EHS Specialist

Cushman & Wakefield; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking an EHS Specialist in Austin, TX to uphold environmental, health, and safety requirements across labs, data environments, and office spaces. Responsibilities include battery, e-waste, and hazardous waste management, chemical inventories, ventilation checks, and compliance audits.

The role emphasizes documentation, communication with the EHS Engineer, and coordinating shipments.

Qualifications

• High School graduate, GED, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years EHS experience.
• Flexibility to work overtime and all assigned shifts, including weekends and holidays, and serve on an on-call basis.
• Must be able to use personal computers/MS Office experience required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect site for batteries, electronic waste, and hazardous waste and coordinate shipments.
• Perform monthly indoor EHS inspections and lab safety checks (UPS room, fire extinguishers, eye washes, AED).
• Submit documentation to onsite EHS Engineer and maintain compliance records.
• Support labs with waste disposal, ventilation surveys, energy metrics, and inventory tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Regulatory interpretation

Analytical abilities

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Title

EHS Specialist

Job Description Summary

Reporting to Site manager, the Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist works within a facility management organization that provides a variety of O&M services that includes R&D Labs, critical data environments and commercial office space. This role is responsible for completing all assigned tasks while maintaining a constant focus on environmental, health and safety requirements.

Job Description

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Inspect site for batteries. Pickup batteries from all AMD locations. Package and prepare batteries per shipping regulations. Coordinate batteries shipment, schedule shipments, take photographs of shipments and sign on behalf of AMD. Submit documentation to onsite AMD EHS Engineer.

• Inspect site for electronic waste. Pickup electronic waste from all AMD locations and deliver to the central e-waste collection area. Coordinate shipments of electronic waste. Submit documentation to onsite AMD EHS Engineer.

• Inspect site for hazardous waste. Pickup hazardous waste from all AMD locations. Package and prepare hazardous waste per hazardous waste regulations. Coordinate shipments of hazardous waste. Submit documentation to onsite AMD EHS Engineer.

• Perform site chemical inventories to support provincial chemical reporting requirements.

• Perform ventilation surveys and verify the DA lab hood face velocities

• Support labs with empty box management (shipping and identification of heavy combustible storage locations.) Support labs for waste disposal/reclaim by identification and shipping of waste and reclaim.

• Inspect labs for personal/residential equipment used for industrial use. (i.e small clips on cooling fans to cool test equipment.)

• Submit request to CW staff to manage issues found inside the lab.

• Perform monthly indoor EHS inspections such as monthly indoor inspection, site walk through (inside and outside site), inspect the UPS room weekly, monthly fire extinguisher inspection, eye wash station/shower, First aid kit and AED inspection.

• Inspect all soldering stations weekly to ensure engineers are not using lead solder. Inspect ventilation filters and report results to EHS engineer (i.e PPE violations, photos, etc.)

• Perform noise surveys.

• Update and support all evacuation planning, map production, assembly area marking, etc.

• Review, approve and audit hot work activities.

• Submit energy metrics in online tool. This includes electricity, water, waste, etc.

• Perform Air Permit equipment inventory.

• Identify workspace ergonomic concerns.

• Perform refrigerant inventory and work mechanical team to identify all HVAC equipment with leaks

• Attend compliance audits and work to correct any alleged violations identified.

• Distribute and Safekeep COVID PPE such as mask and gloves.

• Comply with company policies and safety requirements/programs.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School graduate, GED, or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 2 years EHS experience

• Must have flexibility to work overtime and all assigned shifts, including weekends and holidays, and serve on an on-call basis, as may be dictated by the needs of the business

• Must be able to use personal computers/MS Office experience required

• Able to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, journals, technical, procedures, or governmental regulations

• Ability to effectively communicate to management and client representatives

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Must possess a valid driver license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to stand, walk, reach, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch/crawl and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK CONDITIONS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, high, unsafe places, fumes/airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.

OTHER:

The above statement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 64,602.72 - $76,003.20

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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