Senior EHS Program Manager - ISO & Compliance

WM; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WM is seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager to provide management and staff support for implementing environmental and safety policies, programs, and ISO 14001/9001 conformance across operations projects. Travel up to 50% is required to support customer sites.

This role includes developing site-specific procedures, training WM staff and customers, and driving continuous improvement in safety performance and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• B.S. of Science, Engineering, Safety, Environmental, or similar degree.
• 10+ years hands-on and programmatic Health & Safety/compliance experience, including some training experience and
• 5 years Experience working within manufacturing and industrial operations

Responsibilities

• Provides on-site or off-site WMSS project staff guidance/support proactively or upon request. Helps communicate expectations related to implementing or maintaining required EHS programs/processes/procedures.
• Conducts remote or on-site initial start-up, safety and environmental assessments, and ISO audits for conformance to company procedures and for compliance purposes. Helps project staff develop corrective/preventive action and tracks any issues identified to completion.
• Travel to customer sites to observe and assist in the implementation of EHS programs and safety best practices
• Manages a variety of EHS projects/programs as assigned or as need is identified, which may include, but is not limited to: Creation of new written programs/procedures to for implementation across WMSS to ensure regulatory compliance or conformance to customer requirements.
• DOT Driver Qualification file compliance management.
• ISO 14001/9001 submittals review, continual improvement, and Cross Functional Team
• Safety Near Miss / Unsafe Condition and/or Peer Observation Program review, tracking, and data analysis
• OSHA hour and metrics data gathering and tracking
• Medical Monitoring Program
• EHS Scorecard tracking, data analysis and reporting
• Safety and/or Environmental Recognition Programs
• Rules Book Implementation and updates
• DriveCam Implementation, administration, and analysis
• Vehicle title/registration/maintenance management and compliance
• Safety or Environmental special focus or training events
• Administers or uses of various databases and software to track people, assets, program conformance, regulatory compliance, and similar.
• Develops and maintains/updates EHS training such as EHS Orientation training, OSHA-required safety, ISO or EPA-required training and conducts for WM staff and occasionally customer staff.
• Evaluates environmental, DOT, and/or safety regulations and provides analysis related to new or complicated, customer/ project issues to determine compliance strategy and recommend best business approach.
• Provides guidance related to best practices for managing waste materials and improving existing procedures and practices for safe and compliant management of wastes.
• Applies for and manages required permits.
• Manages incidents and injuries, including cause analysis, corrective/preventive action implementation.
• Manages customer-facing databases that track or document compliance for Strategic Account customers
• Provides assistance to other WM entities and lines of business, including WM SES, when expertise is needed.
• Anticipates typical problems, identifies potential or recurring problems, and takes appropriate action
• Assists corporate personnel as directed in ensuring that company and regulatory requirements are met at project locations
• Provides guidance to management regarding problem resolution, EHS goal setting, and programmatic improvements needed

Education

B.S. in Science, Engineering, Safety, Environmental, or similar

M.S. in safety or environmental management

Job description

WM is seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager to provide management and staff support for implementing environmental and safety policies, programs, and ISO 14001/9001 conformance across operations projects. Travel up to 50% is required to support customer sites.

This role includes developing site-specific procedures, training WM staff and customers, and driving continuous improvement in safety performance and regulatory compliance.