Specialist, Safety & Environment

About the role

The EHS Specialist plays a crucial role in ensuring safe, compliant operations at the West Point site. They integrate EHS programs into daily operations, support operations groups, and assist with regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Completing hazard assessments, industrial hygiene monitoring, process hazard analysis, life safety reviews, and incident investigations.
• Reviewing processes, facilities, procedures, and management of change documents to ensure conformance with EHS regulations, corporate standards, and guidelines.
• Supporting operations groups in injury/illness analysis, training, self-assessments, and addressing specific EHS concerns.
• Developing EHS procedures, guidelines, and training programs as assigned.
• Participating in action-oriented EHS committees.
• Providing EHS support for facility management, maintenance engineering, and site services division (Global Workplace and Enterprise Services).
• Managing EHS information and compliance using site’s EHS management systems.
• Performing area inspections for compliance, including periodic documentation review.
• Assisting with compliance initiatives for operating areas.
• Supporting EHS data collection, modeling, regulatory report submissions, and training development/delivery.
• Managing EHS self-assessment program and standards implementation tracking.
• Tracking and communicating EHS score card metrics.
• Participating in regulatory inspections and assisting in addressing noted concerns and citations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Safety, or Environmental-related technical disciplines preferred.
• Basic proficiency in occupational and process safety, environmental compliance, problem-solving, critical and analytical thinking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated and innovative problem solver.
• Minimum 3 years of applied professional EHS work experience.
• Relevant professional certifications such as CSP and/or CIH preferred.
• Knowledge of contractor management and chemical management programs.

Skills

• Adaptability.
• Compliance Implementation.
• EHS Auditing.
• Hazard Analysis.
• Incident Investigations.
• Occupational Health and Safety Management.
• Standards Compliance.