Managing Consultant, Safety

Lead Complex EHS Programs. Grow Strategic Client Relationships. Drive Operational Excellence.ERM is seeking a Managing Consultant, Safety to join our Safe & Sustainable Operations team in Dallas, Texas. In this strategic leadership role, you will partner with some of the world's leading organizations across the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical/Chemical, Technology, and Industrial sectors, helping them navigate complex environmental, health, and safety challenges while maintaining compliance, operational flexibility, and long-term sustainability. You will play a key role in expanding client relationships, developing new business opportunities, mentoring technical professionals, and contributing to ERM's global growth strategy.Why This Role Matters?As a Managing Consultant, Safety, you will help organizations address complex environmental and regulatory challenges while advancing safe, sustainable operations. Your expertise will directly influence critical compliance, permitting, management systems, and auditing programs that support responsible business growth. This is an opportunity to combine technical leadership, client engagement, and strategic business development while making a meaningful impact across multiple industries and geographies.What Your Impact Is:Build and strengthen long-term client partnerships that generate repeat business and support sustainable growth.Lead complex EHS compliance assurance, permitting, management systems, and auditing projects for industrial clients.Provide strategic guidance that helps clients maintain regulatory compliance while maximizing operational flexibility.Drive business development efforts through proposal development, client engagement, and market expansion initiatives.Mentor and develop environmental professionals, helping build the next generation of consulting leaders.Collaborate across ERM's global network to share best practices, technical expertise, and innovative client solutions.Contribute to ERM's continued growth as a global leader in environmental, health, safety, risk, and sustainability consulting.What You'll Bring:RequiredBS/MS in engineering (chemical, mechanical, environmental), environmental science, or related degree. Or equivalent experience4+ years of relevant experience in environmental/compliance consulting.Proven experience in business development for environmental/regulatory compliance contracts, with the ability to contribute to ERM's annual sales goals.Consulting experience working with SPCC, NPDES, RCRA, EPCRA, and other environmental regulations.Excellent communication (written/verbal), strategic thinking, negotiation, presentation, and people skills.Well-established reputation and recognized technical expertise within the marketplace.Established relationships with regulatory authorities and large private-sector industrial companies in Texas and the Southeastern United States.Positive outlook, collaborative approach, and commitment to the success of ERM as a global organization.This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Preferred6+ years of relevant experience in environmental/compliance consulting.Professional Engineer (PE) license.Demonstrated experience leading complex compliance assurance and permitting programs for industrial clients.Experience working across multiple locations and collaborating with multidiscipline teams.Key Responsibilities:Identify and develop new business opportunities, prepare effective technical proposals, and take an active leadership role in growing business with both new and existing clients.Develop and expand client relationships that generate repeat business and long-term partnerships.Direct strategic environmental permitting, inspection, and compliance assurance programs for industrial clients with complex technical and regulatory challenges.Work closely with clients to understand operational processes and develop permitting and compliance strategies that maintain maximum operating flexibility.Deliver projects that meet client expectations for scope, budget, schedule, and quality.Serve as a senior technical resource on EHS compliance assurance and permitting programs.Review plans, permits, and inspection documentation prior to submission to clients and/or regulatory agencies.Leverage existing client relationships to expand ERM's profile and market share through technical excellence and business development.Mentor junior and mid-level staff in project planning, execution, and technical review processes.Support the continued growth and development of ERM's global management systems, compliance, and auditing services.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-HybridSummaryLocation: Dallas, TexasType: Full time