EHS Specialist, Environmental Permitting and Compliance in a Brand-New Plant (RCRA, OSHA, ISO 14001)

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲

A publicly traded global manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced electronic materials is racing to scale a breakthrough materials platform that powers the AI, electric-vehicle, datacenter, and semiconductor boom, a genuine first-to-market technology with a capital program of more than $150M behind it. A new, high-throughput facility is coming online, and you are the in-plant lead building its environment, health, and safety (EHS) program from scratch: the person who keeps it clean, safe, and fully permitted as it scales.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲

• You want to build a site's environmental and safety program from the ground up and own it, not slot into an established one

• You are energized, not unnerved, owning compliance in a facility that handles reactive and hazardous chemicals (flammable solvents, corrosives)

• You like being the go-to expert and the regulator's point of contact, hands-on on the floor

• You want to be part of a first-to-market operation scaling fast

• If you want a mature program with everything already documented, this is not your role

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘄𝗻

• Lead site environmental permitting across air, water (wastewater and stormwater), and waste

• Keep the site compliant with every permit and file required regulatory reports (Discharge Monitoring Reports, Toxic Release Inventory, Tier II, hazardous-waste reports)

• Be the point of contact for regulators (the Environmental Protection Agency, state environmental departments, and local authorities) during inspections and audits

• Run RCRA hazardous-waste compliance: handling, storage, tracking, and disposal

• Build and run the ISO 14001 and 45001 management systems and the safety programs (hot work, confined space, lockout/tagout, fall protection, respiratory)

• Investigate incidents and near misses, and build the site's compliance strategy as it scales

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Bachelor's in chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science, occupational health and safety, or a related field

• 2 to 5 years of EHS experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment

• Comfort owning compliance in a hazardous-chemical environment

• Hands-on environmental permitting and regulatory reporting (strongly preferred)

• Working knowledge of RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act), CWA (Clean Water Act), and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) programs; ISO 14001 and 45001 auditing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀

• Base salary $71,822 to $107,732, plus a performance bonus

• Strong 401(k) match plus an additional company contribution, an employee stock purchase plan, medical with an employer health savings account (HSA) contribution, company-paid life and disability, and generous paid time off (PTO)

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Based on-site in West Haven, CT.

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