Environmental Health and Safety Specialist - Baltimore, United States - latitude

Description

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

• 9/80 schedule: 5 day work week than 4 day work week: OFF every other Friday
• Must have OSHA training
• Requires at least 8 years direct experience in the Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) field with at least 5 years managing HSE and Facility programs

Duties:

• Provide technical assistance on environmental compliance projects, auditing, and management systems.
• Develop and/or review and recommend improvements to existing environmental programs for compliance assurance.
• Plan and lead self-assessments to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Proactively maintain a broad knowledge of current and emerging federal, state, and local environmental regulatory requirements.
• Build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including regulatory agencies.
• Interact with the plant personnel and management to communicate environmental requirements, identify compliance issues, and implement compliance requirements.
• Develop and provide training on key environmental issues, environmental requirements and compliance.
• Develop and implement environmental guidelines and best practices.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in environmental science,
  environmental engineering, or related field
• Working knowledge of Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) regulations it applies to a chemical manufacturing plant.
• 5-7 years experience managing environmental compliance in a manufacturing or consulting environment.
• Must have a strong working knowledge of federal and state environmental laws.
• Must be a team player that interacts effectively with co- workers in group or in independent cooperative activities.
• Must have good computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, Project Management Software.)
• Must have effective organizational and management skills.
• Ability to prioritize numerous tasks with conflicting deadlines.