Principal Consultant, Safety Transformation

ERM•Rochester, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

ERM is seeking a Principal Consultant, Safety Transformation to join their team. This senior leadership role involves designing and delivering transformative EHS programs that improve safety outcomes, strengthen organizational culture, and drive measurable business performance for leading global clients. The role focuses on leading transformational Health & Safety projects, interfacing with client stakeholders on strategy and oversight, ensuring work is scoped and priced accurately, and delivering high-quality results. This position is ideal for individuals with strong project leadership and deep expertise in Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention, human performance, safety culture transformation, and enterprise risk management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
6-8 years (10–15+ years preferred) of progressive EHS experience, including significant time in industry leadership roles or consulting environments.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale EHS or safety culture transformations.
Deep expertise in: Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention and critical risk management.
Deep expertise in: Human performance principles and application.
Deep expertise in: Safety governance, culture, and leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience working across multiple industries such as manufacturing, technology, biopharma, power, or mining.
Proven ability to influence and engage executive-level stakeholders.
Strong background in consulting, including project scoping, pricing, and business development.
Experience developing executive-level deliverables such as strategy documents and board presentations.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of EHS transformation programs, including SIF prevention, human performance, and culture change initiatives.
Conduct and oversee enterprise assessments, audits, and maturity diagnostics, translating insights into actionable roadmaps.
Facilitate executive workshops, leadership engagements, and field-based coaching to embed sustainable change.
Manage complex projects across industries and EHS disciplines, ensuring delivery excellence across scope, schedule, and budget.
Support scoping and pricing of projects aligned with client challenges and ERM standards.
Develop executive-level deliverables, including strategy documents, transformation roadmaps, and board-ready presentations.
Build strong client relationships and act as a trusted advisor at all organizational levels.
Support and lead business development activities, including opportunity identification, proposal development, and client presentations.
Collaborate across ERM’s global network to deliver integrated solutions.
Drive innovation by advancing ERM methodologies in SIF, human performance, and safety culture transformation.