EHS Specialist, EH&S Culture and Competence

Otis SE; Norwich (CT); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Otis Elevator Company seeks an EHS Specialist to advance EH&S culture and competency across Otis WHQ operations. You will work with regional teams and global field learning to develop training materials and support safety program rollout.

The role requires 3+ years of EH&S experience, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to operate in field environments. The salary range is $100,000–$110,000 annually with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of EH&S experience or 5 years of elevator technical field experience.
• EH&S in a field service/operations environment is preferred.
• Broad understanding of EH&S in a service environment.
• Knowledge of EH&S Management Systems and related policies.
• Strong interpersonal, planning, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work in field operations environment and navigate construction sites.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with departments and third parties to develop/update training materials and conduct on-site visits.
• Develop core curriculum content per Otis policy.
• Coordinate with regions to tailor training for cultural approaches.
• Support change management; ensure training reflects global EHS changes.
• Monitor CAPs and ensure timely closure in Otis system.
• Collaborate with global training, technical and EHS teams on best practices.
• Provide access to global training content with Workday coordination.
• Test new material to ensure proper functioning and applicability.

Skills

EH&S experience

Communication skills

Collaboration

Field operations experience

Software skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Training Development Software

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-27 Country: United States of America Location: OTCTH: Connecticut Home Offices Remote Location, Remote City, CT, 06032 USA EHS Specialist, EH&S Culture and Competence Otis Elevator Company, is one of the world's largest manufacturers and maintainers of people moving products, including elevators, escalators, shuttle systems and moving walkways. We are seeking a motivated, top performing EHS professional that has the technical and practical skills combined with a positive attitude and approach to help bring the Otis safety culture and performance to the next level. As the EHS Specialist for EH&S Culture and Competence you will support the development and implementation of health and safety culture and competency initiatives across Otis WHQ operations. In this role, you will work closely with the Manager, EH&S Culture and Competence, global field learning, operations and the five regional business units to help identify, coordinate, and support training and learning needs, while assisting with health and safety compliance activities. This position reports to the Director, EH&S, and has no direct reports. This role can be located anywhere in the United States or Canada.

Description / Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with other departments and/or third parties to develop/update training materials including in-person on-site field visits to better understand requirements/applications as necessary.
• This material includes but is not limited to scenario-based content and interactive training for maximum audience engagement.
• Assist with development of basic core curriculum content as outlined in Otis’ policy.
• Collaborate with regions and functions regarding different cultural approaches to develop Otis’ framework and support teams with their implementation strategies.
• Support Organizational Change Management efforts (content to be translatable and easily modified or adjusted to address changing environment and risks).
• Support regions to ensure that EHS Management System changes are properly reflected in the global training content.
• Monitor/reports/ensure all Global Corrective Action Plans (CAP) are closed out on time in the Otis system.
• Work with global field training, technical and EHS teams to establish or adopt global best practices.
• Provision of support to field to access global training content (working with Workday to identify issue).
• Testing new and/or modified material to ensure that it is functioning as designed.
• Collaborate with legal to review training content for global distribution and for dissemination to subcontractors.
• Routinely update training material to ensure compliance, emerging issues and risks are addressed.
• Support Season of Safety (SoS) and other initiatives as they arise.
• Work with Communications to create SoS communication plan and to develop content to execute plan.

Experience/Qualifications Required:

• A minimum of 3 years of EH&S experience or 5 years of elevator technical field experience.
• EH&S in a field service/operations environment is preferred.
• A broad understanding of all matters related to EH&S in a service environment.
• Knowledge of management systems, policies, strategies, and systems needed to implement an EH&S Management System.
• Strong interpersonal, planning, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible attitude to meet global communication needs.
• Ability to work in field operations environment, including walking up multiple flights, navigating constructions sites and other remote work environments.
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Training Development Software).
• Ability to quickly gain working knowledge of software programs.
• Prior elevator specific technical knowledge is an asset.

The salary range for this role is $100,000-$110,000. Pay within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day. Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio. You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company. When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge. We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs. Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do.

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