Senior EH&S Leader: Multi-Site Safety & Compliance

Sharps Compliance, Inc.; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Sharps Medical Waste Services seeks a Senior Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to lead safety and regulatory programs across a growing multi-site network. The role partners with Operations, Fleet, HR, and site leadership to strengthen workplace safety, drive audits and incident investigations, and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities include developing training curricula, managing environmental compliance programs, and delivering monthly to annual compliance reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 5-7+ years of progressive EH&S experience in manufacturing, transportation, logistics, healthcare, regulated medical waste, pharmaceutical, or industrial operations, including experience supporting multiple sites.
• Demonstrated experience leading safety inspections, compliance audits, and incident investigations, and designing corrective action programs.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, and environmental compliance regulations; hands-on experience with hazardous or regulated medical waste programs required.
• Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, OSHA 30-Hour General Industry, DOT HazMat Training, or HAZWOPER strongly preferred; CSP or equivalent advanced credential a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance efforts with OSHA, EPA, DOT, DEA, CDC, and state environmental regulations across multiple sites.
• Design and lead facility safety inspections, operational observations, compliance audits, and hazard assessments; own risk-mitigation strategy and corrective action plans.
• Lead investigations of workplace injuries, vehicle accidents, near misses, environmental incidents, and property damage, including root cause analysis and closure tracking.
• Own environmental compliance programs involving regulated medical waste, hazardous waste, stormwater, wastewater, air emissions, spill prevention, and pollution prevention, including program design and improvement.
• Develop and deliver employee safety training programs (Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Communication, DOT HazMat, PPE, Emergency Response) and build curricula for regulatory programs.
• Maintain and improve EH&S databases, training records, inspection reports, and incident documentation; present monthly/quarterly/annual compliance reports to leadership.
• Analyze EH&S performance metrics and lead continuous improvement initiatives across the site network.
• Serve as trusted advisor to facility leadership; lead emergency response planning, fleet safety, and transportation compliance efforts.
• Mentor junior EH&S staff and support development across sites.
• Lead preparation for customer audits, regulatory inspections, facility startups, and special projects; travel to Company locations as needed.
• Ensure timely reporting of workplace injuries to insurance carriers and third parties.

Skills

EH&S Leadership

Audits & Investigations

Training & Development

Regulatory Compliance

Cross-functional Collaboration

MS Office

EH&S programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety / Environmental Health

CSP / OSHA 30+ preferred

Tools

EH&S management systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Sharps Medical Waste Services seeks a Senior Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to lead safety and regulatory programs across a growing multi-site network. The role partners with Operations, Fleet, HR, and site leadership to strengthen workplace safety, drive audits and incident investigations, and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities include developing training curricula, managing environmental compliance programs, and delivering monthly to annual compliance reports.