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Job Posting End Date
11-17-2026Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
Job Summary
Responsible for advising and assisting management on the administration of safety and health (S&H) event policies and procedures, including public safety matters. Responsible to disseminate safety and health information throughout their areas of responsibility, for coordinating the implementation of safety and health programs for use, for conducting safety and health observations and visitations, and for rendering guidance on safety and accident prevention to other members of management.Job Description
What You’ll Do:
- Instruct, advise, and assist management and employees in carrying out the Company’s safety and health, public safety, and safety and health event prevention programs, policies, and procedures.
- Develop, prepare, deliver, and provide guidance on programs and materials for safety and health meetings, conferences, courses, and related activities.
- Conduct observations of AEP personnel, tools, equipment, work practices, and processes to ensure safe and proper procedures are being followed.
- Advise and assist with safety and health event analysis and serve as a resource to event analysis committees.
- Maintain a working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.
- Review and assist with efforts to evaluate contractors’ compliance with applicable safety and health regulations and Company requirements.
- Assist organizations in developing long-term safety and health performance improvement strategies and the processes needed to implement those strategies.
- Assess current organizational safety and health processes and develop performance-improvement initiatives designed to positively influence safety and health outcomes.
- Coach employees and organizational leaders in methods for developing and evaluating specialized safety and health materials and performance assessments.
- Provide individual coaching, instruction, meeting facilitation, and presentations related to safety and health programs and performance.
- Maintain continuous professional development and remain current on safety and health regulations, industry practices, intervention techniques, and performance-improvement methods.
- Assist the Safety and Health Manager and Corporate Safety staff with special assignments that may have Company-wide implications.
- Provide guidance and assistance to less-experienced safety and health professionals, as assigned.
- Promote and enforce the Company’s Safety and Health and event prevention programs.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Note: This position is posted at multiple classification levels and will be filled based on the selected candidate’s education, experience, skills, and qualifications. The minimum qualifications listed below vary by classification, with increased experience and responsibilities required for higher-level positions.
What We’re Looking For:
Education requirements are listed below:
- Bachelor’s degree in safety, health, industrial hygiene, occupational health, or a relevant field of study; or
- Associate degree in a relevant field of study with two years of experience in related electric utility field operations; or
- High school diploma or GED with four years of safety and health administration, field experience, or related electric utility field operations experience.
Work Experience requirements are listed below:
- Safety & Health Coordinator: In addition to the education requirement, a minimum of two years of safety and health or electric utility operations experience.
- Safety & Health Coordinator Sr.: In addition to the education requirement, a minimum of four years of safety and health or electric utility operations experience.
- Safety & Health Consultant: In addition to the education requirement, a minimum of six years of safety and health or electric utility operations experience.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
- Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, and/or Certified Utility Safety Professional certification is preferred for the Safety & Health Consultant level but is not required.
Other:
- Must possess strong oral and written communication skills.
- Basic computer skills are required.
- Must be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and independence.
- Position requires daily travel and occasional overnight travel.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with management, employees, contractors, and other business partners.
- Must be able to observe work practices, identify potential safety and health concerns, and provide appropriate guidance and recommendations.
- Must be able to interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations.
- Knowledge of intervention techniques and experience with instruction and meeting facilitation are required for the Safety & Health Consultant level.
- Understanding of organizational development principles and performance-improvement methodologies is required for the Safety & Health Consultant level.
- Extensive knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards is required for the Safety & Health Consultant level.
What You’ll Get: In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.
Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do!
At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company. We’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!
#APCO
Compensation Data
Compensation Grade:
SP20-006Compensation Range:
$74,551.00 - $128,688.00The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
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It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.Job Posting End Date
11-17-2026Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
Job Summary
Responsible for advising and assisting management on the administration of safety and health (S&H) event policies and procedures, including public safety matters. Responsible to disseminate safety and health information throughout their areas of responsibility, for coordinating the implementation of safety and health programs for use, for conducting safety and health observations and visitations, and for rendering guidance on safety and accident prevention to other members of management.Job Description
What You’ll Do:
- Instruct, advise, and assist management and employees in carrying out the Company’s safety and health, public safety, and safety and health event prevention programs, policies, and procedures.
- Develop, prepare, deliver, and provide guidance on programs and materials for safety and health meetings, conferences, courses, and related activities.
- Conduct observations of AEP personnel, tools, equipment, work practices, and processes to ensure safe and proper procedures are being followed.
- Advise and assist with safety and health event analysis and serve as a resource to event analysis committees.
- Maintain a working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.
- Review and assist with efforts to evaluate contractors’ compliance with applicable safety and health regulations and Company requirements.
- Assist organizations in developing long-term safety and health performance improvement strategies and the processes needed to implement those strategies.
- Assess current organizational safety and health processes and develop performance-improvement initiatives designed to positively influence safety and health outcomes.
- Coach employees and organizational leaders in methods for developing and evaluating specialized safety and health materials and performance assessments.
- Provide individual coaching, instruction, meeting facilitation, and presentations related to safety and health programs and performance.
- Maintain continuous professional development and remain current on safety and health regulations, industry practices, intervention techniques, and performance-improvement methods.
- Assist the Safety and Health Manager and Corporate Safety staff with special assignments that may have Company-wide implications.
- Provide guidance and assistance to less-experienced safety and health professionals, as assigned.
