EHS Manager

Is-International-Services; Mount Juliet (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Is-International-Services is seeking an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager for a new facility in the eastern Nashville Metro Area. The role focuses on implementing site EHS plans and providing construction safety oversight.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in safety, 5–10 years in heavy construction EHS, NFPA 70 knowledge, and CHST certification. Strong MS Office skills and leadership abilities are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational or Industrial Safety or related field required.
• 5-10 years of EHS experience in heavy construction.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70.
• Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) or equivalent certification.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical advisor to the project's CMT and contractors.
• Independently determine approaches and develop solutions to resolve EHS issues.
• Continuously monitor equipment, structures, and work in progress to ensure EHS plans and regulations are followed.
• Stop work when unsafe and implement corrective actions before restarting.
• Establish a weekly inspection/assessment schedule with each contractor at site.
• Develop and conduct project EHS orientation sessions and maintain training records.
• Coordinate RCA investigations of near misses, injuries, or unsafe conditions; maintain data and reports.
• Attend contractor tailboard meetings, pre-job briefings, and JSA review meetings.
• Lead weekly safety meetings with CMT and contractor management.

Skills

EHS management

Construction safety

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Training & onboarding

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational/Industrial Safety

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

We are searching for an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager for a new facility in the eastern Nashville Metro Area. This person will apply their expertise to solve environmental, health, and safety implementation issues within established site-specific EHS Plans. They will act as a Construction Management Team (CMT) member, providing EHS oversight on all construction activities.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical advisor to project's CMT and contractors.
• Independently determine approaches and develop solutions to resolve EHS issues.
• Continuously monitor equipment, structures, and work in progress to ensure required EHS plans and all applicable regulations, codes and standards are followed.
• Stop work when unsafe and determine appropriate corrective and preventative action to be taken and completed prior to restarting.
• Establish a weekly inspection/assessment schedule with each contractor working at site. and ensure corrective and preventative actions are implemented.
• Develop and conduct project EHS orientation sessions for all persons working or entering the project site and maintain training records.
• Ensures industrial hygiene and environmental monitoring is performed as necessary and instrumentation equipment is maintained.
• Coordinate in RCA investigations of near misses, injuries, unsafe conditions, and incidents that do or could involve actual or potential liability; maintain records of pertinent data and compile required analysis reports on such investigations.
• Attends contractor tailboard meetings, pre job briefings and JSA review meetings.
• Lead weekly safety meeting with CMT and contractor management participation.

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational or Industrial Safety or related fields required, advanced degree preferred.
• 5-10 years of EHS experience in heavy construction.
• Knowledge and understanding of NFPA 70.
• Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) or equivalent certificaton.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point programs.
• Strong team and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor, coach, and guide others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.