Environmental and Safety Specialist
About The Position
The Environmental & Safety Specialist serves as Ketjen’s corporate environmental lead and Dangerous Goods subject matter expert, supporting logistics and transportation safety while driving continuous improvement in the company’s overall HSE systems and performance. This role partners closely with corporate and site-based HSE teams to establish standards, strengthen regulatory compliance, and improve environmental and safety outcomes across Ketjen’s operations. This role reports directly to the Ketjen Safety Improvement Manager and is based in Houston, TX. The ideal candidate brings deep environmental and safety expertise, strong regulatory knowledge, and a proactive, data-driven mindset aligned with Ketjen’s values-driven culture.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in the chemical or related manufacturing industry
- Bachelor’s (or Master’s) degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, or related HSE discipline; or equivalent combination of technical education and Environmental/Safety program management experience (minimum 3 years)
- Familiarity with Dangerous Goods standards and global logistics/transport regulations
- Willingness to expand areas of expertise based on organizational need
- Strong alignment with Ketjen’s core values: curiosity, care, collaboration, humility, accountability, and integrity
Nice To Haves
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the chemical or related manufacturing industry
- Experience with Environmental regulations across the U.S., Texas, and Europe
- Demonstrated global and multi-production-site environmental management experience
- Advanced competency in HSE systems, reporting tools, and analytics
Responsibilities
- Deliver corporate-level reporting for emissions, waste generation, and environmental performance metrics.
- Evaluate, classify, and support investigation of environmental incidents, including severity assessment and corrective actions.
- Maintain awareness of current and emerging environmental regulations; assess applicability and escalate regulatory impacts to senior stakeholders.
- Advise leadership on environmental compliance pathways, permit strategies, and environmental reserve considerations.
- Act as SME and advanced user for environmental and HSE software systems.
- Serve as Dangerous Goods expert for transportation and logistics, ensuring safe, compliant movement of materials and effective release-mitigation readiness.
- Oversee Ketjen’s transportation safety program and provide technical guidance across global operations
- Lead environmental audits of site programs and provide oversight for audit responses, corrective actions, and agency findings.
- Support site teams with incident investigations, regulatory responses, and remediation planning.
- Develop an effective program for data mining of environmental incidents and observations to identify KPIs and continuous improvement projects
- Propose and lead improvement initiatives to close environmental performance gaps while optimizing cost, efficiency, and resource effectiveness.
- Support Commercial teams with HSE responses to customer questionnaires and sustainability data requests
- Manage technical content of corporate HSE documentation and partner on development of training materials
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package
- A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.
- Hands-on technical experience
- Job variety and career flexibility
- Collaboration with seasoned employees at every level
- A proven record of innovation
- Company-wide focus on economic and environmental sustainability
- Deep commitment to our communities, education, and social development
- Concern and compassion for fellow employees
- Among the best safety records in the industry
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