- Promote and enforce the Company’s Safety and Health and event prevention programs.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Note: This position is posted at multiple classification levels and will be filled based on the selected candidate’s education, experience, skills, and qualifications. The minimum qualifications listed below vary by classification, with increased experience and responsibilities required for higher-level positions.
What We’re Looking For:
Education requirements are listed below:
- Bachelor’s degree in safety, health, industrial hygiene, occupational health, or a relevant field of study; or
- Associate degree in a relevant field of study with two years of experience in related electric utility field operations; or
- High school diploma or GED with four years of safety and health administration, field experience, or related electric utility field operations experience.
Work Experience requirements are listed below:
- Safety & Health Coordinator: In addition to the education requirement, a minimum of two years of safety and health or electric utility operations experience.
- Safety & Health Coordinator Sr.: In addition to the education requirement, a minimum of four years of safety and health or electric utility operations experience.
- Safety & Health Consultant: In addition to the education requirement, a minimum of six years of safety and health or electric utility operations experience.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
- Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, and/or Certified Utility Safety Professional certification is preferred for the Safety & Health Consultant level but is not required.
Other:
- Must possess strong oral and written communication skills.
- Basic computer skills are required.
- Must be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and independence.
- Position requires daily travel and occasional overnight travel.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with management, employees, contractors, and other business partners.
- Must be able to observe work practices, identify potential safety and health concerns, and provide appropriate guidance and recommendations.
- Must be able to interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations.
- Knowledge of intervention techniques and experience with instruction and meeting facilitation are required for the Safety & Health Consultant level.
- Understanding of organizational development principles and performance-improvement methodologies is required for the Safety & Health Consultant level.
- Extensive knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards is required for the Safety & Health Consultant level.
What You’ll Get: In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.
Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do!
At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company. We’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!
#APCO
Compensation Data
Compensation Grade:
SP20-006Compensation Range:
$74,551.00 - $128,688.00The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
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It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.See All 28 Health and Safety Consultant Jobs
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Education
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Energy
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in health and safety consultant jobs.
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification and working knowledge of federal and state safety regulations
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) credential preferred or required
- Experience conducting job hazard analyses, safety audits, and incident investigations
- Familiarity with risk assessment frameworks and development of written safety programs and SOPs
- Proficiency with incident tracking and safety management software platforms
- Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental health, industrial hygiene, or a related field
Tips for Your Health and Safety Consultant Job Search
Lead your resume with certifications
Hiring managers for health and safety consultant roles scan for CSP, CIH, or OSHA 30 credentials before reading anything else. Put your certifications in the header or a prominent summary line, not buried in a separate section at the bottom.
Tailor experience to the industry vertical
A construction safety resume reads very differently from one targeting pharmaceutical manufacturing. Reframe your past audit and inspection work using the specific regulatory language of each sector, whether that is OSHA 1926, GMP, or EPA compliance.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists health and safety consultant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by regulatory scope
Filter openings by the specific standards they cite in the job description. Roles mentioning VPP participation, PSM compliance, or ISO 45001 implementation signal the depth of regulatory work you'll actually do, helping you avoid positions that are purely administrative.
Prepare incident rate and audit data for interviews
Interviewers in this field routinely ask you to walk through a past safety program improvement. Know your TRIR numbers, audit findings, and the corrective actions you drove. Vague answers about culture or teamwork won't hold up against a panel of safety professionals.
Negotiate scope before discussing compensation
Clarify travel requirements, site access expectations, and whether the role is staff or contract before salary conversations. Health and safety consultant positions vary widely in physical demands and liability exposure, and those factors should anchor your compensation ask.
Health and Safety Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most health and safety consultants?
The most active employers for health and safety consultants right now are University of Alabama, Environmental Resources Management, and Triumvirate Environmental, and the most openings are in Alabama, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Construction, energy, and large-scale manufacturing firms tend to post the most consistently throughout the year.
How many health and safety consultant jobs are remote?
About 71% of health and safety consultant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the nature of the role means most positions require some on-site presence. Regulatory compliance advisory, policy writing, and program development work tends to be the most flexible for remote or hybrid arrangements, while site inspection and audit roles are almost always in person.
How do you become a health and safety consultant?
Start with a degree in occupational safety, environmental health, or industrial hygiene, then complete your OSHA 30-hour training to build foundational regulatory knowledge. Gain field experience through entry-level safety coordinator or EHS technician roles, document quantifiable outcomes like reduced incident rates, and pursue the CSP credential once you meet the experience threshold. Building a specialization in a high-demand sector like construction or oil and gas accelerates the transition to independent consulting work.
Can you get a health and safety consultant job with little experience?
Entry points do exist for candidates with limited experience, particularly at firms that hire junior consultants to support senior staff on audits and documentation projects. Completing OSHA 30, earning an associate safety professional credential, and doing volunteer or internship safety work in a relevant industry strengthens your application considerably. Targeting smaller regional consulting firms or in-house EHS roles at mid-size companies is more realistic than pursuing senior independent consultant positions straight out of school.
What does the health and safety consultant interview process look like?
Most interviews begin with a phone screen focused on your regulatory background and certification status, followed by a technical interview where you walk through a past audit, incident investigation, or safety program you built. Some firms add a written case exercise asking you to identify hazards from a scenario or draft a corrective action plan. Final rounds typically involve meeting the client-facing team or a site visit to assess how you communicate safety concepts to non-safety personnel.
Where can I find and apply to health and safety consultant jobs?
You can find and apply to health and safety consultant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your certifications, industry background, and preferred location, then apply directly to each listing that fits your experience and career goals.
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