Principal Consultant – SMS Consulting

ENTRUST Solutions Group

Principal Consultant at ENTRUST Solutions Group leading SMS projects to enhance safety and compliance for clients. Applying engineering expertise and guiding teams while ensuring industry standards.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join ENTRUST Solutions Group's Safety Management System (SMS) team and help clients build safer, more reliable operations.
Design and implement comprehensive safety management systems—or enhance existing pipeline and occupational health and safety programs.
Guide clients through building SMS programs aligned with industry standards like API RP 1173 (Pipeline Safety Management System), ANSI Z10, and ISO 45001.
From gap assessments and implementation roadmaps to auditing, hazard analysis, and incident investigations, deliver practical solutions that make a real impact.
Take the lead on diverse projects, applying broad engineering expertise to solve complex challenges.
Guide consulting teams, offering technical and organizational direction while collaborating closely with Project Managers and Business Unit Leaders to improve processes.
Ensure compliance and best practices across the board, staying ahead of industry standards and innovations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in scientific, technology, and/or engineering from an accredited university or equivalent technical degree.
10+ years of work experience, 5+ years of work experience at a natural gas, liquid pipeline, or electric utility.
8+ years of the work experience must be at a company or engineering consulting firm in a high risk, high reliability organization (nuclear energy, electrical or gas utilities).
Collaborative approach to problem solving.
Ability to build relationships with clients and staff members.
Technical or leadership expertise (expert level) related to one or more disciplines.
Industry contacts and knowledge of the industry.
Valid driver's license for required travel.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and encourages innovation.
Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, retirement program with a company match, tuition reimbursement, and flexible work schedules.
Benefits offered include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan with company match.
Also offered are tuition reimbursement, voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident and hospitalization plans.
HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts are also available.
These benefits are subject to employee contribution amounts generally set annually.
Full-time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours.
May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.

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Hard Skills & Tools

safety management systemsgap assessmentshazard analysisincident investigationsauditingpipeline safety managementoccupational health and safety programsengineering expertisecompliancebest practices

Soft Skills

collaborative problem solvingrelationship buildingtechnical expertiseleadership expertiseorganizational direction