Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Colden • Manchester, NH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Colden Corporation is seeking an EHS Specialist with 0 to 4 years of experience in workplace health and safety. This is a full-time hybrid position working in Colden’s office(s), at client sites, or from home based on current project assignments and schedules. The position reports to Colden’s Manchester office. The successful candidate will work with a team of CIHs, CSPs, senior scientists, and other Colden technical and regulatory specialists to support consulting projects in areas such as industrial hygiene (IH), safety, and environmental health and safety (EHS) management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BS), preferably in occupational health and safety, or in environmental health or public health with industrial hygiene or safety focus (or a science or engineering degree and relevant work experience).
• 0 - 4 years of experience in health and safety roles.
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations and industrial hygiene exposure monitoring practices.
• Self-motivated, reliable, and detail-oriented with ability to manage workload independently with support from others.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel are essential, with fluctuating levels of travel based on project assignment.
• The role requires travel to local New England client sites and/or travel to other U.S. locations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience conducting safety and health audits, inspections, or investigations.
• Skills in presenting safety and health training sessions or communicating audit findings.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Familiarity with safety and health software and tools.
• Master’s degree in related field.
• Professional certification(s), or willingness to achieve.

Responsibilities

• Conduct IH surveys to assess chemical, physical, and biological hazards, such as worker personal breathing zone sampling for airborne contaminants or noise monitoring.
• Participate in indoor environmental quality investigations or surveys.
• Conduct safety and health assessments, inspections, or audits in various client industrial and non-industrial settings, such as manufacturing sites, laboratories, universities, hospitals, museums, media and entertainment productions, offices, and other work environments.
• Prepare written reports summarizing site visit observations and results.
• Research and summarize findings for assigned topics in occupational and environmental health sciences.
• Research and accurately reference standards (e.g., OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, ISO).
• Develop or update written health and safety procedures and training materials.
• Conduct performance checks of local exhaust ventilation or other controls.
• Support company in-house industrial hygiene monitoring and safety equipment inventory and maintenance.
• Complete other tasks as assigned for client projects or to support Colden internal technical procedures and guidelines.

Benefits

• attractive compensation package
• medical benefits
• 401K retirement plan
• paid vacation
• profit sharing
• Support for professional development and career advancement
• internal educational offerings
• company Technical Summit
• Opportunities to work with Certified Industrial Hygienists, Certified Safety Professionals, and other Colden specialists for on-the-job training and coaching or mentoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level