Senior EHS Consultant

Cardinal Compliance Consultants, LLC; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Compliance Consultants, LLC is seeking a Senior EHS Consultant to independently manage complex client engagements across diverse environments. The role focuses on evaluating hazards, regulatory compliance, IH monitoring, and developing practical EHS programs.

The ideal candidate will lead training, investigations, and reporting, with strong communication skills and experience guiding leadership teams. Travel to client sites is required as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in safety, health, or a related field is preferred or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive EHS experience in consulting, manufacturing, or high-hazard settings.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and occupational safety principles.
• Experience with EPA environmental requirements and exposure monitoring.
• Hands-on IH monitoring, sampling, data interpretation, and reporting.
• Certification such as CSP/CIH/CHST/ASP/CSHM preferred; OSHA 30-Hr valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex client projects and manage multiple engagements with deadlines.
• Conduct EHS audits, risk assessments, and regulatory evaluations.
• Develop and implement written EHS programs and management systems.
• Provide IH monitoring, exposure assessments, and data reporting.
• Deliver technical trainings to employees, supervisors, and leadership.
• Investigate incidents and develop corrective actions with root cause analysis.
• Support clients with OSHA inspections and regulatory inquiries.
• Build long-term client relationships through technical credibility and service.

Skills

EHS assessments

Industrial hygiene

Training delivery

Incident investigations

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Engineering

Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHST, ASP, CSHM (preferred)

OSHA 30-Hour certification valued

Tools

Microsoft Office

EHS management platforms

Job description

Cardinal Compliance Consultants, LLC is a family-owned, Ohio-based firm founded in 2014 that provides environmental, health, and safety (EHS) consulting services nationwide. The company supports organizations of all sizes and industries with services such as workplace safety training, industrial hygiene, arc flash hazard analysis, lockout/tagout program development, and site safety staffing. Cardinal focuses on more than regulatory compliance with OSHA, EPA, and NFPA, designing practical, in-house solutions that protect people and the environment while supporting long-term safety program success.

The team emphasizes honest communication, practical problem-solving, and trusted partnerships to build sustainable safety cultures that grow with each client’s business. Clients work with Cardinal as a true safety partner, whether they need day-to-day site oversight, program improvements, or guidance to resolve safety citations and strengthen workplace safety.

At Cardinal Compliance Consultants, we believe in fostering safer, healthier, and more compliant workplaces for every client we serve. Guided by our core values of Honesty, Passion, Doing the Right Thing, Professionalism, and High Standards, we deliver practical, innovative environmental, health, and safety solutions that help organizations protect their people, reduce risk, and strengthen compliance.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Consultant to join our team. This role is ideal for a seasoned EHS professional who can independently manage complex client engagements, conduct technical assessments and industrial hygiene monitoring, deliver high-quality training, and serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership and employees.

Job Overview

As a Senior EHS Consultant at Cardinal Compliance Consultants, you will provide comprehensive environmental, health, and safety consulting services across a variety of client environments. You will evaluate workplace hazards, conduct regulatory compliance assessments, perform industrial hygiene monitoring, develop and implement EHS programs, deliver employee and management training, investigate incidents, and provide practical recommendations that help clients reduce risk and maintain compliance.

This position requires strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, sound professional judgment, and the ability to translate complex regulatory and technical requirements into practical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive EHS audits, inspections, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance evaluations.
• Serve as a trusted senior-level advisor to client management, supervisors, and employees on environmental, health, and safety matters.
• Develop, implement, and improve customized EHS policies, procedures, written programs, and management systems.
• Interpret and apply OSHA, EPA, and other applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
• Conduct industrial hygiene monitoring and exposure assessments, including sampling for occupational hazards such as noise, airborne contaminants, dusts, fumes, vapors, and other workplace exposures.
• Select, calibrate, use, and maintain appropriate industrial hygiene sampling and monitoring equipment.
• Develop sampling strategies, evaluate monitoring results, compare findings to applicable occupational exposure limits, and prepare clear technical reports and recommendations.
• Conduct or coordinate additional industrial hygiene assessments as needed, including ventilation evaluations, heat stress assessments, indoor air quality investigations, and related exposure studies.
• Develop and deliver engaging EHS training programs for employees, supervisors, managers, and leadership teams.
• Conduct training in areas such as hazard communication, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, confined spaces, fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, PPE, machine safety, and other EHS topics.
• Customize training materials to reflect client operations, hazards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct workplace incident investigations, root cause analyses, and development of corrective and preventive actions.
• Assist clients with OSHA inspections, citations, regulatory inquiries, and compliance improvement initiatives as appropriate.
• Evaluate client environmental compliance obligations and assist with applicable environmental programs, documentation, inspections, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare professional, concise, and actionable reports that clearly communicate findings, regulatory requirements, exposure data, priorities, and recommended corrective actions.
• Lead complex client projects and manage multiple engagements, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships through exceptional service, technical credibility, responsiveness, and follow-through.
• Stay current with changes to OSHA, EPA, NIOSH, ACGIH, NFPA, ANSI, and other applicable standards and industry best practices.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to less-experienced consultants and safety professionals when appropriate.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Cardinal Compliance Consultants' training programs, technical resources, procedures, and service offerings.
• Identify opportunities where additional EHS services can provide value to clients and appropriately communicate those needs to the client and internal team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and substantial relevant experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive EHS experience, preferably involving consulting, manufacturing, construction, industrial operations, or other high-hazard environments.
• Demonstrated experience independently conducting workplace EHS assessments and developing practical corrective actions.Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and occupational safety and health principles.
• Working knowledge of applicable EPA and environmental compliance requirements.
• Hands-on industrial hygiene monitoring experience, including exposure assessment, sampling methodology, equipment calibration, data interpretation, and technical reporting.
• Familiarity with OSHA permissible exposure limits, NIOSH recommended exposure limits, and ACGIH threshold limit values.
• Experience developing and implementing comprehensive written EHS programs.
• Strong incident investigation and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Significant experience developing and delivering employee and management-level EHS training.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to engage audiences ranging from frontline employees to senior executives.
• Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHST, ASP, CSHM, or similar credential is strongly preferred.
• OSHA 30-Hour certification or advanced OSHA training is highly valued.
• Strong electrical safety and arc flash knowledge is highly desirable, including familiarity with NFPA 70E.
• Working knowledge of applicable ANSI, NFPA, NIOSH, ACGIH, and other industry standards is preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, technical, problem-solving, organizational, and project-management abilities.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound professional judgment, and manage multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Ability to confidently communicate technical findings and recommendations, including situations where difficult corrective actions are necessary.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to producing technically accurate, professional work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to quickly learn EHS management and technology platforms.
• Willingness and ability to travel to client locations as required.

Compensation

$85,000–$100,000 per year, depending on qualifications, certifications, technical expertise, and experience.

The right Senior EHS Consultant is more than someone who understands regulations. We are looking for a professional who can walk into an unfamiliar operation, understand the process, recognize environmental and occupational hazards, determine what needs to be measured or evaluated, and develop solutions that are technically sound, compliant, and practical.

This individual should be equally comfortable conducting an industrial hygiene sampling event, teaching a classroom of employees, evaluating an EHS management program, walking a manufacturing floor, and presenting findings to senior leadership.

You should be someone clients trust—an individual who communicates clearly, takes ownership, follows through, exercises sound judgment, and is willing to do the right thing even when it is not the easiest answer.

Most importantly, the successful candidate will consistently demonstrate Cardinal Compliance Consultants' core values: