Senior Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Consultant (Field Based)

Environmental Resources Management, Inc. in; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life & disability insurance

Job summary

ERM in Sunnyvale, California, is seeking a Senior Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Consultant to join our Performance & Assurance team. This field-based role involves a minimum of three on-site days per week and a fixed-term, full-time schedule of 40 hours for four months, with renewal possible.

The ideal candidate has Cal/OSHA implementation experience, lab safety familiarity, and a background in evaluating hazardous materials, waste management, and EHS auditing.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering, environmental science, occupational health and safety, or related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of applicable EHS experience with emphasis on health and safety.
• Effective written/verbal communication and organization/analytical skills; experience recording detailed technical data and reports.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment with multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct team members to manage tasks for on-time delivery and quality.
• Perform compliance audits for health, safety, and environmental regulations and client standards.
• Provide training, field coaching, and targeted EHS assessments to improve safety performance.
• Identify follow-up corrective actions to close audit findings.
• Provide technical assistance on EHS compliance and management system projects across lab safety, chemical safety, machine guarding, laser safety, robotics safety, hazardous materials, and waste.
• Develop and implement EHS compliance procedures, plans, permits, and reports.
• Manage tasks within scope/budget/schedule and ensure quality of deliverables.
• Build client relationships and nurture repeat business; support ERM Partners and Project Managers.
• Collaborate with other ERM staff to deliver projects.

Skills

Written/verbal communication

Organization

Analytical skills

Fast-paced consulting experience

Education

BS in engineering, environmental science, occupational health and safety, or related discipline

Job description

Senior Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Consultant (Field Based) (Biotech)

ERM is hiring a motivated hands-on Senior Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Consultant to join our growing Performance & Assurance technical team in Sunnyvale, California. This position is expected to involve working a minimum of 3 days on-site. This is a fixed-term, full-time role (40 hours a week) for a duration of 4 months, renewable.

The ideal candidate will have experience developing and supporting implementation of Cal/OSHA requirements, Standard Operating Procedures, Job Hazard Analysis/ Risk Assessments, Emergency Response Plans, Behavioral Safety Programs and Contractor Safety Management. Candidates should also have familiarity with research laboratory safety requirements, waste management (hazardous, non-hazardous, universal/ electronic), environmental reporting (HMBPs), and chemical safety requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee and direct team members to effectively manage tasks for on-time delivery and quality of their deliverables.
• Perform compliance audits to assess client compliance with applicable health and safety or environmental regulatory requirements, client standards, or management systems.
• Support our clients' desire to improve safety performance by providing training, field coaching, and targeted EHS assessments.
• Identify follow-up corrective actions to close audit findings.
• Provide technical assistance on EHS compliance and EHS management system projects on a range of areas such as R&D laboratory safety, chemical safety, machine guarding, laser safety, robotics safety, hazardous materials use/storage/waste, EHS auditing.
• Develop and implement EHS compliance procedures, plans, permits, and reports.
• Manage tasks within assigned scope/budget/schedule and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Build client relationships and nurture repeat business by continuously striving to exceed their expectations.
• Support ERM Partners and Project Managers to effectively manage and deliver projects.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with other ERM employees.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS in engineering, environmental science, occupational health and safety, or related discipline preferred.
• A minimum of 7 years of applicable experience providing EHS support with an emphasis on health and safety.
• Effective written/verbal communication and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports a plus.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and being able to re-prioritize tasks as-needed.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record.

Pay Transparency:

For the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Consultant position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $76,000– $97,400, $36.54/hr - $46.82/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.

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.