Consultant, Health & Safety

Build safer workplaces. Shape resilient organizations. Create impact at scale. At ERM, you’ll partner with leading global organizations to elevate occupational health and safety performance, reduce risk, and drive meaningful, lasting change across complex environments. As a Consultant, Health & Safety based in Hartford, Connecticut, this experienced‑level role is ideal for a safety professional who brings strong technical expertise, curiosity, and a desire to grow alongside one of the world’s leading sustainability consultancies. In this role, you won’t just support compliance—you’ll help organizations build proactive, people‑centered safety cultures that protect workers, strengthen operations, and support long‑term sustainability goals. Why This Role Matters? Health and safety excellence is foundational to resilient, responsible organizations. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in helping clients protect people, meet regulatory requirements, and move beyond compliance toward best‑in‑class EHS performance. Your work will directly support safer operations across industrial, high‑tech, pharmaceutical, energy, and chemical environments—locally and globally—while advancing ERM’s mission to create a more sustainable future. What Your Impact Is: Deliver high‑quality health and safety compliance support for complex client projects across North America and beyond Identify, assess, and mitigate workplace health and safety risks through rigorous technical analysis Support innovative EHS programs that help clients progress beyond regulatory compliance Collaborate with ERM’s national and global technical experts, contributing to knowledge‑sharing and continuous improvement Build trusted client relationships by delivering projects on time, on scope, and within budget What You’ll Bring: Required Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline. Or equivalent experience 2+ years of relevant experience supporting regulatory compliance and sustainable EHS programs Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly translate technical information Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting health and safety or industrial hygiene data Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within multidisciplinary teams Willingness and ability to travel to client sites across North America 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. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Preferred Experience supporting clients in High Tech, Power, Pharmaceutical, or Chemical sector environments Current or planned CIH or CSP certification Additional certifications such as OHST, SMS, or CHST Ability to thrive in fast‑paced, innovative client environments while consistently delivering high‑quality work Key Responsibilities: Conduct qualitative and quantitative industrial hygiene and occupational risk assessments Support the development and execution of IH sampling plans and field surveys, including data interpretation Perform health and safety inspections, audits, and compliance assessments Contribute to the design and implementation of health and safety programs across areas including: Chemical and electrical safety Machine guarding and fire prevention Powered industrial vehicles and work at heights Emergency preparedness and response PPE programs, hazard identification, risk analysis, and Safety Management Systems Prepare clear, concise technical reports and client deliverables Collaborate as an engaged team member across multiple concurrent project teams Develop a working knowledge of ERM’s broader consulting services and support cross‑selling opportunities For the Consultant, Health & Safety position, the anticipated annual base pay is $81,600–$103,128 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. 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. Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures. 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! #LI-Hybrid At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet. ERM Homepage Explore All Open Roles Explore Early Careers Roles Explore Experienced Professional Roles Explore Partnership Roles