Environmental Health and Safety Officer

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The Environmental Health and Safety Officer (EH&S) will oversee 19 facilities providing support to the Director of Corporate Services.

The Environmental Health and Safety Officer will implement policies to ensure a safe and healthy work environment at all company facilities.

Responsibilities

• Administer fire safety, health, routinely inspect, test, and maintain necessary records. Maintains physical space, ensuring a safe, clean, and OSHA compliant environment.
• Receives, manages, and processes safety and risk work order requests; ensures problems are resolved quickly.
• Acts as liaison between employees and any outside contractors needed to resolve technical problems.
• Drafts and implements safety and risk policies.
• Ensures safety standards are followed throughout the facilities.
• Participates in the emergency preparedness planning team.
• Applies, or assists with the application, for required environmental permits, other licenses, and permits.
• Inspect for OSHA violations and other safety issues, coordinate corrective actions with the safety officer, and provide guidance and training to employees using the training system to address such matters.
• Serves as a member of the Crisis Management, Safety communications, and Facility emergency task force.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Monitoring the use of corporate services related supplies, ordering facility supplies as necessary, maintaining working relationships with vendors, placing corporate service services related items as needed.
• High level of P.C. proficiency working with M.S. office products (Specifically: word, excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, Deltek.
• Must possess a high level of interpersonal and communications skills and be willing to be a team player.
• Must have strong problem-solving skills, stay organized, pay close attention to detail, and prioritize work.
• Must also have the ability to work well under pressure and deliver within required deadlines, often in a fast-paced work environment.
• Responsible for developing and conducting environmental health and safety training for employee-owners and maintaining/updating course materials on the LMS system.
• Assist Director of Corporate services in planning and implementing a monthly safety topic.
• Assist in the preparation of weekly Corporate service reports by consolidating weekly meeting notes and drafting reports for the director to review.
• Develop and maintain an efficient digital filing system through the SharePoint Portal for all DCS offices.
• Standardize Corporate services safety supplies and research new deals and suppliers.
• Maintain a contact list of assigned Facility points of contact and communicate with them on all office requirements about corporate services.
• Maintain the Space allotment on share point and distributes all updated information to finance.
• Act as the point of contact for vendors who support all corporate service functions at all locations.
• Liaise with the director of corporate services to handle requests and queries from internal clients about corporate services functions.
• Ensure adherence to all relevant OSHA and state and local safety regulations.
• Educate and oversee employees on health and safety procedures and regulations.
• Monitor employees in the workplace to ensure safety guidelines are followed.
• Always ensure the company is prepared to submit relevant health and safety documents.
• Encourage and promote the use of safer work equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Track the number of incidents and produce reports and coordinate with HR.
• Monitor exposure to certain hazardous chemicals.
• Report to Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and other relevant organizations.
• Keep abreast of industry and market trends and best practices.
• Collaborate and build long-term relationships with key stakeholders such as legislators and politicians.

Required Skills

• A High School Diploma/GED plus 20+ years of experience, an Associate’s degree plus 14 years of experience, a Bachelor’s degree plus twelve years of experience or a Master’s degree plus 10 years of experience.
• Coordination with the property owner to coordinate safety and risk facilities issues covered by the lease agreement.
• Ability to understand building plans.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software necessary to create and maintain reports and logs.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of safety regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Experience with handling and shipping knowledge.
• Ability to develop and maintain policies regarding safety-training programs.
• Coordinate with building vendors.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods standing and walking throughout facilities.
• Must be able to bend, lift (40lb at a time), stretch, climb, and crawl to maintain and inspect equipment and building systems.
• Climb and work on a ladder to conduct safety inspections.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other and Administrative

Industries

Government Relations Services and Public Safety