Founded in 1986, KPA is a leading provider of Workforce Compliance software and consulting services. We succeed if our clients can send their employees home at night, having not experienced a workplace accident or injury. The combination of software, consulting, and training helps clients identify, remedy, and prevent workplace safety and compliance problems so they can focus on what’s important – their core business. 

Help us help keep people safe and businesses working efficiently. Named as one of Built In Colorado’s Best Places to Work for seven years in a row, KPA is made up of talented individuals working together for the greater good. We’re here to help our clients build safe, thriving organizations, and we’re looking for people with a common goal to help us do it. 

Position Description:

As a member of the Risk Management team, the EHS Risk Management Consultant will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients to establish and demonstrate exceptional industry and regulatory knowledge through onsite field audits, employee trainings, and regulatory interaction. The objective of an EHS Risk Management Consultant is to minimize risk to increase profitability for the client. This position develops and maintains relationships with district clients, potential clients, dealer group management, and state dealer associations. A professional, likable, persuasive, and customer service-oriented demeanor is essential for success.

Location:

While this is a remote position based out of the employee’s home office, it will require frequent visits to clients within the territory, including 2-3 weeks of overnight travel per quarter. The territory for this position covers SW FL (Bradenton south to Ft. Myers).

In the first 30 days you will:

• Inherit a customer service base and immediately establish relationships with Mangers and Management teams across many different businesses

In the first 60 days you will:

• Complete new hire orientation training to be fully operational as a KPA Risk Management Consultant

In the first 6 months you will:

• Establish and demonstrate exceptional industry and regulatory knowledge through onsite field audits, employee training, and regulatory interaction
• Organize a quarterly visit schedule to maximize travel efficiency based on local and distant client groupings and service frequency
• Assist with and/or prepare various compliance documentation as needed (i.e., Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Tier II reporting, OSHA 300 logs, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ID numbers, tank permitting, and Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans)

By the end of the first year you will:

• Assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring accident prevention programs, policies, and procedures to ensure continuous safe working conditions in accordance with State, Federal, and Local laws and regulations to assist the client in striving to achieve Zero Accident / lost time injuries
• Help communicate and implement environmental management compliance systems
• Support the ongoing growth of the company by performing exceptional customer service, documenting and submitting 20 referrals or sales leads per year to your area Account Executive
• Responsible for promoting productive relationships with dealer group management for KPA clients and State Dealer Association Management. Maintains effective internal and external public relations
• Performs other duties and fulfills other responsibilities, as assigned.

Relationships:

• As an EHS Risk Management Consultant, you are expected to develop and maintain internal and external relationships with:
• District Manager, District Supervisor, staff colleagues, and other members of KPA management team
• District clients, potential clients, dealer group management and state dealer associations

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science/Engineering, Safety Studies, or related disciplines preferred.
• Three years of Environmental Health & Safety experience preferred.
• Must have the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Ability to speak publicly, in forums of up to 300 audience members at times.
• Ability to seek out and communicate effectively with senior management and stakeholders at our client organizations.
• Proven background in building and working with collaborative teams
• Ability to meet deadlines, multi-task and effectively and professionally deal with customers and external contacts to the Company
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently
• Strong computer skills, including familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, Microsoft Outlook, and phone/tablet applications
• Must have the ability to travel overnight a total of around 3 weeks per quarter

Physical Requirements:

• Active drivers license and ability to drive between client visits, typically 4 days per week. Driving time per day varies according to geography and scheduling.
• Ability to stay overnight in a hotel a total of around 3 weeks per quarter
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds
• Ability to stand on feet a minimum of 6 hours per day

Compensation:

• Annual base salary range between $60-75k
• Yearly bonus potential estimated around $6,000

Location:

• While this is a remote position based out of the employee’s home office, it will require frequent visits to clients within the territory, including an estimated 2-3 weeks of overnight travel per quarter.
• The territory for this position covers SW Florida (Bradenton to Naples) area.

Don’t meet every job requirement? At KPA, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply! You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a growing company KPA values its employees by supporting them with a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, Paid and Floating Holidays, 401k with Company match and immediate vesting, Company-funded Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programs, and No-cost Mental Health Benefits.

About KPA

Founded in 1986, KPA is a leading provider of Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), and Workforce Compliance software and consulting services. KPA solutions help clients identify, remedy, and prevent workplace safety and compliance problems across their entire enterprise. The combination of KPA's software, consulting services, and award-winning training content helps organizations minimize risk so they can focus on what's important—their core business.  

We are passionate about what we do, how we do and why we do it. Our culture is driven by the KPA core values – Integrity, Helpful, Excellence, Agile, Respectful, and Teamwork. Success will be determined by the capabilities, energy and character of the people we bring into our organization and the performance they achieve.

KPA, with headquarters in Colorado and teammates throughout the United Sates, is recognized as one of Colorado's Best Places to Work to Work by Built In Colorado for 2025, making the list seven years running.  

KPA is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, religious dress/grooming, color, ethnicity, sex (including sex stereotyping), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, creed, uniform service member status, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, breast-feeding and/or pregnancy-related conditions, age, protected medical condition, leave status, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristics, or any other legally-protected status in accordance with the requirements of all federal, state and local laws. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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