Ready to make an impact in environmental health and safety? Join ERM, a global leader in sustainability consulting, where your expertise in asbestos management will help shape safer environments and healthier communities. If you’re an experienced professional looking to broaden your skills across construction safety, demolition, and contaminated site remediation, this is your opportunity to work alongside industry experts who share your commitment to excellence.

Why This Role Matters

Asbestos management is critical to protecting lives and ensuring compliance in complex projects. As a Consultant, Asbestos Specialist, you’ll play a key role in safeguarding workers and communities while supporting sustainable solutions for environmental challenges. Your work will directly influence the success of high-profile projects in Irvine, California and beyond.

What Your Impact Is

• Serve as a trusted field expert on asbestos sampling and site safety.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.

• Drive health and safety excellence on projects involving decommissioning, demolition, and contaminated site remediation.

• Build strong client relationships through clear communication and reliable execution.

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, environmental science, biology, industrial hygiene, or related field OR 8+ years of equivalent experience.

• 2+ years of relevant asbestos management experience.

• Current California DOSH Certification: Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC) or Certified Site Surveillance Technician (CSST).

• California Department of Public Health Lead Sampling Technician or Lead Inspector/Assessor certification.

• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CAD).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to travel within California and occasionally across the U.S.

• Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

• Please note, this is a casual status position.

Preferred:

• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER and 8-hour Supervisor training.

• Confined space and excavation awareness.

• CPR/First Aid and emergency preparedness training.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop sampling plans and manage sample collection/documentation.

• Conduct asbestos sampling in compliance with regulatory guidelines.

• Implement site-specific Health & Safety Plans and monitor PPE usage.

• Lead daily safety briefings and enforce emergency procedures.

• Perform asbestos clearance sampling and maintain accurate records.

• Exercise stop-work authority when safety hazards arise.

• Complete required ERM safety training and certifications.

• Support related consulting areas: decommissioning, demolition, air compliance, and contaminated site investigation.

For the Consultant, Asbestos Specialist casual status position, we anticipate an hourly rate of $36.54 – $46.83 USD. Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner 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.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. 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.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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