Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

PGS Worldwide is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist in Goleta, California for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support environmental compliance, occupational health, industrial hygiene, and workplace safety programs within an engineering and manufacturing environment.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering, Environmental Studies, or a related field.
• 1–2+ years of environmental health and safety experience.
• Working knowledge of EPA, Cal/OSHA, and ANSI regulations and standards.
• Knowledge of ergonomics, workplace safety, and industrial hygiene principles.
• Experience identifying EHS hazards and implementing practical corrective actions.
• Experience managing multiple safety or environmental programs and projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, and database systems.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Ability to drive between sites in Goleta and Lompoc, California.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Skills

• 3+ years of environmental, general safety, or industrial hygiene experience.
• CHMM certification.
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction training.
• Experience developing and delivering EHS training.
• Master's degree in Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering, or a related discipline.

What You'll Do

• Manage EHS programs involving ergonomics, environmental compliance, contractor safety, fall protection, machine guarding, hazardous communications, and industrial hygiene.
• Conduct workplace safety and environmental inspections.
• Investigate injuries and incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and track corrective actions.
• Analyze safety-performance trends and support injury-reduction initiatives.
• Develop EHS procedures, communications, and employee training.
• Support hazardous-material and medical emergency response activities.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and leadership teams to improve EHS performance and compliance.

Pay

• $41.95 per hour.

Job ID: RTXCJP00001955

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.