Regional Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
About The Position
The Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Specialist oversees safety programs and regulatory compliance across approximately 30 to 40 commercial facility sites throughout New England. This field-based role supports janitorial, office services, landscaping, facilities maintenance, and building engineering operations. Regular daytime travel between sites is required, but no overnight travel is expected. Candidates must live within a practical commuting distance of Cambridge and Greater Boston. Overnight travel is not required. Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility based on client and business needs.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant health and safety experience.
- Multi-site EH&S experience, preferably supporting 30 or more locations.
- Strong working knowledge of OSHA General Industry standards.
- Experience conducting audits, inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
- Ability to independently manage priorities across a geographically dispersed portfolio.
- Experience supporting commercial facilities, building engineering, maintenance, janitorial, landscaping, or office services.
- Strong communication, organization, technical writing, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to travel regularly between assigned sites during the workday.
- Ability to access commercial rooftops, climb tall ladders, and inspect mechanical and operational areas.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, environmental health and safety, engineering, or a related field.
- CSP, CIH, ASP, or comparable safety certification.
- Formal training in auditing, risk assessment, or incident investigation.
- Experience supporting integrated facilities management operations.
- Bilingual communication skills strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Implement and monitor EH&S programs across assigned sites.
- Conduct site inspections, safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
- Identify hazards and partner with site leaders to complete corrective actions.
- Provide guidance on OSHA General Industry standards and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Maintain required permits, logs, training records, OSHA documentation, and audit records.
- Develop and update safe work procedures, emergency plans, and safety training.
- Support Workers’ Compensation investigations, documentation, and claim tracking.
- Advise teams on commercial building safety and environmental concerns, including indoor air quality, mold, asbestos, water intrusion, and fuel storage.
- Promote a strong safety culture across multiple service lines and client locations.
Benefits
- health, vision, and dental insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life, and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
