EHS Manager (Field Based)

ERM is seeking an EHS Manager to provide senior, hands-on safety leadership for a dedicated facility near Columbus, Ohio.

This role is for an experienced EHS leader who can operate independently in a fast-moving technical environment, anticipate risk before it becomes an incident, and build practical safety systems that scale with the business.
Our special projects operations are scaling quickly, with a growing mix of construction, commissioning, workforce expansion, and around-the-clock operations.

This creates a complex and evolving risk environment and requires strong preventive planning, consistent field presence, and sustained incident-management oversight.
This leader will own site-level EHS strategy and execution for the special projects site while partnering with the broader EHS team on company-wide standards and programs.

The successful candidate will look around corners: planning for future ramps, identifying requirements early, influencing design and operating decisions, and creating durable systems that enable teams to move quickly without compromising safety. This is a full-time (40 hours per week) limited-term role, with a duration of 12 months.
Responsibilities:


* Serve as a senior EHS partner across R&D operations, owning site-level safety strategy, priorities, and execution as the footprint scales.


* Anticipate EHS requirements for new operations, equipment, processes, construction phases, staffing ramps, and 24/7 operations, and translate them into practical plans before work begins.


* Lead proactive risk identification and control across special projects activities, including machine safety, ergonomics, electrical safety, material handling, contractor safety, and other site-specific risks.


* Build and maintain site EHS programs, risk assessments, procedures, training, inspections, corrective-action systems, emergency preparedness, and compliance processes appropriate to each site's risk profile.


* Partner with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Workplace, Construction, Security, People, Legal, and vendors to embed safety into facility design, equipment deployment, work planning, and operating decisions.


* Provide visible field leadership across shifts and operating conditions, establishing mechanisms that support effective EHS coverage and escalation for 24/7 operations.


* Lead incident response and investigation for significant events; ensure timely fact-finding, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, verification, trend analysis, and communication of lessons learned.


* Use incident, near-miss, inspection, and operational data to identify recurring risks and drive preventive actions across sites rather than addressing events in isolation.


* Oversee contractor and contingent-worker safety interfaces, clarifying responsibilities, expectations, reporting, and corrective-action ownership across multi-employer worksites.


* Maintain strong re...