Ehs Engineer

Job Title: EHS Engineer

Job Description

The EHS Engineer supports safe execution of construction, industrial, manufacturing, and capital project activities by overseeing environmental health and safety programs, coordinating permit-to-work processes, and ensuring compliance with site safety regulations. This role focuses on proactive risk management, safety training, incident investigation, and continuous improvement of safety performance across all project operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in pre-shift safety briefings, shift handoffs, site inspections, and toolbox talks to reinforce safety expectations and communicate daily risks.
• Issue, approve, and close required permits to work, ensuring all risk predictions, safety inspections, and documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• Monitor compliance with safety procedures, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and site regulations, and take action to address non-compliance.
• Provide safety training and onboarding for employees, contractors, and subcontractors, ensuring all personnel understand site rules, hazards, and safe work practices.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, document findings, and prepare clear reports that outline root causes and recommended corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate safety records, logs, and documentation, and communicate safety performance and corrective actions to project management and stakeholders.
• Conduct routine safety audits and inspections, identify hazards and improvement opportunities, and coordinate risk assessments and required work plans.
• Track safety performance data, analyze trends, and provide regular updates to project teams, site leadership, and stakeholders to support continuous improvement.
• Maintain and update project safety plans, emergency response procedures, safety signage, and related documentation to reflect current operations and risks.
• Coordinate closely with contractors, subcontractors, project teams, and site leadership to maintain a safe work environment and ensure alignment with safety standards.
• Support the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of safety programs and compliance processes for construction and capital projects.

Essential Skills

• Demonstrated experience supporting safety in construction, manufacturing, industrial, or capital-project environments.
• Hands-on experience with permit-to-work processes, including issuing permits, managing approvals, and ensuring safe completion of permitted work.
• Proven ability to conduct risk assessments and job hazard analyses (JHA), and to use findings to inform safe work plans and controls.
• Experience performing safety inspections and audits, monitoring PPE compliance, and enforcing site safety regulations.
• Strong experience in incident and near-miss investigation, including root cause analysis, documentation of findings, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Experience coordinating safety with contractors and subcontractors on construction, industrial, manufacturing, or capital projects.
• Working knowledge of OSHA standards and EHS requirements relevant to construction and capital equipment projects.
• Ability to support safety program development and compliance, including EHS management and safety program implementation.
• Effective communication skills for delivering training, leading safety briefings, and interacting with project teams and site leadership.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills to maintain accurate permits, records, reports, and safety plans.
• Ability to work collaboratively with project teams, contractors, subcontractors, and site leadership to resolve safety issues and drive improvements.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with construction and capital project safety management, including work around capital equipment.
• Familiarity with OSHA safety practices and compliance requirements in industrial and construction environments.
• Experience in EHS management and safety program support, including health and safety initiatives.
• Experience in project environments where multiple contractors and subcontractors operate concurrently.
• Strong training and presentation skills to deliver effective onboarding and safety education.
• Ability to interpret and apply site safety regulations and standards in day-to-day operations.
• Detail-oriented approach to risk assessment, documentation, and follow-up on corrective actions.

Work Environment

This role operates in active construction, industrial, manufacturing, and capital-project settings where safety is a core focus of daily operations. The EHS Engineer works on-site alongside project teams, contractors, and subcontractors, frequently participating in field walkdowns, site inspections, and toolbox talks. The environment involves exposure to ongoing construction activities, industrial processes, and capital equipment, requiring consistent use of appropriate personal protective equipment and adherence to established safety procedures and site regulations. Work typically follows project schedules and shift structures, including pre-shift briefings and shift handoffs, and involves regular interaction with site leadership and stakeholders to maintain a safe and compliant work environment.

This is a Contract position based out of Mount Sterling, KY.

The pay range for this position is $41.00 - $45.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Mount Sterling, KY.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Mount Sterling,KY.

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