Environmental Health Safety Specialist

Title: Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

***ON SITE ROLE MONDAY-FRIDAY

Location: Houston, TX

Role Accountabilities:

• Recommend employee and contractor safety training that ensures compliance with applicable legislation and Company policy and promotes best practices and implement as approved
• Monitor and confirm resources are assigned appropriate training required for safe work procedures with designated certification and expiration dates, reporting any non-compliance to appropriate managers
• Conduct employee and contractor EHS orientations and education on new and updated procedures, processes, and/or regulations
• Document, investigate, and report to appropriate managers any known or reported unsafe conditions, near misses, or accidents
• Document, investigate, and report to appropriate managers any known or reported improper conduct or behavior by any individual which could endanger the individual’s own safety or that of others
• Perform periodic audits of the business unit's facilities to ensure compliance with EHS regulations and Company policies, escalating as necessary
• Develop, implement, and lead Emergency Action Plans, including coordination with local police and fire departments and scheduling of emergency drills, as site emergency coordinator
• Manage the process to maintain ISO 14001, 45001 certifications
• Recommend changes to the EHS program which ensure regulatory compliance by monitoring regulations and safety climate changes, researching best practices, and liaising with appropriate federal, state, and local regulatory and emergency service agencies
• Compile, analyze, and interpret the facilities' EHS related data and provide timely reports to appropriate management
• Manage the facilities’ workers' compensation process, filing claims, ensuring accuracy and timeliness, coordinating with HR as appropriate
• Manage the Company’s site drug/alcohol program, coordinating with HR as appropriate
• Review and recommend revisions to EHS related contracts and third-party supplier agreements.

General Employee Accountabilities:

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
• Give manager best advice
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
• Recommend viable improvements proactively
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 2 years’ experience in EHS
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and comply with OSHA and other federal, state, and local environmental health and safety regulations
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Availability to travel less than 5%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Safety Professional or equivalent certification
• Experience in an ISO 14001, 45001 certified environments
• Demonstrated experience working with a field service organization