Principal Technical Consultant, Construction Safety

Help shape the future of safe, high-impact capital projects through expert leadership in construction safety.

As a Principal Technical Consultant in Construction Safety based in Indianapolis, Indiana (or other locations), you will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through the full capital project lifecycle—from early planning and design to construction, commissioning, start-up, and closeout.

Why This Role Matters?

You will help organizations proactively identify and manage EHS risks, strengthen safety culture, and ensure compliance while driving continuous improvement across complex, high-value projects.

This is a high-impact opportunity to lead technical excellence, mentor teams, and contribute to ERM’s rapidly growing Safety Services practice.

What Your Impact Is:

Large-scale capital projects present dynamic and evolving risks.

Your expertise will directly influence how organizations design and execute safer, more efficient projects, ensuring that safety is integrated from concept through operation.

You will enable clients to achieve both regulatory compliance and operational excellence while fostering a strong, sustainable safety culture.

What You'll Bring:

Required


* Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and transforming EHS management systems, governance frameworks, and construction safety programs for large capital projects.


* Ability to influence executive stakeholders and deliver strategic recommendations that improve project risk management and EHS performance.


* Bachelor’s degree in safety, occupational health and safety, engineering, construction management, or related field or equivalent experience.


* 6–8+ years of capital project EHS experience, including owner-side safety support, contractor oversight, construction execution, and commissioning/start-up.


* Experience with Safety in Design, constructability reviews, PHA/PSM-informed risk reviews, and project EHS governance processes.


* Strong knowledge of OSHA construction/general industry standards, LOTO, permitting, emergency response, fire protection, and high-risk construction controls.


* Experience reviewing contractor safe work documentation including JHAs, pre-task plans, permits, lift plans, energy isolation plans, training records, and toolbox talks.


* Strong field presence, communication skills, and ability to influence contractors, project teams, and client EHS personnel.


* Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ability to manage multiple priorities, travel as needed, and deliver high-quality client service.

Preferred


* CHST, ASP, CSP, OSHA 30, confined space, fall protection/prevention, or equivalent certifications/training.


* Experience supporting complex capital projects in pharmaceutical, high-tech, chemical, LNG, manufacturing, or similar industries.

Key Responsibilities:



* Partner with client EHS, Engineering, Project Controls, and Capital Project leadership t...