Technical Risk & Safety Senior Consultant

Job Summary

As a Senior Consultant, you will lead technical safety and risk projects, manage client relationships, and mentor junior team members. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality analysis, reports, and recommendations that meet regulatory standards and client expectations.

Take on a role that shapes how industries operate safely and responsibly in a rapidly evolving region. You will influence critical decisions for global leaders, delivering expertise in process safety, HAZOP validation, SIL, and advanced risk modeling. Your work will go beyond compliance, creating strategies that protect lives, assets, and the environment while enabling sustainable growth. At ERM, every project is an opportunity to set new standards for safety and resilient to build a safer future for Asia Pacific.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage safety and risk projects, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and schedule.

Perform advanced technical analysis, including:

• Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) using Excel and specialized tools.
• Fire and explosion modeling using CFD or empirical tools.
• Gas and smoke dispersion modeling.
• Pipeline risk assessments and cost/benefit analysis.
• Safety integrity level (SIL) studies.
• Suggest design improvements to reduce risk and enhance operational safety.
• Prepare comprehensive safety cases, including facility descriptions and formal safety assessments.
• Facilitate and lead safety workshops (HAZID, HAZOP, ALARP), including preparation and client reporting.
• Prepare high-quality reports with clear diagrams and fully explained analysis and calculations.
• Support ERM Partners-in-Charge and Project Managers in project governance and client engagement.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to team development.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Master’s degree and/or professional registration preferred).
• 5–9 years in safety and risk consulting with exposure to regulatory standards.
• Strong project management skills and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to travel and work independently with minimal supervision.

Impact

You will help deliver high-quality work that drives impactful programs for our clients, while building strong relationships and contributing fresh ideas to evolve our services. Through collaboration and continuous learning, you will strengthen our culture and create opportunities that support long-term success for both clients and the firm.

Ready to Lead

At ERM, your work creates impact that matters, helping global organizations tackle the most pressing sustainability challenges while shaping a better future for communities and the environment. Our vision is to empower you to grow, lead, and innovate alongside world-class clients on transformative projects. We prioritize wellbeing, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture where collaboration, expertise, and purpose drive meaningful impact. At ERM, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and innovation thrives. If you’re ready to make sustainability your mission and build a career that creates lasting change, your journey starts here You can apply for this role through Careers or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Life at ERM

Curious about our culture and what makes ERM a great place to grow your career? Explore these resources to learn more about our people, values, and the impact we create: Talent Brochure: TM - Candidate brochure Life at ERM: Life at ERM At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.