DEKRA North America
DEKRA North America
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
AutomotiveConsultingHealthcare
DEKRA North America provides safety, testing, inspection, certification, auditing, and consulting services for organizations operating in regulated and technically demanding markets. Its work spans vehicle inspections and mobility services, product testing for medical devices and electronics, certification of connected and automotive technologies, management-system and ISO audits, environmental health and safety, process safety, cybersecurity, electric-vehicle testing, and professional training. The company supports automotive and mobility businesses, manufacturers, medical device firms, utilities, industrial operators, insurers, and other enterprises with compliance, risk management, safety, and sustainability programs. As the North American arm of DEKRA, it brings global safety expertise to teams working across automotive, consulting, healthcare, industrial, and related sectors.

Senior Safety Consultant – Part-Time, Remote

Part-time consultant helping industrial clients strengthen safety performance through organizational change, governance, leadership coaching, and project delivery. DEKRA North America provides testing, inspection, certification, and safety consulting services worldwide.

Description

  • Advance client safety culture and help reduce serious injuries through organizational change initiatives
  • Lead workshops and presentations for groups of varying sizes
  • Provide individual and small-group field coaching for clients
  • Progress into project management roles on increasingly complex engagements
  • Assess client objectives and adapt DEKRA’s centerline model for effective delivery
  • Build and facilitate safety governance aligned with each client’s organizational structure
  • Apply leadership, safety, and project execution expertise to deliver DEKRA solutions
  • Coach leaders from frontline employees through senior management and act as a trusted advisor
  • Measure progress against client objectives and make adjustments when needed
  • Keep clients informed about safety performance, business challenges, and industry trends
  • Communicate regularly with client leaders, delivery teams, and project teams
  • Produce high-quality internal deliverables and meet deadlines
  • Support and manage project-team performance when leading client engagements
  • Ensure solutions are integrated and remain aligned with client objectives
  • Give consultants performance feedback and share success stories and guidance
  • Maintain project plans and coordinate consultant schedules
  • Complete assigned billable hours and contribute to internal projects
  • Manage realization rates and consultant utilization
  • Deliver accurate monthly forecasts
  • Develop client relationships and identify additional opportunities
  • Represent DEKRA’s professional brand and obtain client references

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred
  • At least 8 years of experience in organizational change, operations with safety responsibility, industrial consulting, or a safety role
  • CSP certification or equivalent is preferred
  • LEAN Green Belt or Black Belt certification is preferred
  • Confidence working with leaders from frontline through senior-management levels
  • Demonstrated cognitive flexibility
  • Ability to navigate client ambiguity effectively
  • Ability to build deep knowledge of DEKRA solutions
  • Ability to assess how non-safety processes affect safety and culture
  • Ability to create strategic plans supporting the scope of work and overall safety excellence
  • Ability to manage client excellence and DEKRA business needs
  • Ability to build a project-team culture aligned with business values
  • Fluency in working with varied governance structures
  • Fluency with leading and lagging performance metrics
  • Fluency in applying effective change-management practices
  • Fluency in Safety Management System best practices
  • Ability to lead matrixed teams and develop others
  • Willingness to work across varied client locations, environments, and conditions
  • Availability to accommodate different shifts based on client activities
  • Ability to undertake extensive travel, including challenging travel and long periods of driving
  • Ability to lift 25–50 pounds of luggage
  • Ability to perform extended computer-based work and standing
  • Domestic and potentially international travel required, estimated at up to 75%
  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

  • Flexible part-time work arrangement
  • Remote work model
  • Career progression toward Senior Consultant and Principal Consultant roles
  • Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities
  • Equal employment opportunity
  • Hourly professional fees based on confirmed project work

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