Consulting Associate, Health and Safety (Entry Level)

Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies on environmental, health and safety issues and sustainable solutions? Does the idea of learning from top EHS professionals on local, national and global teams excite you? Are you eager to learn in a fast-paced environment, and work on interesting projects? Can you be the type of health & safety professional who delivers more than the client expects? If your answers to these questions is yes, we encourage you to submit an application to join our team.

Our successful and rapidly growing ERM team is the largest dedicated team of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) professionals in the world. We are looking for focused and energetic professionals to help the worlds’ most dynamic companies in the tech, biotech, manufacturing, power, chemical, and oil and gas sectors tackle some of their most important EHS and sustainability challenges.

We are hiring a Health and Safety Consulting Associate in the Northwestern US - Portland or Seattle, to help our growing local and global clients address a wide array of occupational Safety and Health challenges in the following areas:

• Building Hazardous Materials Inspections/Oversight/Sampling (Certified Site Surveillance Technician or Certified Asbestos Consultant Required)
• Construction Safety
• Behavior Based Safety
• Biohazards
• Chemical or Lab Safety
• Data Analysis
• Electrical Safety / NFPA 70E
• Fire Prevention
• Industrial Hygiene
• Laser Safety
• Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO)
• Machine Guarding
• Process Hazard Assessments
• Robotics Safety
• Safety Process Improvement

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing onsite client support to help solve their most pressing EHS challenges.
• Assist global innovative companies develop solutions to complex technical and regulatory issues and concerns.
• Perform safety risk assessments/analyses, inspections, and observations as part of implementing effective EHS programs, procedures, practices, and standard work to ensure regulatory compliance and protect personnel and the environment.
• Help develop and implement innovative EHS programs and strategies in the areas of Hazard Communication (HazComm), Injury Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP), Chemical Management, Occupational Health, Safety Management Systems, Process Safety and Risk Management (PSM), Industrial Hygiene, and technical support.
• Support EHS communication in various client environments, while assuring safe operating procedures are implemented and followed.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, or issues, identifying and/or implementing corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Enable our clients’ business objectives and become an extension of their EHS team.
• Manage a variety of tasks to achieve scope, budget and schedule targets while ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations on deliverables.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with our clients and other ERM employees.
• Work with project team to effectively implement assignments for client.
• Assist with collection, review, and analysis of field data to evaluate conditions, present information, and implement effective solutions.
• Participate as an enthusiastic team member on various project teams and effectively complete assignments.
• Develop an understanding of how your work affects our clients’ business objectives and help them achieve these objectives.
• Ensure quality standards on project deliverables and correspondence.
• Collect building material samples for analysis of hazardous materials including asbestos, lead, PCBs, etc. following regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Oversee assessment, abatement, and disturbance/handling of hazardous materials and be able to document and assist writing technical reports of activities and sampling.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Willingness to travel to and be at client site(s) for up to 40 hours/week primarily within the Southern California and have Valid Driver’s License.
• Bachelors’ Degree in safety, occupational health, engineering, or related science degree and/or work experience (2 years of experience is equivalent to 1 year education).
• Minimum of 0-3 years of relevant experience in working with significant private-sector clients.
• Working understanding of relevant local, state and federal regulations and how they apply to specific industries.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments (tasks and deliverables) concurrently.
• Organized, analytical, detail-oriented, problem-solver, has project management skills and strong focus on results, and ability to work independently.
• Ability to effectively participate in cross-functional teams in a fast-paced and diverse environment, where support responsibilities may be shared.
• Ability to effectively communicate and send clear, concise, and consistent messages, both verbally and written, with team members, leadership, and client customers including presenting tangible information to management.
• Cal/OSHA Certified Site Surveillance Technician or Certified Asbestos Consultant Certification required.
• California Department of Public Health lead inspector/assessor or lead sampling technician required.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• CHST/OHST/ASP/CSP/GSP/AHMM certifications or similar qualifications / experience highly desirable but not required.
• Bachelors’ Degree in safety, occupational health, engineering, or related science degree and/or work experience (2 years of experience is equivalent to 1 year education).
• Knowledge of California state and local EHS regulations as well as best practices.
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting, with guidance and direction.
• Good team player, especially during challenging situations.
• Strong work ethic with a passion to learn, grow, and thrive.
• Effectively and succinctly communicate with clients, team members, and stakeholders.
• Cal/OSHA CSST/CAC and CDPH Lead I/A certifications required.

For the Consulting Associate, Health and Safety position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $64,299 – $81,732. 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/flex force 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 flex force) 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.

You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

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.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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!