ERM helps organizations address complex sustainability challenges through consulting across sectors such as chemicals, financial services, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, and renewable energy. Its work spans ESG compliance, resource efficiency, decarbonization, carbon markets, clean energy, health and safety, and environmental management, supporting clients as they incorporate sustainability into business operations and long-term strategy.
Health and Safety Culture Consulting Director (Human Performance) — Milan, Hybrid
Lead ERM’s health and safety culture transformation work for clients across Southern Europe. The role covers assessments, executive training, coaching, and human performance programs.
Description
- Advance culture change with people-centred methods that complement compliance, assurance, and technical safety work.
- Bring together culture, risk management, sustainability, and technology to improve operations and shift mindsets.
- Work with clients from frontline operations to boardrooms across service, manufacturing, and other sectors in Italy and Southern Europe.
- Build and sustain client relationships.
- Help deliver culture assessments and transformation programs across multiple sites, including travel to client headquarters and locations.
- Contribute to client and business development in Italy and Southern Europe through proposals, sales discussions, and marketing events.
- Bring specialist expertise to business development work.
- Lead executive masterclasses on leadership engagement, risk management, and learning from incidents and events.
- Deliver health and safety capability and awareness training across employee groups, using leadership interventions and safety routines.
- Support transformation through leadership behaviour change programs and frontline coaching.
- Connect with ERM specialists worldwide to exchange knowledge and client experience and apply emerging human performance tools.
- Coach and mentor ERM colleagues in human performance measurement and tools, strengthening internal expertise in behavioural safety and leadership.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of demonstrated expertise assessing and transforming health and safety culture, gained in consulting or an international industry setting and using recognized models.
- Operational health and safety risk management experience at multiple organizational levels.
- Experience with Human Performance tools, Human Factor models, SIF prevention programs, Behaviour-Based Safety, executive and frontline coaching, or related methods.
- Experience guiding senior management in health and safety leadership and transformation through training, coaching, executive roles, corporate board positions, HSE work, or related positions.
- Experience with HSE management systems.
- Health and safety credentials such as ISO 45001, NEBOSH, Industrial Engineering, BOSIET, or MIST for offshore work are desirable but not required.
- Ability to lead projects, advise clients, and deliver high-quality technical work.
- Fluent Italian and English; French is preferred.
- Willingness to travel 30–50%.
Benefits
- Hybrid work with a Milan office base.
- Travel opportunities in Italy and elsewhere, with travel expected at 30–50%.
- Strong opportunities for professional development.
- Career growth in a business with sustainability at its core.
- A collaborative culture that values specialist expertise.
- An inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity.
- Accommodations during selection and workplace tools, support, and adjustments for people with disabilities or who are neurodivergent.