Managing Consultant, Safety

Lead Safety Excellence for the World’s Most Innovative Companies

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise doesn’t just influence projects—it transforms industries. As a Managing Consultant, Safety, you’ll influence some of the most advanced environments in the world—helping clients elevate performance, reduce risk, and strengthen their safety cultures. This is your opportunity to guide organizations through evolving risk landscapes, strengthen safety cultures, and deliver solutions that protect people while advancing operational performance.  If you’re an experienced safety leader ready to elevate your impact, this role offers the visibility, autonomy, and strategic influence to truly make your mark.

Why This Role Matters

ERM partners with the world’s most dynamic organizations as they navigate complex environmental, health, and safety challenges. As a Managing Consultant, Safety in the Houston area, you will play a pivotal role in advancing robust safety programs for innovative clients in the GULF region. Your work strengthens compliance, builds safer systems, and drives continuous improvement across a wide range of critical H&S disciplines.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you’ll apply your technical expertise to solve real-world problems—from industrial hygiene and hazard assessments to robotics safety, LOTO, and construction safety. You’ll coach teams, develop strategies, complete assessments, support cutting‑edge safety programs, and guide clients toward stronger performance. Your impact will be felt both locally and globally as part of ERM’s renowned interdisciplinary team.

What You’ll Bring

Required

• BS/MS in Safety, Occupational Health, Chemistry, Engineering, or related science degree. Or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years relevant safety experience in manufacturing or process industries.

• Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.

• Ability to travel.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively.

• Work at client sites as needed (not a remote position).

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

• CSP/CIH highly desirable but not required.

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Environmental, Chemical, Engineering, or a related science or engineering degree highly desirable but not required.

• Knowledge of US OSHA regulations.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with guidance and direction.

• Good team player, especially in challenging situations.

• Strong work ethic with a passion to learn, grow, and thrive.

• Ability to communicate effectively and succinctly with clients, ERM employees, and vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovative H&S programs and strategies, including US OSHA Occupational Health Programs and Safety Management Systems.

• Identify and implement corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Collect, review, and analyze field data to evaluate conditions, present information, and implement effective solutions.

• Support clients in improving safety performance through training, field coaching, and targeted EHS assessments.

• Actively participate as a collaborative team member on project teams and complete assignments effectively.

• Learn and grow through internal/external training, exposure to diverse projects, and advanced customer engagements.

• Assist global clients in developing solutions to complex technical and regulatory challenges.

• Understand how your work influences clients’ business objectives and help them meet those goals.

• Build and nurture strong client relationships by striving to exceed expectations and supporting repeat business.

• Ensure the highest quality standards across all project deliverables.

• Build strong collaborative relationships with both clients and ERM colleagues.

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.

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!

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