Principal Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

Why This Role Matters

ERM partners with the most dynamic organizations to tackle their toughest EHS and sustainability challenges. As a Principal Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety within the San Francisco Bay Area, California (San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, etc.), you’ll be at the forefront of creating safer workplaces, driving compliance, and influencing strategic decisions that protect people and the planet.

What Your Impact Is

• Drive strategic growth for ERM’s Health & Safety Services.
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with senior leaders in Technology, BioPharma, Power, Media, and Telecommunications sectors.
• Led transformative EHS programs that improve safety performance, reduce risk, and deliver measurable business value.
• Inspire and mentor a team of expert consultants, fostering innovation and operational excellence.

What You’ll Bring

• Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science degree. Or equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years of relevant EHS experience, ideally within technology, biopharma, manufacturing, or energy sectors.
  • Strong knowledge of California and federal EHS regulations.
  • Proven ability to manage projects, budgets, and teams.
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  • Able to travel throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
• Preferred:
  • Master's degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or related science degree.
  • 10+ years of progressive EHS experience, ideally within Technology, BioPharma, Power, Media, or Telecommunications industries.
  • Project management experience.
  • Professional certifications such as CSP or CIH (strongly preferred).
  • Familiarity with advanced safety topics (e.g., robotics safety, NFPA 70E, machine guarding, radiation safety, EHS Design such as Building and Fire Code experience).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovative safety programs, to help our growing local and global clients address a wide array of Safety challenges including:
  • Auditing/Assessments,
  • Behavior-Based Safety,
  • Biohazards,
  • Chemical or Lab Safety,
  • Data Analysis,
  • Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E,
  • Fire Prevention,
  • Industrial Hygiene,
  • Laser Safety,
  • Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO),
  • Machine Guarding,
  • Process Hazard Assessments,
  • Robotics Safety,
  • Safety Process Improvement.
• Conduct audits, risk assessments, and industrial hygiene evaluations.
• Provide training and coaching to improve client safety performance.
• Analyze data and deliver actionable insights to reduce hazards and ensure compliance.
• Build strong client relationships and contribute to business growth through exceptional service delivery.
• Collaborate with ERM’s global network to solve multidisciplinary challenges.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities through strong client relationships and technical proposals.
• Design and lead large-scale programs and multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Deliver the full spectrum of ERM’s safety consulting services, including compliance audits, leadership training, and risk management systems.
• Drive innovation to anticipate client needs and differentiate ERM in the marketplace.
• Achieve financial targets while ensuring client satisfaction and operational excellence.

Pay and Benefits

• The anticipated annual base pay for the Principal Consultant, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) position is $134,550–$170,592 (USD).
• Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs.
• This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

About ERM

We are the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, partnering with the world’s leading organizations to create innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlock commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. At ERM, we support 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.