Environmental Compliance Specialist
Location:Portland, Maine
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Description:
Environmental Compliance Specialist
This environmental, health and safety (EHS) professional works in a team environment to support clients in assessing and developing improved EHS programs to achieve measurably improved EHS performance. Team members work with clients to identify EHS goals and objectives, design & establish ESH policies and programs and implement those programs by deploying programs, procedures, information systems, training, auditing programs, and reporting systems. The specialist will be
• involved in environmental permitting, planning. due diligence and regulatory tracking/support.
• involved in Industrial Hygiene (IH) testing, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) or safety program implementation at client locations.
• providing regulatory and technical assistance to clients to research current regulatory requirements, determine facility-specific requirements, and prepare regulatory reports, documentation, permit applications and similar documents.
• conducting EHS audits of various types, including compliance audits, EHS Management System audits, performance-based audits, and other audit scopes as defined by the client.
• conducting EHS training courses ranging from one hour to several days in length, depending on client needs.
• writing policies, procedures, proposals, reports and web-based documents.
• supporting existing clients and soliciting new clients and projects.
Requirements Include:
• BS degree in an environmental field or related or industrial health/safety.
• 5 years+ of EHS compliance experience.
• An understanding of EHS compliance and management systems auditing, and regulatory assistance.
• Experience implementing and auditing ISO 14001 or OHSAS 18001 is preferred.
• Independent work with clients within their corporate culture, present themselves as an expert professional and interact with all levels of management and employees.
• Both environmental and health & safety expertise and experience is preferred.
• Specialization or certification in at least one program area (e.g. air permitting, wetlands, safety etc.) is preferred.
• Excellent writing and communication skills are required.
• Experience with auditing and writing standard operating procedures.
• Excellent presentation skills required.
• Strong knowledge of a wide range of environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward your resume to Beth Pelletier of FPC Bangor, at your earliest convenience.