Lead EHS Audit Consultant

Duke Energy; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy in Charlotte, NC seeks a Lead EHS Audit Consultant to join Corporate Audit Services. You will lead complex environmental, health and safety audits, build risk-based scope, and guide audit teams to improve performance and compliance.

Travel up to 35% and a hybrid work arrangement support development of risk management practices while delivering high-value assurance to the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Requires technical skills and advanced knowledge/experience in varied EHS fields (environmental, safety, etc.).
• Five or more years of related EHS work experience in addition to the required degree.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead large, complex EHS audits and manage audit staff.
• Evaluate design/effectiveness of programs against EHS requirements.
• Conduct interviews/site observations and analyze data to form conclusions.
• Develop risk-based audit scope and test plans, monitor action plans and follow up.
• Communicate audit risks clearly to stakeholders and build relationships with customers.

Skills

EHS knowledge

Auditing

Data analytics

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or EHS

Job description

Important Application Submission Information

In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives.

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us - help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

Duke Energy, the largest electric power holding company in the United States, is committed to making life better for millions of people every day - brighter, more convenient, more comfortable, more efficient, more productive, and more sustainable. At Duke Energy, you'll find exciting roles, competitive compensation and benefits, recognition, growth opportunities and great work-life balance.

Duke Energy's Corporate Audit Services Department delivers world-class internal audit services that enable Duke Energy to achieve superior performance. You will work in high-performing teams that add value, drive effective risk management, enhance operational efficiency, and facilitate constructive change while also focusing on employee and professional development.

The Lead EHS Audit Consultant will serve as a member of the Corporate Audit Services Department of Duke Energy. This position will be based in Charlotte, NC. Travel will be required up to approximately 35%. This position will report administratively to an Audit Director but will work in a matrix environment for increased career growth and diversity. The Lead EHS Audit Consultant performs as an audit in-charge and provides leadership over complex environmental, health and safety (EHS) audits and consulting engagements. They work in a team environment on various audit activities including performing audit risk assessments, development of risk-based audit scope and test plans, performing interviews and site observations, and gathering and analyzing data to draw appropriate conclusions, preparing audit deliverables to support conclusions, and communicating audit risks and issues.

Major Accountabilities include, but not limited to:

• Plan and lead large, complex programmatic and management systems audits of EHS throughout the enterprise, including oversight of the day-to-day activities of assigned audit staff personnel
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of programs and processes, including alignment with the Duke Energy EHS Management System and regulatory requirements, with an appropriate level of professional skepticism
• Conduct interviews and site observations with stakeholders ranging from craft to senior management
• Gather and analyze data, using reasoning and logic, and draw appropriate conclusions
• Monitor and track the status of post-audit action plans and perform follow-up procedures to validate implementation and risk mitigation
• Demonstrate written and oral communication skills with ability to tailor messages for varying audiences
• Build and maintain effective relationships with audit customers, including various levels of management
• Participate in annual risk assessment processes, including the identification of key risks and development of the audit plan
• Exhibit a sense of urgency in completing assigned tasks for audits, initiatives, and other department projects in accordance with prescribed milestones
• Maintain and leverage current knowledge of broad range of EHS regulations and matters impacting the energy industry as well as leading practices within the industry and company

Key experience to be successful in this role

Requires technical skills and advanced knowledge/experience in varied EHS fields, including environmental or safety management systems, waste management, clean air, water, industrial health, occupational safety, etc.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting or other environmental, health and safety related disciplines
• In addition to required degree, five (5) or more years of related EHS work experience

Desired Qualifications

• In addition to desired degree, eight (8) years related work experience
• Certified Safety Professional and/or Registered Environmental Manager and/or BEAC Certified Professional Environmental Auditor and/or Certified Industrial Hygienist and/or completion of OSHA 500/501 trainer courses
• Master's degree in environmental, health and safety, business or other related discipline
• Utilities/energy industry experience
• Internal and/or external auditing experience
• Resourcefulness when managing through ambiguity, including complex audit projects
• Ability to work independently and balance multiple projects
• Ability to identify and assess risks and impacts to develop and manage a risk-informed audit scope and approach
• Acknowledgement of customer needs and expectations, including ability to adjust tasks accordingly to add value to the business
• Project management and supervisory experience, including coaching skills
• Data analytics experience

Travel - Up to 35%

Mobility Classification - Hybrid

Travel Requirements

25-50%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Represented/Union Position: No

Visa Sponsored Position: No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.