considered an asset.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong client relationship skills.
• Excellent verbal, writing, meeting facilitation and computer skills.

Pay Transparency: For the Process Safety Management (PSM) Specialist position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $100,474.00 – $127,553.00, $48.30/hr. – $61.32/hr. USD, limited-term, non-exempt. An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employee’s fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible). We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible* employees. *Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package. Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, determinable, and payable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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! 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.

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