Environmental Health & Safety Professional

Job Description:

The EHS Professional is a key field-facing leader responsible for advancing and continuously improving the Environmental, Health & Safety program across assigned projects. This role plays a vital part in fostering a proactive safety culture, supporting project execution, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.

Operating with a servant-leader mindset, the EHS Professional partners closely with project teams, mentors EHS Coordinators and junior EHS leaders, and serves as a trusted advisor to operations. This is a hands-on leadership role involving audits, site-specific safety planning, training delivery, incident investigation, and proactive risk management, with direct reporting to senior EHS leadership.

Military experience equivalency may substitute for some requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a visible safety leader, supporting project teams with practical, field-driven EHS guidance.
• Lead the development, implementation, and enforcement of site-specific EHS plans, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct project audits, inspections, and evaluations to ensure compliance and program effectiveness.
• Collaborate with project leadership to identify hazards, mitigate risk, and implement best practices.
• Lead and support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective actions with a prevention-focused approach.
• Deliver effective safety training, orientations, and toolbox talks across a range of topics and environments.
• Mentor and support EHS Coordinators and junior EHS Managers to promote consistency and professional development.
• Analyze leading and lagging safety indicators to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Apply working knowledge of industrial hygiene principles, including air monitoring, sampling, and data logging.
• Support the development of standardized best practices, training materials, and policy enhancements.
• Communicate project conditions, risks, and performance clearly to project teams and corporate EHS leadership.
• Provide EHS support during construction activities including system checkout, commissioning, and startup as required.

Required Qualifications:

• 7–10 years of progressive EHS experience in industrial, construction, maintenance, mechanical, or electrical environments.
• OSHA 500 (Authorized Outreach Trainer) certification required.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification required.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing, coaching, and training EHS personnel: 3 years of experience required.
• CHST and/or CSP certification required or strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable safety regulations, compliance standards, and field safety practices.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record and ability to travel to project sites.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership development or supervisory training programs.
• Advanced OSHA coursework related to construction and industrial safety.
• Training or certification aligned with EM 385-1-1 safety requirements.
• MSHA-related training or certifications.
• NFPA 70E training or certification with demonstrated electrical safety knowledge.
• Additional EHS certifications supporting regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

Key Traits, Skills, & Abilities:

• Clear, direct communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of operating independently.
• Calm, solutions-oriented problem solver who performs well under pressure.
• Proactive in identifying risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Strong technical foundation with a systems-based approach to safety.
• Flexible, dependable, and adaptable to changing project demands.
• Effective mentor and coach who develops teams and builds trust.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias for action and accountability.
• Maintains a big-picture perspective aligned with organizational goals and long-term success.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

USPRO is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability and/or other protected categories. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodation(s) to qualified individuals with disabilities or needs, as required by law.