On-site EHS Manager - Houston Plant Safety & Compliance

Pdm Llc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

401(k) match

PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Power & Data Management (PDM) seeks a hands-on EHS Manager to establish and lead its environmental, health, and safety program at the new Houston transformer plant. You will guide safety from construction through production, implementing practical, risk-based controls to keep staff safe and operations compliant.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in industrial EHS, deep OSHA knowledge, and the ability to develop training, risk assessments, and compliant plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years in industrial EHS with leadership and risk management
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and incident investigations
• Ability to develop training, risk assessments and compliance plans

Responsibilities

• Develop the plant EHS management system, compliance register, risk assessment methodology, and corrective-action tracking
• Maintain regulatory records and coordinate agency inspections and required reporting
• Lead startup safety reviews for building modifications, contractor work, equipment installation, and commissioning
• Establish contractor orientation, work authorization, training, inspections, and safety performance expectations
• Establish hazard communication, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, forklift, crane, and lifting safety procedures
• Coordinate electrical safety risk assessments and safe high-voltage testing controls with Quality & Test and Engineering
• Partner with Operations to build safe standard work for heavy transformer receiving, handling, assembly, and shipment
• Assess insulating-liquid storage and transfer hazards, spill prevention, secondary containment, and waste handling
• Determine applicability of SPCC, stormwater, air, wastewater, and waste-management requirements with qualified specialists and authorities
• Develop emergency response, fire prevention, evacuation, and spill response plans
• Investigate incidents and near misses, verify corrective actions, and report leading and lagging indicators
• Stop work that presents imminent danger and drive documented closure of critical deficiencies
• Coach leaders and employees, encourage near-miss reporting and safety observations, and build the EHS team as the plant grows

Skills

EHS leadership

OSHA knowledge

Incident investigation

Training development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety or related field

Job description

Power & Data Management (PDM) seeks a hands-on EHS Manager to establish and lead its environmental, health, and safety program at the new Houston transformer plant. You will guide safety from construction through production, implementing practical, risk-based controls to keep staff safe and operations compliant.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in industrial EHS, deep OSHA knowledge, and the ability to develop training, risk assessments, and compliant plans.