Risk Safety Senior Consultant

ERM is seeking a motivated Risk Safety Senior Consultant who is interested in participating on a variety of Safety projects, to join our consulting firm in Mexico City, MX. In this role, you will work closely with Project Managers on Safety and Technical Risk projects. This is an excellent career opportunity to work with an expert consulting team on challenging  projects for large industrial and global clients. Access to ERM's national experts provides knowledge sharing of best practices across the industry and ongoing learning opportunities for our team.

At ERM, we understand that creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment is essential to making our company a great place to build a career.

Responsabilities

• Provide technical support on Safety and Technical Risk projects.
• Prepare reports for risk assessments, consequence analysis and safety programs, among others.
• Perform safety/risk assessments and participate on field activities for different industrial companies.
• Conduct safety reviews on desk and field, hazards identification workshops like leader facilitator, engineering documents analysis and interpretation (P&ID, Flow Diagrams, Energy and Mass Balance info).
• Provide general safety compliance support to clients, including on-site assistance, as needed.
• Coordinate multiple projects within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Support ERM Partners and managers.
• Conduct ATEX assessments with a IEC and NEC standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5 - 7 years of relevant experience in Process Safety.
• High proficiency in English (verbal and written) - Mandatory.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with solid organizational and analytical capabilities.
• Experience in recording and writing detailed technical data and reports.
• Knowledge of Process Safety (CCPS guidelines), such as: Hazard Identification Techniques (e.g., HAZOP, HAZID, BowTie), Consequence Modeling (e.g., fire, explosion, toxic dispersion), Mechanical Integrity.
• Familiarity with PPA (Accident Prevention Program).
• Experience with safety software tools such as ALOHA, PHAST, PHA-Pro & BowTie XP.
• Knowledge of Mexican safety regulations, particularly STPS NOM-028.
• Knowledge in Safety and Risk IA (e.g., HAZARD Identification Software)
• Detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving and hands-on troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks, adapt to changing priorities, travel as needed, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Availability to travel is required; valid passport and driver’s license are mandatory. US visa is desirable.

Background:

Since establishing our first local presence in the LAC region in 1990’s, ERM has enjoyed steady growth and today we employee circa 400 employees in the region. We have offices in Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Guyana, and Brazil.

We are committed to the LAC market, and we have been building consulting teams with world-class skills in the areas of environmental, sustainability and social consulting for over 20 years. ERM has a solid client base in the oil and gas, manufacturing and chemical sectors and we have been collaborating very closely with our clients, supporting them through challenging times, as we remain committed to this fascinating sector. Increasingly our clients are investing in the local market and to support their growth needs, ERM is expanding our footprint in this region. We are now looking for a strong client and market leader who shares our passion and commitment to this sector to join us.

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.

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.

If you would like to read more about Diversity, Equity, Equality & Inclusion (DE&I) at ERM, you can visit our website, or read about our Sustainability Report  http://www.erm.com/sustainability-report-2026/