Consultant, Asbestos Specialist

Step into a high-impact consulting role where your expertise in asbestos and field safety helps shape safer environments across complex projects.

ERM is seeking a committed and knowledgeable Consultant, Asbestos Specialist to join our team in Irvine, CA
. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply deep technical expertise while expanding your experience across construction, demolition, production safety, air compliance, and contaminated site investigation. You will play a critical role in protecting people, projects, and communities—partnering with clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, compliant, and high-quality outcomes. If you're motivated by meaningful fieldwork and want to grow within a collaborative, safety-first culture, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.

This position sits at the center of environmental safety and compliance—ensuring asbestos-related risks are properly identified, managed, and mitigated across complex industrial and construction environments. Your work directly contributes to safer worksites, regulatory compliance, and the success of high-profile remediation and demolition projects.

Help ensure safe execution of environmental construction and remediation projects.

Safeguard teams by upholding and enforcing health & safety standards.

Provide accurate asbestos sampling, reporting, and compliance oversight.

Partner with clients to deliver trusted, high-quality environmental solutions.

Expand ERM's impact across multidisciplinary consulting areas.

Bachelors or Degree in Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science or a related discipline; or equivalent experience.

2+ years of experience in asbestos-related projects specifically to industrial sites, large demolition projects, construction safety, air compliance and contaminated site investigation.

California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC) or Certified Site Surveillance (CSST) Certification, current.

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) – Certified Lead Sampling Technician or Certified Lead Inspector / Assessor, current.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Willingness to be cross trained in additional health and safety/industrial hygiene work

Ability to travel within the southern and central California areas.

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

40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training

8-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Supervisor certification

CPR/First Aid certification

Confined space and excavation awareness training

Emergency preparedness training

Hazard recognition and job hazard analysis experience

Incident investigation and root cause analysis experience

Serve as Asbestos Field Sampling Technician on assigned site investigation, remediation, and decommissioning/decontamination/demolition environmental construction projects and implement site-specific Health & Safety Plans

Ensure appropriate level of PPE is available and properly used, including maintenance and sanitation

Collect asbestos samples in accordance with regulatory guidelines and industry best practices

Manage sample collection and documentation processes

Assist with development of sampling plans, reporting, and review

Verify communication systems are in place and functioning

Monitor conformance with safety and emergency procedures

Conduct daily safety briefings with field teams

Oversee maintenance of safety equipment and execute decontamination procedures

Monitor site conditions for asbestos clearance sampling

Exercise stop-work authority when imminent safety hazards arise and resume work upon proper authorization

Conduct behavior-based safety observations and coordinate Event Communication System activity

Collect and evaluate safety observations

Maintain accurate project and compliance records

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