Environmental Resources Management

Construction Safety Specialist (Field Based)

San Diego, CA, US

In-personFull time roleEarly Career, Mid Level

16 days ago

About the Job

ERM is hiring an on-site Construction Safety Specialist to support and lead safety initiatives for a high-visibility construction project. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, a trade background, and a solid foundation in construction safety practices, particularly around fall protection, scaffolding, and roofing. This is a full-time hours (40+ hours per week), limited-term role with a duration of 7 months, extendable.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct and document daily site safety inspections.
Enforce compliance with fall protection and scaffolding safety regulations.
Review, evaluate, and provide feedback on contractor pre-task plans.
Support and lead safety-related aspects of construction projects, ensuring risk mitigation is integrated into execution plans.
Assist site leadership in managing and improving the overall safety program.
Serve as a visible, proactive safety presence during high-risk activities (e.g., roofing, elevated work).
Lead and support incident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action tracking.
Facilitate toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, and jobsite safety meetings.
Collaborate with trade partners and subcontractors to ensure safe work practices are consistently followed.
Build strong relationships across all levels while maintaining accountability and enforcing safety standards.
Identify hazards and recommend timely, practical corrective actions.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety or related degree preferred but not required.
A minimum of 2 years of relevant construction safety experience.
Strong working knowledge of fall protection systems, scaffolding safety, and roofing operations.
Demonstrated ability to review and critique Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) or pre-task plans.
Experience leading or supporting incident investigations.
Background in skilled trades (e.g., carpentry, roofing) highly desirable.
OSHA 30-hour Construction Certification required; competent person certifications for fall protection/scaffolding a plus.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—approachable yet firm in enforcing safety requirements.
Self-directed, reliable, and able to thrive in a dynamic construction environment.

Pay Transparency:

For the Construction Safety Specialist position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $76,003.20 – $97,385.60, $36.54/hr – $46.82/hr USD, limited-term, non-exempt. An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employee’s fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible* employees.

*Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package. Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details.

You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, determinable, and payable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

About the Company

Environmental Resources Management

London, UK

5000 +

<div class="org-about-module-wrapper org-about-module__card-spacing" tabindex="-1" data-artdeco-is-focused="true"> <div> <div class="org-about-module__description"> <div id="ember694" class="ember-view organization-about-module__content-consistant-cards-description"><span class="lt-line-clamp__raw-line">Sustainability is our business.  As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, ERM partners 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.  ERM’s diverse team of 8,000+ world-class experts in over 150 offices in 40 countries and territories combine strategic transformation and technical delivery to help clients operationalize sustainability at pace and scale. ERM calls this capability its “boots to boardroom” approach - a comprehensive service model that helps organizations to accelerate the integration of sustainability into their strategy and operations. Our clients are at the center of everything we do – whether building business resilience, supporting their transition to a low-carbon future, or enabling progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities. 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. Together with the world’s leading organizations, we are shaping a more sustainable future.</span></div> </div> </div> </div>

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