Technical Risk & Safety Principal Consultant

About ERM

Sustainability is our business.

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, ERM partners 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.

ERM’s diverse team of 8,000+ world-class experts in over 150 offices in 40 countries and territories combine strategic transformation and technical delivery to help clients operationalize sustainability at pace and scale. ERM calls this capability its “boots to boardroom” approach - a comprehensive service model that helps organizations to accelerate the integration of sustainability into their strategy and operations.

The Role:

ERM Japan is seeking an experienced Technical Safety Principal Consultant who can play a key role in providing technical support to ensure process and functional safety throughout the entire lifecycle of TOP 500 client assets. Additionally, engage in business development activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance on Environmental, Health & Safety assessment and audits as well as Hazard and Risk identification assessment
• Develop EHS standards, permits, EIAs, and reports, support in the integration of process safety management systems in the operations of our clients
• Engaging all levels of an organization/client in order to achieve the positive transformation of the Environmental, Health and Safety performance as well as the that of the overall business through trainings, field coaching, workshop facilitation.
• Manage multiple projects remaining mindful of the scope, budget and timing expectations
• Deliver high quality project deliverables under the supervision and with the support of subject matter experts
• Support ERM Partners and Project Managers to effectively manage and deliver projects
• Effectively nurture and build client relationships leading to repeat business
• Build strong collaborative relationships with other ERM employees
• Build strong collaborative relationships with other stakeholders (regulators)
• Coach and mentor junior staff in their tasks

Requirements

• Bachelor and/or Master degree in Occupational Health & Safety Engineering/Science or other Engineering Fields
• Minimum 10 years of relevant Safety Engineering/Science or related experience within industry or consulting
• Experience in construction sectors advantageous
• Proactive and fast learner, excellent communication skills and good team worker
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Fluent in Japanese and English is a must.

Who We Are
As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. ERM and our partners are driven by a dynamic vision: By 2021 we will be the clear leader in our chosen markets, we will double in value and we will deliver on our promises to our clients, our people and our investors. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.