Senior EHS Lead – Launch & Recovery Ops (Florida)

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Parental leave and disability benefits

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Senior EHS Manager to lead safety, health, and environmental programs for Launch and Recovery operations at its Florida facilities. The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, incident response, and continuous improvement across engineering and production teams.

You will guide industrial hygiene, hazard control, and environmental obligations while supporting design reviews and training. Travel up to 30% and relocation are expected for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering, chemistry, environmental science, industrial hygiene, or occupational safety.
• 8+ years total work in EHS.
• 5+ years in operational aerospace environment, manufacturing, or chemical industry.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA and Florida regulations.
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management methods.
• Strong technical writing and data interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary EHS leader supporting Launch and Recovery operations, ensuring safe execution of launch campaigns, recovery activities, and associated ground operations.
• Manage EHS professionals in accomplishment of organizational goals.
• Implement EHS programs for evaluation and control of hazards including industrial hygiene, fall protection, confined space, lock out tag out, process safety management, hazard assessments, hearing conservation and noise hazards, heat stress, and environmental management.
• Provide domain expertise in design and test reviews.
• Support incidents including spills, injuries, hazardous operations, launches, hurricanes, and other emergencies.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety, health, and environmental regulations at Florida facilities.
• Prepare and submit reports to federal and state regulatory agencies.
• Update and ensure compliance with Blue Origin processes and procedures.
• Indoctrinate new employees on our EHS program.
• Assist in waste disposal activities including hazardous waste and recycling materials.
• Contribute to incident and event reporting process.
• Develop, update, and deliver EHS training.
• Serve as site focal point for safety and environmental issues.
• Evaluate operations for continuous process improvement and preventive action.
• Support development of job hazard analyses and risk assessments.
• Provide input for building design and operations from EHS perspective.
• Perform periodic audits of Safety Programs.

Skills

Industrial hygiene

Environmental reports

OSHA/EPA regulations

Safety program development

Hazard assessment

Root cause analysis

Communication of complex tech info

Education

B.S. in engineering/chemistry/environmental science/industrial hygiene/occupational safety

Tools

Industrial hygiene tools

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Senior EHS Manager to lead safety, health, and environmental programs for Launch and Recovery operations at its Florida facilities. The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, incident response, and continuous improvement across engineering and production teams.

You will guide industrial hygiene, hazard control, and environmental obligations while supporting design reviews and training. Travel up to 30% and relocation are expected for the right candidate.