EHS Consultant

Workforce Genetics; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Workforce Genetics is seeking a highly motivated Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Contractor for a 12 month project to support site-level safety, environmental compliance, and occupational health initiatives.

This role will partner with cross‑functional teams to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, while fostering a strong safety culture across laboratory and operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and maintenance of EHS programs in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and applicable state regulations
• Assist in maintaining regulatory documentation, permits, and reporting requirements
• Conduct routine inspections of laboratory, production, and support areas to ensure compliance with internal and external standards
• Perform hazard assessments, Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), and risk evaluations for lab and operational activities
• Support development and implementation of control measures to mitigate identified risks
• Assist in chemical safety, biosafety, and hazardous waste management programs
• Participate in incident/accident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action tracking
• Maintain incident logs and ensure timely reporting of safety events
• Assist in delivering EHS training (e.g., lab safety, hazard communication, PPE, emergency response)
• Promote a proactive safety culture by engaging employees and reinforcing safe behaviors
• Support onboarding safety training for new employees and contractors
• Assist with hazardous waste handling, storage, labeling, and disposal in compliance with regulations
• Monitor environmental compliance programs (e.g., air, water, waste)
• Coordinate with waste vendors and maintain manifests and records
• Support internal audits and external inspections (regulatory or client-based)
• Track corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to closure
• Identify opportunities to improve EHS processes and drive best practices

Job description

Our client is seeking a highly motivated Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Contractor for a 12 month project to support site-level safety, environmental compliance, and occupational health initiatives. This role will partner with cross‑functional teams to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, while fostering a strong safety culture across laboratory and operational environments.

The EHS Contractor will play a key role in supporting risk assessments, incident investigations, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement of EHS programs in a regulated life sciences setting.

This is a 12 month hybrid-work project that can be done 90% remotely.

Key Responsibilities

Environmental Health & Safety Compliance

• Support implementation and maintenance of EHS programs in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and applicable state regulations
• Assist in maintaining regulatory documentation, permits, and reporting requirements
• Conduct routine inspections of laboratory, production, and support areas to ensure compliance with internal and external standards

Risk Management & Safety Programs

• Perform hazard assessments, Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), and risk evaluations for lab and operational activities
• Support development and implementation of control measures to mitigate identified risks
• Assist in chemical safety, biosafety, and hazardous waste management programs

Incident Management

• Participate in incident/accident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action tracking
• Maintain incident logs and ensure timely reporting of safety events

Training & Culture

• Assist in delivering EHS training (e.g., lab safety, hazard communication, PPE, emergency response)
• Promote a proactive safety culture by engaging employees and reinforcing safe behaviors
• Support onboarding safety training for new employees and contractors

Environmental & Waste Management

• Assist with hazardous waste handling, storage, labeling, and disposal in compliance with regulations
• Monitor environmental compliance programs (e.g., air, water, waste)
• Coordinate with waste vendors and maintain manifests and records

Audits & Continuous Improvement

• Support internal audits and external inspections (regulatory or client-based)
• Track corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to closure
• Identify opportunities to improve EHS processes and drive best practices