EHS & Compliance Lead — Industrial Safety & Risk

AltaGas; Washington; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaGas's Ferndale Terminal seeks a coordinator to strengthen health, safety, security, and emergency readiness across operations, maintenance, and contractors. The role focuses on identifying operational risks, interpreting regulations, guiding leaders, and supporting site programs and management systems with strong field presence.

The successful candidate will influence safety culture, drive incident investigations, and lead continuous improvement of safety performance, training, and audits in

Qualifications

• Certificate, Diploma or degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Emergency Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Safety, Security Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible health, safety, security, or operational compliance experience within an industrial environment.
• Experience in energy, marine terminal, rail, petrochemical, oil and gas, or other high-hazard operations is preferred.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local health, safety, security, and environmental regulations.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analysis, risk assessments, and corrective action management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and develop practical recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence leaders, frontline employees, and contractors.
• Effective communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently with limited supervision.
• Professional certifications such as ASP, CSP, CHST, OHST, or equivalent are assets.

Responsibilities

• Provide health, safety, and security guidance to operational leaders and employees.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of health, safety, emergency preparedness, and security management systems.
• Advise leadership on regulatory requirements, emerging risks, and best practices.
• Lead or participate in incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action development.
• Analyze safety performance trends to identify opportunities for proactive risk reduction.
• Facilitate hazard assessments, workplace inspections, audits, and field observations.
• Support Process Safety Management and operational risk management initiatives.
• Partner with operations and maintenance to assess risks of changes, projects, and contractor activities.
• Support emergency preparedness programs through planning, drills, and exercises.
• Provide oversight of contractor safety performance and site requirements.
• Support facility security programs and access control processes.
• Coordinate and deliver safety-related training and workforce engagement initiatives.
• Develop reports and presentations for site leadership on safety performance and compliance.
• Build positive relationships and promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Incident investigation

Root cause analysis

Data interpretation

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Independent work

Project coordination

Education

Certificate/Diploma/degree in OHS

Emergency Management degree

Security Management knowledge

Job description

AltaGas's Ferndale Terminal seeks a coordinator to strengthen health, safety, security, and emergency readiness across operations, maintenance, and contractors. The role focuses on identifying operational risks, interpreting regulations, guiding leaders, and supporting site programs and management systems with strong field presence.

The successful candidate will influence safety culture, drive incident investigations, and lead continuous improvement of safety performance, training, and audits in