Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist – JLL

What this job involves: We are currently seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist (EHS) to join a JLL client account team within the Life Sciences industry. The EHS Specialist position will be key member of the site team and provide EHS advisory and execution services to support the hard services operation at the site. This position will provide guidance and support to site management, program owners and site personnel to ensure compliance with EH&S requirements through the design, organization, implementation, and maintenance of policies, procedures and programs for the client account. The EHS Specialist must understand state and local requirements along with the Critical Performance Indicators and Key Performance Indicators related to customer expectations in this area. The objective is to deliver Facility Management to the site in a manner that protects all personnel and property while avoiding loss, building public trust and providing business continuity. This position will roll up under the account HSSE Director and will be dedicated to the client’s San Diego CA facility.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Become reliable point of contact for HSE requirements and activities for the site – for JLL management and technician staff.
• Identify, eliminate, and control hazardous conditions that may lead to injury, property, or environmental damage using standards, best management practices, and analytical techniques.
• Communicate HSE needs and results to technician staff, Senior HSE Management, and site leadership.
• Assist in developing and implementing comprehensive HSSE programs and initiatives that comply with regulatory requirements and promote employee participation and accountability. Examples include hazard assessments, contractor safety, isolation of hazardous energy, chemical management, incident management, emergency procedures, among others.
• Play a lead role in the continued development and refinement of JLL’s HSE culture and training programs at the site including periodic review and updates to training matrix.
• Ensure that accidents, injuries, near misses/good catches, and other events are captured, and the data is managed and reported. Manage the OSHA 301/300 recordkeeping requirements for the site.
• Participate in incident investigation, root-cause analysis, recordkeeping, and follow-up including implementation of effective corrective actions, and prepare communications to share the lessons-learned from such events across account operations.
• Ensure that appropriate site and business specific programs are implemented, documented and standardized to effectively and efficiently meet KRI’s/SLAs and legal requirements.
• Conduct and/or participate in HSSE inspections and audits, and support on time closure of corrective actions.
• Support the HSE Americas team in rolling out new compliance and best management practices programs across the account (and occasionally support JLL-wide HSE activities).
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• 1 to 3 years' experience working with HSSE compliance and management systems preferably within facility operations
• Knowledge of safety requirements, fundamentals of safety education, industrial safety, and risk management.
• Good work ethic and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work well with others at all levels and across organizations. Must be able to get results through others without having direct reports.
• Ability to work well with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in basic computer applications and software such as MS Office programs, Outlook, etc.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in safety related field preferred.
• EHS experience in biopharmaceutical, research or maintenance operations is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of the application of data automation to the safety function is highly desired. HSSE experience in biopharmaceutical, research or maintenance operations
• College degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of safety requirements, fundamentals of safety education, industrial safety, risk management, and the application of data automation to the safety function.
  
  

Location:

Onsite, San Diego, CA

Work Shift:

Primarily 1st shift (7am-4pm) with occasional off-shift and weekend work.

Salary/ Comp:

Salary: $71,900 - $95,000