Chief Environmental Health & Safety Leader for DoD Facility

Washington Headquarters Services; Fairfield (PA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Headquarters Services in Fairfield, PA, seeks a Chief of Environmental, Safety & Health Division to lead complex ES/HI programs for a mission-critical underground facility. The role oversees regulatory compliance, prioritizes hazard controls, and directs a multidisciplinary team in a safety-focused, all-hazards environment.

The incumbent will supervise staff, manage a $1M+ budget, act as COR, and advise senior DoD leadership on ES&H priorities, policy development, and strategic

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a multidisciplinary civilian staff.
• Experience as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or contracting oversight.
• Experience managing a divisional budget of $1M+.

Responsibilities

• Directs and administers a comprehensive Environmental, Safety, Health, and Industrial Hygiene program for a mission-critical facility.
• Establishes operational policies, procedures, and hazard controls to eliminate or minimize chemical, physical, biological, radiological, and environmental risks across the complex.
• Oversees environmental compliance, permitting, and stewardship, interfacing with federal and state regulators to secure permits and ensure compliance.
• Leads industrial hygiene and occupational health operations, including real-time indoor air quality surveillance, noise control measures, ergonomic evaluations, and medical surveillance programs.
• Supervises a multidisciplinary civilian staff; manages training, grievances, and disciplinary actions; serves as a COR; manages a $1M+ budget.
• Serves as senior advisor and division spokesperson to RRMC Commander and SES officials; participates in Change Advisory Board and strategic planning.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Industrial hygiene

Occupational health

Program management

COR

Job description

Washington Headquarters Services in Fairfield, PA, seeks a Chief of Environmental, Safety & Health Division to lead complex ES/HI programs for a mission-critical underground facility. The role oversees regulatory compliance, prioritizes hazard controls, and directs a multidisciplinary team in a safety-focused, all-hazards environment.

The incumbent will supervise staff, manage a $1M+ budget, act as COR, and advise senior DoD leadership on ES&H priorities, policy development, and strategic