ERM

Senior Industrial Hygienist (Field Based)

Manhattan, New York Full time

ERM is hiring a Senior Industrial Hygienist consultant to support our key client’s high-tech operations in Yorktown Heights, New York.  As a Senior Industrial Hygienist, you will utilize your broad knowledge to recognize and evaluate potential hazards and recommend controls. You will provide technical direction and advice to management, developing and using advanced techniques to evaluate work environments.  This is a full-time (40 hours per week) limited-term role with a duration of 1 year, extendable.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead industrial hygiene programs across operations (BU’s, Locations, etc.), ensuring alignment with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, and ISO 45001 standards.
  • Conduct and oversee exposure monitoring, sampling, data analysis, and interpretation to identify workplace hazards and design effective engineering and administrative controls.
  • Translate complex research, field data, and operational insights into practical strategies that minimize risk and protect worker health and safety.
  • Serve as a recognized subject‑matter expert, providing guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to teams and less‑experienced professionals.
  • Lead cross‑functional and broad technical IH projects, influencing managers, executives, and stakeholders across the organization.
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners, including vendors, regulators, and business leaders, to ensure compliance and drive innovation in the realm of industrial hygiene.
  • Apply evidence‑based methods to address emerging health and safety challenges and transform existing programs to meet evolving business needs.
  • Utilize global safety systems, data platforms, and reporting tools to track performance and support decision‑making.

 

Required Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety, Engineering or related degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 10+ years’ experience performing industrial hygiene or safety responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated expertise in industrial hygiene, exposure science, occupational health, and risk management.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and develop actionable solutions.
  • Experience designing and implementing exposure controls and workplace health programs.
  • Proven leadership in multi-work environments and perhaps geographical legislative requirements, with the ability to influence across functions.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder‑engagement capabilities.
  • Knowledge of ISO 45001, corporate management systems, and regulatory frameworks.
  • Ability to mentor others, lead projects, and drive continuous improvement.

Pay Transparency: 

For the Senior Health and Safety Specialist position, we anticipate an annual base pay of $122,240–$154,426 ($58.76 –$74.24/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. 

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!