EHS Manager - Central East
About The Position
The EHS Manager leads the Environmental, Health & Safety program for battery energy storage service operations, including field maintenance, warranty service, troubleshooting, and emergency response. The role also owns the development and delivery of technical and compliance training. It ensures safe, compliant, and reliable work across service sites, with an emphasis on lithium-ion and alternative chemistries, high-energy electrical hazards, work quality assurance, and contractor management. Responsibilities are distributed between EHS program management, compliance, investigations, and audits, and training program design and support for standard operating procedures documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- 5–8+ years of EHS experience in energy or industrial field service.
- Strong experience with electrical safety, including NFPA 70E, LOTO, audits, and investigations.
- Knowledge of OSHA, EPA/RCRA, DOT/HazMat, and NFPA.
- Strong communication and influencing skills.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Must be located in the East or Central Region.
- Travel up to 30%.
Responsibilities
- Build, implement, and continuously improve EHS programs aligned to battery energy storage service risks.
- Maintain compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA 70E, NEC/IEC, DOT/HazMat, RCRA, and fire codes; manage permits and reporting; and perform or oversee work quality inspections.
- Lead job and task hazard analyses, hazard analyses, change management, and pre-task evaluations.
- Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
- Establish and perform field quality audits and work verifications alongside safety audits.
- Verify adherence to process gate criteria, operating procedures, and preventative maintenance quality standards; identify quality issues, rework drivers, and systemic execution issues.
- Develop and drill emergency response plans for battery energy storage system scenarios.
- Prequalify vendors and ensure certification alignment.
- Track leading and lagging indicators and present them to leadership.
- Oversee battery handling, waste management, and spill prevention.
- Promote a safety culture and facilitate committees.
- Support development of training curricula for field technicians and supervisors.
- Support development of skills matrices and assessments.
- Track and report training completion.
- Coordinate external training providers.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation.
- Comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
