EHS Manager

Veolia•Moore, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America. The Environmental, Health and Safety manager supports the EHS Program for Veolia Jackson, MS and surrounding Projects, under direction of the Project Leader and Central Region EHS Director, to ensure compliance with all Veolia EHS&S policies, internally established business metrics, training program requirements, injury and incident prevention, and development & implementation of site-specific EHS&S programs. A critical aspect of this position is responsibility for managing the EHS&S Training Program, including training delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Health & Safety Management or equivalent (years of experience)
5+ years of experience in Safety Management and Training
5+ years of experience with EHS training delivery and training program management
Working knowledge of Federal OSHA and security (DHS), and any corresponding regulations
Strong organizational, oral, written, and interpersonal skills
Ability to manage multiple initiatives, adapt to frequent re-prioritization with a drive for results
Ability to interact with all levels of Veolia management and staff to achieve required EHS Metrics
Ability to train, coach, and influence employee behavior on safe work practices and environmental compliance excellence to achieve required EHS Metrics
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite (or demonstrated ability to be proficient in the latter)
Maintain specialized knowledge of safety and environmental regulations and industry consensus safety and environmental guidelines
Willingness and ability to work outside of core business hours as may be required to meet business needs and respond to emergencies
Ability to develop and effectively present employee training classes
Proficiency with MS Office and Google products

Nice To Haves

Experience relating to water and wastewater treatment industry (industrial/manufacturing settings are acceptable)
Experience with Process Safety Management, Risk Management, Traffic Control and Excavation Trenching and Heavy Equipment Operations
Working knowledge of wastewater treatment
Authorization by the OSHA Training Institute as an authorized instructor on OSHA Standards for construction and general industry
CSP (Certified Safety Professional) or working toward CSP
CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager) Certifications issued by IHMM (Institute of Hazardous Materials Management) and other recognized industrial safety organizations on topics relevant to conducting specific safety training courses and responding to hazardous materials handling operations and chemical spill/release incidents
Trained in, and ability to deliver training AED/CPR, First Aid
Ability to obtain certain Trainer designations

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, coordinates and implements the EHS&S programs for the Laurel (and Satellite) Projects
Takes action to ensure compliance with Veolia EHS&S requirements, including OSHA General Industry and Construction standards
Advises operations leaders on safe work methods and practices and the elimination of hazards
Investigates accidents, near misses, and chemical spill/release incidents, and prepares necessary reports to ensure proper reporting requirements are met to all internal departments, as well as external regulatory agencies
Interfaces with corporate EHS teams to implement corporate initiatives at the local level
Review, implements, and manages company EHS policies and procedures
Supports plant management in safety compliance initiatives, accident prevention, workers’ compensation management, incident analysis, safety and environmental auditing, and EHS training
Monitors, tracks, and conducts EHS training for employees, contractors and visitors as required
Manages accident reporting, investigations, and reviews
Analyze data and propose intervention strategies and follow-up on the preventive/corrective actions
Support workers’ compensation claims management and interacts with corporate WC resources to reduce case costs
Serves as a mentor/resource for project staff on EHS related matters
Assists in the development of EHS&S budgets and EHS goal setting
Develop and support implementation of site-specific EHS programs and policies and procedures
Monitors safety requirements, industry consensus safety standards, and industry safety statistics
Completes monthly EHS reports to project management and regional or corporate EHS leadership on progress against established HS&S Metrics
Develops, implements, and manages injury reduction programs to reduce accidents and avoidable events
Directs and supports efforts to improve supervisor and employee safety culture
Provides or coordinates industrial hygiene related support to protect employee’s health through hazard controls in the work environment