WE ARE HIRING | SENIOR IMS-QEHS CONSULTANT Hyderabad | 6–8 Years Experience | ₹6–8 LPA

SENIOR IMS-QEHS CONSULTANT
Smartedge Consulting | Hyderabad / Client Locations | Full-Time
Experience: 6–8 years relevant experience
CTC: ₹6.0–8.0 LPA*
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Hyderabad, with travel to client locations
Function: Consulting & Professional Services
Reporting: Practice Head / Director – Consulting
*Compensation will depend on relevant hands-on experience, technical capability and interview performance.
ABOUT SMARTEDGE CONSULTING
Smartedge Consulting is a professional consulting organization helping businesses strengthen:
IMS-QEHS | EHS | Food Safety | ESG & Sustainability | Energy | Management Systems
We work with organizations across manufacturing, pharma, food, infrastructure, construction, logistics, healthcare, IT and other sectors.
Our philosophy:
Building Systems. Not Just Certificates.
We focus on practical implementation that improves business performance, customer readiness, risk management, governance and sustainability.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a hands-on Senior IMS-QEHS Consultant who can independently execute client consulting assignments involving:
Assessment → Documentation → Implementation → Audit → Training → Improvement
The role is suited to a professional with 6–8 years of practical experience in ISO management-system consulting, implementation, auditing or a combination of these.
This is an individual-contributor consulting role, not a managerial or Practice Head position.
The selected candidate will work directly with client teams and will be expected to take ownership of assigned projects with limited supervision.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. IMS CONSULTING & IMPLEMENTATION
Conduct ISO/IMS gap assessments.
Understand client processes and identify applicable requirements.
Support implementation of:
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
Develop practical implementation plans.
Support process owners in implementing management-system requirements.
Review existing systems and identify improvement opportunities.
Support integration of Quality, Environment and OH&S systems.
2. DOCUMENTATION
Independently prepare, review and improve:
Policies and objectives
IMS manuals
Procedures and SOPs
Work instructions
Process maps
Risk & opportunity registers
Environmental Aspect & Impact Registers
HIRA / Risk Assessments
Legal & compliance registers
Operational controls
Emergency preparedness documents
Monitoring formats
Internal audit documentation
Management Review documentation
Ability to develop documents independently is essential.
3. AUDITING & ASSESSMENT
Conduct internal audits.
Conduct IMS-QEHS gap assessments.
Prepare audit plans and checklists.
Interview personnel and evaluate implementation.
Identify nonconformities, observations and improvement opportunities.
Prepare professional audit reports.
Review RCA/CAPA.
Verify corrective-action effectiveness.
Support clients for certification and surveillance audits.
4. TRAINING & WORKSHOPS
Deliver practical training on areas such as:
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
IMS Awareness
Internal Auditor
Risk-Based Thinking
HIRA / Risk Assessment
Environmental Aspects & Impacts
Legal Compliance
Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action
Emergency Preparedness
The candidate should be comfortable presenting to management and operational teams.
5. CLIENT MANAGEMENT
Attend client meetings and site visits.
Interact with process owners and management representatives.
Explain ISO requirements in practical business language.
Follow up on implementation actions.
Prepare meeting minutes and action trackers.
Communicate project progress and pending actions.
Resolve routine client queries.
Escalate technical or project risks when required.
6. PROJECT DELIVERY
Independently manage assigned consulting activities.
Plan daily and weekly project activities.
Complete deliverables within agreed timelines.
Maintain project trackers and records.
Coordinate with client teams and Smartedge consultants.
Manage multiple assignments as required.
Take ownership of project deliverables and deadlines.
MUST-HAVE EXPERIENCE
Candidates should have actual hands-on exposure to:
ISO 9001 implementation / auditing
ISO 14001 implementation / auditing
ISO 45001 implementation / auditing
IMS consulting
Gap assessment
Management-system documentation
Internal audits
Client interaction
Training / awareness sessions
Corrective action / RCA
Important:
ISO certificates or Lead Auditor certificates alone are NOT considered equivalent to consulting experience.
Candidates must have practical experience in implementing, auditing or improving management systems.
GOOD TO HAVE
Exposure to one or more of the following will be an advantage:
Industrial EHS
Environmental compliance
Factory safety
Contractor safety
Incident investigation
Emergency preparedness
Food Safety
Energy Management
ESG / Sustainability
GHG / Carbon Accounting
Customer / Supplier Audits
Legal Compliance
Candidates do not need expertise in all these areas.
Strong practical capability in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 is the primary requirement.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Essential
Bachelor's degree / Diploma in Engineering, Science, Management or relevant discipline.
Preferred
ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor training.
QEHS / Safety-related qualification.
Environmental / Sustainability qualification.
Multiple certifications are not a substitute for practical consulting experience.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
You may be the right fit if you:
Have 6–8 years of relevant hands-on experience.
Have worked with an ISO consulting organization or in a strong QEHS/IMS role.
Can independently conduct a gap assessment.
Can develop management-system documentation.
Can conduct internal audits.
Can train client personnel.
Can interact confidently with client process owners.
Can manage assigned consulting projects.
Are willing to travel to client locations.
Can work independently with limited supervision.
Want to build a long-term career in professional consulting.
NOT THE RIGHT FIT IF
Please do not apply if your experience is primarily:
ISO training/certification without implementation experience.
Certification coordination only.
Documentation/template preparation only.
Purely administrative/MIS work.
Purely sales/business development.
Purely site-level EHS supervision without management-system experience.
Academic/training experience without consulting exposure.
A managerial role with little recent hands-on consulting.
A role requiring primarily office-based work with no client travel.
Salary expectations substantially above the advertised range.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
The consultant will be evaluated on:
Quality and timely completion of projects.
Client satisfaction.
Quality of documentation.
Audit and assessment effectiveness.
Training effectiveness.
Ability to independently manage assignments.
Adherence to project schedules.
Client follow-up and implementation support.
Professional communication.
Contribution to Smartedge consulting methodologies and knowledge resources.
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Smartedge provides an opportunity to build a long-term career in professional consulting:
Associate Consultant → Consultant → Senior Consultant → Lead Consultant → Practice Lead
Career progression will be based on technical capability, project ownership, client handling and performance.
The selected professional will gain exposure across:
IMS-QEHS | EHS | Food Safety | ESG | Sustainability | Energy | Compliance | Auditing | Training
HOW TO APPLY
Please share your updated CV along with:
Total experience
Relevant IMS-QEHS consulting experience
ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 experience
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