Environmental Health & Safety

The Boring Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Competitive equity for permanent employees

Job summary

A tunneling technology firm is looking for an EHS team member to manage risk in high-pressure underground operations. This role involves monitoring compliance with regulations, conducting inspections, and leading safety investigations. Ideal candidates should have over 7 years in construction EHS roles, with knowledge of OSHA and MSHA standards. Benefits include employer-paid medical coverage and a competitive equity package for permanent employees.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years in EHS roles related to tunneling or heavy industry.
• Knowledge of MSHA regulations is preferred.
• Experience with confined space protocols is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with EHS regulations in daily operations.
• Conduct regular inspections and risk assessments.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses.
• Support emergency response preparedness.

Skills

Strong working knowledge of OSHA standards

Experience in tunneling, mining, or oil & gas

Conducting field audits

Writing incident reports

Comfortable in underground environments

Education

7+ years of experience in construction or heavy industrial EHS roles

CSP, CHST, or equivalent certification

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

We’re looking for an EHS team member who can keep up with the pace of tunneling operations and proactively manage risk in a high-pressure, underground environment. This role supports a hard rock Main Beam TBM project and requires a sharp, field-first safety mindset. You’ll be embedded with operations teams to ensure compliance, drive safe behaviors, and continuously improve health, safety, and environmental outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily field operations to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local EHS regulations and company policies
• Perform regular tunnel and surface inspections, including pre-shift walkthroughs, equipment checks, air quality sampling, and confined space protocols
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective/preventative action implementation
• Conduct job hazard analyses (JHAs), risk assessments, and toolbox talks with crews
• Maintain EHS documentation, training records, and regulatory reports
• Support emergency response preparedness and training exercises
• Collaborate with superintendents, miners, and technicians to identify and mitigate job-specific risks

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in construction or heavy industrial EHS roles - tunneling, mining, or oil & gas preferred
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, MSHA (preferred), confined space, LOTO, and respiratory protection standards
• Experience conducting field audits and writing JHAs, incident reports, and environmental compliance documentation
• Comfortable working in underground environments and around heavy equipment
• CSP, CHST, or equivalent certification is a plus

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.