Senior Consultant - Safety & Risk Assessment

Georgiaaiha; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Consultant specializing in Safety and Risk Assessment. In this dynamic role, you will lead incident investigations, conduct risk assessments, and provide safety expertise as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The position requires a strong background in industrial machine safety, project management, and legal testimony. You will work directly with clients to assess their needs and develop solutions while managing projects of varying complexity. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of safety consulting, contributing to the well-being of workers and the integrity of industrial operations.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in industrial machine safety and risk assessment.
• Experience managing complex projects and providing legal testimony.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident investigations and conduct risk assessments in industrial settings.
• Prepare reports and provide legal testimony in various venues.

Skills

Industrial Machine Safety

Risk Assessment

Project Management

Legal Testimony

Technical Analysis

Client Interaction

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Office Productivity Software

Statistical Software

Job description

Senior Consultant - Safety & Risk Assessment

Atlanta, Norcross, GA, US

This position requires an individual with 5 – 10 years experience in industrial machine safety, including machine safeguarding, risk assessment, or occupational health and safety. The job involves leading a wide variety of incident investigations, including accident reconstruction. Projects require field work, investigation, analysis, report development and legal testimony. The candidate should have a successful history of legal testimony at deposition, trial, or other legal venues. The candidate should have experience managing projects of moderate to substantial complexity and/or size. Established set of existing client projects highly preferred.

The candidate will provide safety expertise as part of a multi-disciplinary team evaluating accidents of various types in industrial settings and conducting risk assessments of varying scopes. Independent work and collaboration in a team environment is anticipated. The candidate will be responsible for planning, directing and coordinating activities of small- to large-scale consulting projects to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed timing and financial constraints by performing duties personally or in conjunction with other consultants. The candidate will assist in all phases of project management from proposal through closing. General duties will include organizing staffing and logistics, developing work plans, and conducting technical analysis based on principles of science and engineering. Work will include review of existing scientific literature and standards, and the performance or supervision of original research to obtain and analyze relevant technical data. The candidate will interface directly with clients, assessing client needs, establishing performance timelines, developing budgets, and explaining complex technical concepts in lay terms. Professional certifications (if applicable) and a good publication/presentation record are required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluates root causes in industrial and recreational accidents, including issues regarding machine safeguarding, risk reduction, control of hazardous energy (lockout-tagout), engineering controls, robotics, and the like.
• Identifies and reviews existing media (e.g., photographs, video, witness statements, depositions, police and OSHA reports, etc.) to develop preliminary conclusions and plan further investigation.
• Conducts inspections of accident scenes and of involved or exemplar machines, safety equipment, consumer products, and other items as needed.
• Locates, assesses pertinence of, and applies consensus safety standards, scientific literature, existing test data, and governmental regulations.
• Designs and conducts testing and/or develops models to obtain and evaluate machine performance or human factors data.
• As part of a team, conducts risk assessments or job safety analyses for a variety of products and industrial machines.
• Prepares written reports and verbal presentations of findings and conclusions in clear, concise, and easy-to-understand terms.
• Provides legal testimony in a variety of venues, including courtroom settings.
• Manages client projects including collaboration with and delegation of tasks to other engineers and support staff.
• Works with Business Development to identify potential clients and strategies to build client base.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field highly preferred.

Experience Requirements:

• 5 - 10 years work (and/or equivalent academic experience) in industry or safety consulting position.
• Experience working in manufacturing or machine design, teaching experience, and/or in-depth knowledge of engineering controls or risk assessment methodology.
• Authoring of high-quality technical reports and/or peer-reviewed publications.
• Preferred experience in consulting industry.
• Experience providing expert testimony is highly desirable.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Certified Safety Professional (C.S.P.) highly preferred.

Computer Skills:

• Full competency in Office productivity software, advanced skills in technical computing environments and statistical software.

Compensation will be made up of a competitive base salary as well as bonus potential determined by your own individual performance and the performance of the organization overall.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, and sit. Site inspections may require that employees stand, walk, carry tools, and/or work from an elevated position for extended periods of time.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Noise levels at project sites are variable, and may be loud enough to require hearing protection.