Consulting Senior Associate, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance

Shape safer workplaces.

Drive sustainable outcomes.

Grow your consulting career with a global leader.

ERM is seeking a motivated Consulting Senior Associate, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance to join our consulting team in Irvine, California.

 

Why This Role Matters?

In this role, you will partner closely with Project Managers and technical experts to deliver EHS compliance, sustainability, and transaction-related due diligence projects for leading industrial, technology, healthcare, and global clients.

This is an exciting opportunity to build your consulting expertise while helping organizations improve environmental performance, manage risk, and maintain regulatory compliance.

 

What Your Impact Is:

At ERM, our EHS professionals help clients navigate complex environmental and safety challenges while supporting sustainable business operations.

As a Consulting Senior Associate, you will contribute to meaningful projects that protect people, communities, and the environment while helping organizations achieve operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

 

What You'll Bring:

Required


* Bachelor in Environmental Science or Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a related discipline.


* 1+ years of environmental health and safety experience, ideally in tech, bio-pharma, R&D, or manufacturing industry.


* Familiarity with environmental permitting, California OSHA and/or EPA, regulatory compliance, and management systems.


* Effective written and verbal communication skills with strong organizational and analytical capabilities; experience documenting technical data and preparing reports is a plus.


* Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain flexibility, and work independently with minimal supervision.


* Ability to travel to client sites based on client needs in the Southern California area (i.e., Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside County, etc.).


* 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


* Certification:  ASP, CSP, CIH and or CHMM, or similar California registration desired.


* Experience supporting EHS compliance programs in high-tech manufacturing, data centers, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or related industries.


* Experience conducting audits, inspections, risk assessments, and corrective action programs.

 

Key Responsibilities:


* Perform and conduct compliance audit, safety risk assessments and assist in developing programs, procedures, practices, and standard work to ensure regulatory compliance and protect employees, including machine guarding and automated equipment / robotics safety.


* Understand compliance requirements for key environmen...