Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Position Summary

Seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist to provide hands-on safety leadership and support for industrial and construction operations.

The Senior EHS Specialist will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving environmental, health, and safety programs while ensuring compliance with company policies, client requirements, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

This position requires a strong field presence and the ability to work directly with project management, superintendents, supervisors, craft personnel, subcontractors, and client representatives. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in industrial and construction safety, employee training, hazard identification, incident prevention, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain site-specific Environmental, Health & Safety programs, policies, procedures, and compliance initiatives.
• Provide daily field-level EHS support for industrial, commercial, and heavy construction activities.
• Conduct routine jobsite inspections, safety audits, behavioral observations, and hazard assessments.
• Identify unsafe conditions and work practices and coordinate immediate corrective actions with project leadership.
• Perform and review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), Pre-Task Plans, and risk assessments.
• Lead daily and weekly safety meetings, toolbox talks, safety orientations, and specialized employee training.
• Support supervisors and project teams in planning work activities to minimize safety and environmental risks.
• Monitor compliance with OSHA, MSHA when applicable, company safety programs, client requirements, and site-specific procedures.
• Provide oversight for high-risk activities including confined-space entry, excavation, fall protection, scaffolding, hot work, line breaking, lifting/rigging, electrical work, and heavy-equipment operations.
• Conduct incident, injury, near-miss, property-damage, and environmental investigations.
• Perform root-cause analyses and develop corrective and preventive actions following incidents.
• Maintain accurate EHS documentation, inspection records, training records, permits, incident reports, and regulatory documentation.
• Assist project leadership with environmental compliance, including spill prevention, waste management, stormwater controls, and proper handling of hazardous materials.
• Coordinate emergency response planning, drills, and site emergency preparedness activities.
• Monitor subcontractor safety performance and ensure subcontractors comply with client EHS requirements.
• Participate in project planning and preconstruction meetings to identify potential EHS risks before work begins.
• Track safety observations, incidents, leading indicators, and corrective actions to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Coach supervisors, employees, and subcontractors on safe work practices and reinforce a proactive safety culture.
• Exercise appropriate stop-work authority when an imminent safety, environmental, or health hazard exists.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years of progressive EHS experience, preferably within industrial construction, heavy construction, manufacturing, mining, petrochemical, power, or similar environments.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and construction safety standards.
• Experience supporting large industrial construction projects and active jobsites.
• Demonstrated experience conducting safety inspections, audits, incident investigations, and risk assessments.
• Experience developing and delivering employee safety training and orientations.
• Strong understanding of hazard recognition and mitigation for industrial and construction activities.
• Ability to interpret safety regulations, project requirements, policies, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with craft employees, supervisors, project managers, clients, and senior leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic safety/documentation systems.
• Ability to work in active construction and industrial environments, including outdoor environments and varying weather conditions.
• Ability to travel or work extended project assignments as required.

Preferred Certifications

Candidates possessing one or more of the following certifications are strongly preferred:

• OSHA 30-Hour Construction
• MSHA 30-Hour / MSHA Part 46 or Part 48, where applicable
• Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
• Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• First Aid / CPR / AED
• Confined Space Entry
• Fall Protection
• Excavation / Trenching Competent Person
• Scaffolding Competent Person
• HAZWOPER
• TWIC, where required

Knowledge & Skills

• Construction and Industrial Safety
• Environmental Health & Safety Management
• OSHA & MSHA Compliance
• Job Hazard Analysis / Job Safety Analysis
• Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis
• Risk Assessment & Hazard Mitigation
• Safety Training & Employee Development
• Site Safety Inspections & Audits
• Emergency Response Planning
• Contractor & Subcontractor Safety Management
• Confined Space & Permit-Required Work
• Fall Protection
• Excavation & Trenching Safety
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Hot Work & Line Break Procedures
• Heavy Equipment & Mobile Equipment Safety
• Environmental Compliance
• Corrective Action Management

Work Environment

This position requires significant time in active industrial and construction environments. The Senior EHS Specialist must be comfortable working around heavy equipment, construction operations, industrial processes, elevated work areas, and changing site conditions.

The position may require extended hours, weekends, shutdown/turnaround schedules, travel, or temporary project assignments depending on operational requirements.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a field-oriented EHS professional who understands that effective safety leadership requires more than regulatory compliance. This individual should be comfortable working directly with construction crews and supervisors, identifying hazards before incidents occur, providing practical solutions, and developing employees through effective training and coaching.

Pay: $80,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• MSHA Certification (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000 - $130,000