WHO WE ARE
KPA [ helps automotive businesses keep their people safe,
protect their operations, and stay ahead of regulatory change with our 3 Pillars
for Complete Compliance: Software, Consulting, and Training. Since 1986, KPA has
helped automotive businesses navigate the complexities of compliance.
Named as one of Built In Colorado’s Best Places to Work
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seven years in a row, KPA is made up of talented individuals working together
for the greater good. We’re here to help our clients build safe, thriving
organizations, and we’re looking for people with a common goal to help us do
it.
Position Description:
As a member of the Risk Management team, the EHS Risk Management Consultant will
play a crucial role in developing and maintaining strong relationships with
clients in order to support their Environmental, Health, and Safety compliance.
The objective of an EHS Risk Management Consultant is to minimize risk to
increase profitability for the client. A professional, likable, persuasive, and
customer service-oriented demeanor is essential for success.
Location:
This position will be based out of the employee’s home office and will require
frequent visits to clients within the territory, including roughly 2-3 weeks of
overnight travel per quarter. This position will be based out the Richmond,
Oakland, Hayward, or Fremont area and will service clients around the Bay Area
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Key Responsibilities:
* Conduct onsite field audits aimed at identifying unsafe and non-compliant
situations related to OSHA, DOT, Fire Code, and EPA regulations. Provide
mitigation and corrective action recommendations
* Conduct employee trainings with client employees and management teams, and
moderate safety committee meetings
* Build and maintain relationships with clients, auto dealer group management,
and state dealer associations.
* Develop, implement, and monitor accident prevention programs, policies, and
procedures to ensure continuous safe working conditions in accordance with
State, Federal, and Local laws and regulations to assist the client in
striving to achieve Zero Accident / lost time injuries
- Help communicate and implement environmental management compliance systems
- Assist with and/or prepare various compliance documentation as needed (i.e.,
Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Tier II reporting, OSHA 300
logs, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ID numbers, tank permitting, and
Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans)
In the first 30 days you will:
* Inherit a customer service base and immediately establish relationships with
Managers and Management teams across many different businesses
In the first 60 days you will:
* Complete new hire orientation training to be fully operational as a KPA Risk
Management Consultant
In the first 6 months you will:
* Establish and demonstrate exceptional industry and regulatory knowledge
through onsite field audits, employee training, and regulatory interaction
* Organize a quarterly visit schedule to maximize travel efficiency based on
local and distant client groupings and service frequency
By the end of the first year you will have:
* Built strong relationships with assigned clients, providing exceptional
customer service in support of their EHS compliance
* Support the ongoing growth of the company by working with your area Account
Executive to identify sales opportunities with new and existing clients
* Promoted productive relationships with dealer group management for KPA
clients and State Dealer Association Management. Maintains effective internal
and external public relations
Relationships:
* As an EHS Risk Consultant, you are expected to develop and maintain internal
and external relationships with:
- District Manager, staff colleagues, and other members of KPA management team
- District clients, potential clients, dealer group management and state dealer
associations
Job Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science/Engineering, Safety Studies or
related disciplines preferred
- Minimum of three years of Environmental Health & Safety experience preferred
- Must have the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships at all
levels of the organization, both internally and externally
* Strong communication skills that build trust with internal and external
stakeholders
* Effective report writing skills and ability to clearly document and
communicate via email, CRM, etc.
* Ability to meet deadlines, multi-task and effectively and professionally deal
with customers and external contacts to the Company
* Strong computer skills, including familiarity with word processing,
spreadsheets, presentations, Microsoft Outlook, and phone/tablet applications
- Bilingual in English/Spanish a plus.
- Must have the ability to travel to client sites day-to-day, including
overnight travel.
Physical Requirements:
- Active driver’s license and insurance as required by law.
- Ability to drive between client visits, typically 4 days per week. Driving
time per day varies according to geography and scheduling.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to stand on feet a minimum of 6 hours per day.
- Ability to sufficiently receive audio signals to proceed with caution around
heavy machinery, vehicles and other warning noises to ensure safety.
* Ability to perceive sounds at normal speaking levels, with or without
correction, and the ability to receive detailed information through oral
communication and to make discriminations in sound.
- Ability to see, recognize, and respond to potentially dangerous situations.
- Ability to physically move in manners such as bending, crouching, reaching,
and pushing/pulling items up to 20 pounds.
* Ability to stay overnight in a hotel up to multiple weeks per quarter based
on territory.
Location:
* While this is a hybrid position based out of the employee’s home office, it
will require frequent visits to clients within the territory, including
roughly 2-3 weeks of overnight travel per quarter.
* This position will be based out the Richmond, Oakland, Hayward, or Fremont
area and will service clients around the Bay Area
Compensation:
- Annual base salary range between $70-90k
- Yearly bonus potential averaging around $4k
- Allowances for travel
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Don’t meet every job requirement? At KPA, we are dedicated to building a
diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Studies have shown that women and
people of color are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. If
you’re excited about the role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly
with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply! You might just be the
right candidate for this or other roles.
As a growing company KPA
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its employees by supporting them with a full benefits package including Medical,
Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, Paid and Floating Holidays,
401k with Company match and immediate vesting, Company-funded Life Insurance,
Employee Assistance Programs, and No-cost Mental Health Benefits.
KPA is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment
practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation,
to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion,
religious dress/grooming, color, ethnicity, sex (including sex stereotyping),
sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin,
ancestry, citizenship status, creed, uniform service member status, military or
veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, breast-feeding and/or
pregnancy-related conditions, age, protected medical condition, leave status,
physical or mental disability, genetic characteristics, or any other
legally-protected status in accordance with the requirements of all federal,
state and local laws. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be
required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to
complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon
hire.
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