Safety & Environmental Manager

Safety & Environmental Manager; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown company is seeking an experienced Safety & Environmental Manager to ensure compliance with Local, State and Federal EHS regulations. You will lead efforts toward OSHA VPP Star status, develop safety policies, conduct new hire safety training, and manage hazardous oversight including permits and reports.

The role requires coordinating monitoring and sampling for industrial hygiene, investigating incidents, and maintaining safety KPIs while traveling regionally as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal EHS regulations.
• Familiarity with OSHA, EPA and TCEQ guidelines and documentation.
• Progress towards or achievement of safety program recognitions such as OSHA VPP Star.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Local, State and Federal EHS regulations.
• Ensure OSHA, EPA and TCEQ guidelines are met and all documentation is prepared and stored for the required timeframe.
• Provide ongoing support, leadership and guidance to achieve OSHA Star status under VPP.
• Develop, implement and maintain Safety & Health Policies, Plans and Procedures.
• Conduct new employee safety orientation training.
• Periodic/Annual training courses on safety issues relevant to the work environment.
• Provide ongoing support to facility personnel and leadership in hazard identification and incident reporting/investigation.
• Lead incident investigations to determine root causes and prevention.
• Conduct frequent plant safety inspections and observe safe/unsafe behaviors.
• Develop, maintain and report on key safety performance indicators.
• Schedule and coordinate required monitoring and sampling for Industrial Hygiene factors.
• Manage local/state permitting, sampling requirements and waste manifests (SDCP, Title V, IWW).
• The above duties are representative and not all-inclusive; travel regionally as needed.
• Abide by all company policies; meet attendance requirements.

Skills

Safe working practices

Team management

Govt relationships

Stakeholder relations

Organizational skills

Mentoring & training

Detail orientation

Time management

Confidentiality

MS Office skills

Communication skills

Independence

Adaptability

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities will center on ensuring compliance with Local, State and Federal EHS regulations.
• Ensure that OSHA, EPA and TCEQ guidelines are met and all documentation is prepared and stored for the required timeframe.
• Provide ongoing support, leadership and guidance and direct effort to achieve and maintain Star status under OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program.
• Develop, implement and maintain Safety & Health Policies, Plans and Procedures.
• Conduct new employee safety orientation training.
• Periodic/Annual training courses regarding specific safety issues relevant to the work environment.
• Provide ongoing support to facility personnel and leadership in the identification of workplace hazards, reporting and investigation of incidents.
• Works with department supervision to conduct incident investigations in a thorough and timely manner to determine root cause and prevention.
• Conducts frequent plant safety inspections and observes workers for safe and unsafe behaviors.
• Develop, maintain and report on key safety performance indicators.
• Scheduling and coordinating required monitoring and sampling pursuant to Facility Industrial Hygiene/Environmental factors. (air quality, noise, etc.)
• Managing local and state permitting, sampling requirements and waste manifests. This includes experience with SDCP, Title V and IWW Permitting)
• The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive;
• Travel regionally as needed.
• Abide by all policies and procedures established by the Company; and
• Meet attendance requirements.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated commitment to safe working practices;
• Ability to effectively manage and delegate while maintaining forward motion on key results and deliverables;
• Ability to develop strong relationships with government agencies, including state, federal EPA and OSHA;
• Proven team player with ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships;
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills;
• Strong mentoring, training and coaching to colleagues.
• Proactive as well as detail and results oriented with strong desire to succeed;
• Strong time management skills with ability to plan, organize and prioritize;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at the highest level;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products;
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Work independently (self-directed) by performing with minimal supervision; and
• Ability to adjust to a continuously changing environment.