Senior EHS Consultant

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About the role

This is the career/senior level of the EHS Consulting classification hierarchy. Employees at this level manage work in environmental, health, and/or safety areas of specialization, with minimal supervision. Incumbents are expected to develop advanced skills and to have the ability to work independently, with guidance limited to unusual or complex projects or issues. This is a regional role covering Gas Plants: Sutton, HF Lee, Wayne County and Wetherspoon, and STAR Sites: Cape Fear and HF Lee.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand advanced-level information, past practices, and business objectives to make appropriate recommendations to management or assigned customers.
• Monitor practices of assigned organizational EHS area to facilitate compliance with company and/or regulatory policies and requirements to mitigate risks. Examples include:
  • Providing advanced-level regulatory-required and internal environmental or safety reports.
  • Supporting advanced-level environmental or safety training programs.
  • Developing and maintaining procedures and programs to assist facilities in complying with environmental or safety laws and regulations.
  • Ensuring Duke Energy work procedures address compliance guidance.
  • Tracking regulatory changes, legislative activities, and industry standards.
• Research, develop, and/or evaluate advanced-level programs, policies, or activities within the assigned discipline that have moderate impact or complexity; solve a range of moderate problems using standard procedures.
• Provide advanced-level consultation to management or assigned customers on existing EHS programs and policies. Examples include:
  • Serving as a career expert for higher-level technical programs and compliance issues.
  • Supporting the company’s environmental or safety goals, strategies, programs, and processes.
  • Developing and maintaining procedures to assist facilities in complying with environmental or safety laws and regulations.
  • Assisting with tracking advanced-level regulatory changes, legislative activities, and industry standards.
  • Identifying needed changes to facility compliance programs.
• Work with federal, state, and local regulatory authorities to interpret regulations and laws.
• Support Duke Energy on various internal/external industry committees and teams.
• Develop positive working relationships with peers, customers, employees, and management to effectively complete work activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Health and Safety, Science, or other related field.
• 6 years of related experience.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree and 6 years of related experience, a HS Diploma/GED and 10 years of related work experience is acceptable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Health and Safety, Science, or other related field.
• Outstanding interpersonal abilities, including strong influencing and listening skills that foster effective collaboration across all levels of the organization.
• 5+ years of work experience in power generation or transmission/distribution operations.
• Knowledge of electrical safety practices.
• A collaborative spirit and ability to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds to reach common goals.

Working Conditions

• Onsite Mobility Classification – Work will be performed at a company facility.
• Office environment with exposure to PC terminal and keyboard.
• Outside work during all seasons.
• Occasional overtime, weekend, outage, and callout work.
• Field, work site, and facility visitation required.
• Vehicle travel involved to field locations; typical travel safety factors apply.

Travel Requirements

25-50%

Relocation Assistance

Provided as applicable.