Environment, Health and Safety Manager

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. is seeking a Contract EHS Manager for Service Centralized Operations. This remote role supports the East or Central region, overseeing the EHS program for battery energy storage service sites, field maintenance, and emergency response.

You will develop training, manage incidents, audits, and compliance with NFPA 70E, OSHA, EPA/RCRA, and DOT/HazMat. Strong communication and contractor management are essential to ensure safe, compliant, and reliable service

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 5–8+ years of EHS experience in energy or industrial field service.
• Strong experience with electrical safety (NFPA 70E), LOTO, audits, and investigations.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA/RCRA, DOT/HazMat, and NFPA.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and continuously improve EHS programs.
• Maintain OSHA, EPA, NFPA 70E, NEC/IEC compliance.
• Manage DOT/HazMat, RCRA, fire codes; permits and reporting.
• Perform work quality inspections to ensure safe service tasks.
• Lead JHAs/JSAs, hazard analyses, and pre-task evaluations.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Establish field quality audits and verifications with safety audits.
• Develop ERP drills for battery energy storage scenarios.
• Prequalify vendors and ensure certification alignment.
• Track KPIs and report to leadership.
• Oversee battery handling, waste management, and spill prevention.
• Promote safety culture and safety committees.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

EHS experience

Electrical safety NFPA 70E

LOTO

OSHA/EPA knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Contract EHS Manager - Service Centralized Operations

Remote - East or Central Region

Company Overview

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. a subsidiary of LG Energy Solution is a leading provider of grid-scale integrated energy storage systems, delivering safe, reliable, and high-performance solutions to customers worldwide. Powered by our proprietary AEROS® energy operating system, we use advanced monitoring and controls to help customers optimize system performance and maximize the value of their energy storage assets.

At LGES Vertech, you’ll be part of a collaborative, team-oriented organization that aspires to be humble, hungry, and smart, working together to transform the energy landscape and create a more sustainable future. We value innovation, accountability, and growth, and offer competitive compensation along with comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

Position Overview

The EHS Manager leads the Environmental, Health & Safety program for battery energy storage service operations—including field maintenance, warranty service, troubleshooting, and emergency response—while also owning the development and delivery of technical and compliance training. This role ensures safe, compliant, and reliable work across service sites, with an emphasis on lithium-ion and alternative chemistries, high-energy electrical hazards, work quality assurance, and contractor management.

The responsibilities are distributed between EHS (program management, compliance, investigations, audits) and Training (program design, support to standard operating procedures documentation)

Primary Responsibilities

• Program Ownership: Build, implement, and continuously improve EHS programs aligned
• Regulatory Compliance: Maintain compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA 70E, NEC/IEC,
• DOT/HazMat, RCRA, and fire codes; manage permits and reporting; perform and oversee
• work quality inspections to ensure service tasks are completed safely, correctly, and in
• accordance with technical standards and procedures.
• Risk Assessment: Lead JHAs/JSAs, hazard analyses, change management, and pre-task
• evaluations.
• Incident Management: Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Quality Assurance & Field Execution: Establish and perform field quality audits and work
• verifications alongside safety audit.
• Verify adherence to process gates criteria’s, operating procedures, preventative
• maintenance quality standards and Identify quality issues, rework drivers, and systemic
• execution issues.
• Emergency Preparedness: Develop and drill ERP for BESS scenarios.
• Contractor & Client Interface: Prequalify vendors and ensure certification alignment.
• Data & KPIs: Track leading/lagging indicators and present leadership.
• Environmental Stewardship: Oversee battery handling, waste management, and spill
• prevention.
• Culture & Engagement: Promote safety culture and facilitate committees.

Training Development & Delivery:

• Curriculum Design: Support development of training for field technicians and supervisors.
• Competency & Qualification: Support development of skills matrix and assessments.
• Training tracking: track, and report training completion.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 5–8+ years of EHS experience in energy or industrial field service.
• Strong experience with electrical safety (NFPA 70E), LOTO, audits, and investigations.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA/RCRA, DOT/HazMat, and NFPA.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.

Working Conditions/Office Environment/Travel

Location: Remote -must be located on the East or Central Region

Travel: Up to 30%

Reports to: Central Operations Manager (with dotted line to Director EHS)