Sr. Environmental Specialist II (Lead) (365)

About the Job

Sr. Environmental Specialist II (Lead)

Job Summary: In this role, you will support the preparation and implementation of a project Environmental Management Plan and supervise a team to support plan integration and execution. You will work with functional leads, evaluate performance trends, and provide technical guidance on mitigation measures. Your leadership will ensure protection of environmentally sensitive areas, species, and communities.

Major Responsibilities:

• Manager an environmental services program, inclusive of technical and administrative aspects.
• Supervises contractors and client contractors' personnel and provides guidance on their work activities.
• Provides technical support within ESH teams and to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Startup, Operations, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Management, and other functions regarding ESH program execution.
• Emphasizes and uses risk assessment, data analysis, and company's ESH Management System to help track and achieve continual improvement.
• Prepares technical and regulatory reports, reviews and perform environmental assessments and studies, research issues to support ESH program execution, and evaluates data and performance trends.
• Participates in ESH emergency preparedness planning and confirms investigation and resolution of environmental incidents.
• Conducts inspections, monitoring, and sampling to assess compliance with contractual commitments, laws and regulations, environmental permits, and company requirements.
• Develops and maintains the project Construction Environmental Control Plan (CECP)
• Adopts client and regulatory requirements into the CECP where required by contract or law Actively supports field leaders in the implementation of the CECP Identifies environmental best practices for implementation
• Evolves and adapts the CECP through the project stages Identifies environmental activities to minimize risk associated with the project schedule

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelor's (or international equivalent) and 7- 10 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to utilize Microsoft office programs including word, PowerPoint, excel
• Demonstrated experience with construction projects site establishment activities including earthworks, civil works and piling
• Experience in managing environmental management systems including compliance tracking, technical report writing and development of dashboards
• Ability to conduct audits and inspections in compliance to project site requirements

About the Company

Environmental and Safety Solutions Inc. (ESS Inc.) is a Cincinnati based certified MBE. Since 2002, ESS Inc. has been providing health and safety, engineering, environmental technical and management services to businesses throughout the United States. We work with businesses from Fortune 500 members to small businesses in the local community, providing world class occupational safety and health consultative services and environmental compliance assistance. Our customers value our personal attention to their needs and the accuracy and flexibility of our services to meet their unique needs. As President and Founder of ESS, Lonnie Grayson brings more than 25 years of professional environmental safety and health leadership to the company. He founded ESS Inc. in 2002 and has grown the firm into a nationally recognized industry leader. With a professional background as a mechanical engineer, Mr. Grayson knows the value of a safety and health program that focuses on the processes that drive the safety and health process in a company to achieve great results. We understand the need for partnership with our customers to fully understand their needs and the culture of each customer to meet and exceed their occupational safety, health and environmental compliance needs.