EHS Consultant - Construction Safety

BSI Group•San Jose, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

BSI Consulting Services is seeking an experienced EHS Consultant with a construction safety background to support a major capital and construction program in an Owner’s representative capacity. The role provides strategic EHS advisory, governance, coordination, and oversight across complex capital projects, helping establish consistent safety expectations, accountability, and performance across the Owner organization, project teams, Construction Managers, and General Contractors. The consultant serves as a trusted Owner-side EHS resource rather than taking responsibility for day-to-day field safety execution. The role evaluates program effectiveness, identifies gaps, strengthens governance, and helps ensure organizational EHS expectations are translated into the construction environment. General Contractors and Construction Managers retain primary responsibility for daily field safety execution, construction means and methods, and Site-Specific Safety Plans. The position involves regular interaction with active capital and construction projects and stakeholders, periodic travel between project or construction sites as required, and work across office/program-level settings and active project environments. Appropriate personal protective equipment is required in construction environments.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience providing EHS leadership, governance, or Owner-side oversight for large-scale capital projects or construction programs.
Experience translating corporate or enterprise EHS standards into practical requirements for complex construction environments.
Experience developing responsibility matrices, governance frameworks, performance metrics, leading indicators, KPIs, and executive-level EHS dashboards.
Ability to evaluate existing EHS programs, identify gaps or inconsistencies, and develop practical recommendations without unnecessarily duplicating established processes.
Experience developing or standardizing incident management, escalation, investigation, and stop-work processes across multiple projects or contractors.
Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills, including the ability to influence project teams, Construction Managers, and General Contractors without assuming responsibility for contractor means, methods, or daily field safety management.
Ability to operate at both the strategic/program level and project interface level, translating program expectations into clear, actionable requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with project leadership and executive-level stakeholders.
Ability to work independently while coordinating across multiple projects, contractors, and organizational functions.
Bachelor’s degree in EHS, Engineering, Sciences, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Professional safety certification such as CSP, ASP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic EHS advisory, governance, coordination, and oversight across major capital and construction projects.
Serve as an Owner-side EHS program resource, supporting project and program leadership in establishing and maintaining consistent safety expectations.
Develop and maintain a Safety Responsibility Matrix clarifying roles, responsibilities, and accountability among the Owner, internal EHS organizations, Construction Managers, and General Contractors.
Maintain appropriate separation between Owner-level oversight and contractor responsibilities.
Review corporate, enterprise, and project-level EHS requirements for applicability to the capital program; identify gaps or conflicts and document approved project-specific interpretations or deviations.
Translate and integrate organizational EHS standards into requirements and processes appropriate for large-scale construction and capital projects.
Support development and standardization of EHS governance processes, procedures, and tools for consistent application across projects and contractors.
Develop and implement safety performance measures, including leading indicators, KPIs, dashboards, and mechanisms for identifying emerging risks and monitoring program performance.
Establish or enhance incident reporting, escalation, investigation, and stop-work protocols across projects, incorporating existing organizational requirements where applicable.
Facilitate coordination among Owner representatives, EHS stakeholders, project teams, Construction Managers, General Contractors, and other stakeholders.
Identify opportunities to strengthen program-level EHS governance and continuously improve safety processes, standards, and performance across the capital portfolio.