Safety, Health & Environment Specialist - AECOM (Job)

Location: Denver or Fort Collins , CO

Full-time Position

Closing Date: December 18, 2025

Degree Level(s): BS

Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $120,000.00

Posted: November 18, 2025

Description:

AECOM is seeking an experienced Safety, Health, and Environmental Specialist III to join our Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance team. This hybrid role can be based in our Denver or Fort Collins, CO offices.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and diverse team of technical professionals dedicated to helping clients meet their EHS regulatory compliance needs. The ideal candidate will bring a solid understanding of health and safety regulations and proven experience supporting clients with compliance initiatives.

Key responsibilities and skillsets of the position include:

  • Deliver moderately complex technical services across a broad range of safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) disciplines to support client compliance with SH&E standards and federal/state regulations.

  • Identify and assess operational SH&E risks for clients.

  • Conduct audits and evaluations of existing SH&E programs to ensure alignment with corporate strategies and best practices.

  • Monitor client SH&E programs and provide guidance to ensure regulatory requirements are properly implemented and maintained.

  • Perform environmental fieldwork, primarily focused on compliance and EHS auditing activities.

  • Develop and execute work plans, compile and analyze data, and prepare comprehensive reports including text, tables, figures, and calculations.

  • Review environmental permits and plans to support regulatory compliance.

  • Offer regulatory interpretation and technical consulting to clients.

  • Lead teams of SH&E specialists and support personnel on assigned projects.

  • Manage SH&E programs for small to mid-sized client projects.

  • Provide technical expertise to client stakeholders and contribute to interdisciplinary business initiatives.

  • Collaborate with other AECOM offices, practices, and business lines to deliver integrated solutions.

  • Execute technical work in accordance with defined scope, budget, schedule, and applicable regulatory standards.

  • Proactively identify opportunities to increase project efficiencies, improve technical methodologies and add value to client service offerings.

Skills/Eligibility:

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in health and safety, environmental science, environmental engineering, or a related field.

  • 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in conducting safety and health inspections and/or auditing. Monitoring client SH&E programs and providing guidance to ensure regulatory requirements are properly implemented/maintained.

  • Willingness and ability to travel 30–50% of the time, both locally and nationally.

  • Valid U.S. driver’s license is required for this role.

  • Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of experience in safety and health inspections and/or auditing.

  • Prior experience as an environmental consultant is high desired.

  • Previous experience conducting Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) audits.

  • Professional certifications such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or equivalent.

  • NFPA 70E certification

  • Additional credentials such as Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA), or similar.

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