Principal Technical Consultant, H&S Auditing & Compliance

You’ve built a strong foundation in health, safety, and operational risk—now step into a leadership role where your expertise shapes strategy, influences major clients, and drives meaningful impact at scale. At ERM, as a Principal Technical Consultant, Health & Safety based in Overland Park, Kansas, you’ll work alongside global industry leaders, helping organizations embed sustainable, compliant, and high-performing safety practices into everything they do.

Why This Role Matters?

Health, safety, and sustainability are no longer optional—they are business-critical. In this role, you’ll sit at the center of that transformation, helping leading organizations strengthen compliance, reduce operational risk, and integrate ESG priorities into their everyday operations. Your work will directly influence safer workplaces, stronger systems, and more sustainable outcomes worldwide.

What Your Impact Is:

• Shape and deliver innovative H&S compliance and management system solutions across industries
• Lead large, complex client engagements, influencing senior stakeholders and decision-makers
• Integrate ESG drivers into operational risk, compliance, and assurance frameworks
• Drive continuous improvement in safety performance while enabling clients to meet sustainability goals
• Mentor and develop the next generation of consultants and technical leaders

What You'll Bring:

Required

• Relevant academic background in science, engineering, safety, environmental management, or related degree or equivalent experience
• 6+ years (15+ years preferred) of progressive H&S and team supervisory experience in EHS corporate environments
• Strong understanding of regulations with proven experience in regulatory compliance strategy and execution
• Demonstrated expertise in health & safety management systems, auditing, and operational risk solutions
• Experience developing and delivering H&S programs that improve performance and reduce risk
• Ability to build trusted client relationships and understand complex business needs
• Strong communication, leadership, and influencing skills
• 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.

Preferred

• Experience integrating ESG drivers into compliance and operational frameworks
• Established industry relationships and client network
• Track record of combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Passion for innovation in health & safety and sustainability solutions

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and grow health & safety client relationships, delivering high-value, world-class services
• Develop and deploy H&S compliance solutions and management systems
• Design and lead H&S audit programs
• Integrate ESG considerations into H&S compliance, audits, and management systems
• Collaborate with clients to understand needs and co-create tailored, forward-thinking solutions
• Mentor and guide a high-performing consulting team

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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