EHS Consultant - Construction Safety

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Job Title:

EHS Consultant - Construction Safety

Location:

San Jose, California About the roleBSI Consulting Services is seeking an experienced EHS Consultant with Construction Safety background to support a major capital and construction program in an Owner’s representative capacity.

This role will provide strategic EHS advisory, governance, coordination, and oversight across complex capital projects, helping establish consistent safety expectations, accountability, and performance across the Owner organization, project teams, Construction Managers, and General Contractors.

Rather than assuming responsibility for day-to-day field safety execution, the consultant will serve as a trusted Owner-side EHS resource, providing the checks and balances necessary to evaluate program effectiveness, identify gaps, strengthen governance, and ensure organizational EHS expectations are effectively translated into the construction environment.

The ideal candidate brings experience supporting large-scale capital or construction programs, strong EHS governance capabilities, and the ability to influence diverse stakeholders while maintaining clear boundaries between Owner oversight and contractor safety responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities Provide strategic EHS advisory, governance, coordination, and oversight across major capital and construction projects.

Serve as an Owner-side EHS program resource, supporting project and program leadership in establishing and maintaining consistent safety expectations.

Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and accountability between the Owner, internal EHS organizations, Construction Managers, and General Contractors through development and maintenance of a Safety Responsibility Matrix.

Maintain appropriate separation between Owner-level oversight and contractor responsibilities, with General Contractors and Construction Managers retaining primary responsibility for daily field safety execution, construction means and methods, and Site-Specific Safety Plans.

Review existing corporate, enterprise, and project-level EHS requirements to assess applicability to the capital program, identify gaps or conflicts, and document approved project-specific interpretations or deviations.

Translate and integrate existing organizational EHS standards into requirements and processes appropriate for large-scale construction and capital project environments.

Support the development and standardization of EHS governance processes, procedures, and tools that can be consistently applied across multiple projects and contractors.

Develop and implement forward-looking safety performance measures, including leading indicators, KPIs, dashboards, and other mechanisms for identifying emerging risks and monitoring program performance.

Establish or enhance consistent incident reporting, escalation, investigation, and stop-work protocols across projects while incorporating existing organizational requirements where applicable.

Facilitate coordination among Owner representatives, EHS stakeholders, project teams, Construction Managers, General Contractors, and other key stakeholders to drive alignment and consistency in safety expectations.

Identify opportunities to strengthen program-level EHS governance and continuously improve safety processes, standards, and performance across the capital portfolio.

To be successful in this role, you will have Demonstrated experience providing EHS leadership, governance, or Owner-side oversight for large-scale capital projects or construction programs.

Experience translating corporate or enterprise EHS standards into practical requirements for complex construction environments.

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