EHS Specialist, Build a New Plant's EHS Program From Scratch (Permitting + OSHA) | 3651406

Pave Talent; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Pave Talent and our client are seeking an ambitious EHS professional to build a brand-new advanced-materials plant’s environmental programs in Fremont. You will own air permitting, stormwater, wastewater, hazardous materials, and start-up safety reviews as the site scales from startup to full production.

Collaborate with Engineering, Facilities, Operations, Quality, and external consultants, implementing OSHA and EPA programs, training, and ISO standards to ensure compliant, safe operations and

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of EHS experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Environmental permitting end to end: air, stormwater, wastewater, hazardous materials.
• Commissioning and startup support and safety reviews.
• Regulatory reporting and waste management.
• OSHA compliance programs and safety initiatives.
• Incident investigations and corrective action tracking.
• ISO 14001/45001 implementation support.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Incident investigations

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related technical field

Job description

Most EHS jobs hand you a mature program and a binder of someone else's procedures. This one hands you a brand-new advanced-materials plant in Fremont and asks you to build the program yourself: the air, stormwater, wastewater, and hazardous-materials permits, the commissioning safety reviews, the OSHA programs, the training, the culture. You will work shoulder to shoulder with Engineering, Facilities, Operations, Quality, and outside environmental consultants while the site scales from startup to full production, backed by a global specialty chemicals manufacturer with over a century of history.

• Builders who would rather stand up EHS systems from scratch than maintain someone else's program.
• EHS pros from regulated industries (chemical, semiconductor, battery, pharma) who know OSHA and EPA cold.
• Organized self-starters who can juggle permits, consultants, and commissioning at the same time.
• Clear communicators who are as comfortable with regulators as with operators on the floor

If you want a mature plant with every process already dialed in, this is not your role.

• Environmental permitting end to end: air, stormwater, wastewater, hazardous materials, MAQ evaluations.
• Commissioning and startup support: Process Hazard Analyses, Management of Change, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.
• Regulatory reporting (TRI, Tier II, hazardous waste, air, stormwater, wastewater) and RCRA waste management.
• OSHA compliance programs: Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space, Respiratory Protection, Hazard Communication, Hot Work, Fall Protection, PPE, Contractor Safety.
• Incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action tracking.
• EHS procedures, training, metrics, and ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 implementation support.
• A bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related technical field.
• 2 to 5 years of EHS experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations.
• Bonus: hands‑on permitting (air, stormwater, wastewater), RCRA, California environmental regulations (CUPA, DTSC, CARB, BAAQMD), PSM, PHA, MOC, ISO 14001/45001, or a prior greenfield startup.
• $71,822 to $107,732 base plus a performance bonus.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, PTO and holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement.
• A resume line very few EHS specialists ever get: you built a plant's program from day one.

Pave Talent and our client are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.