Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

Basic Function

Responsible for managing the overall safety, health, and environmental activities with the primary goal of reducing loss and liability.  Responsible for developing and managing a program that ensures compliance with state, local and federal safety, and environmental regulations.  Performs duties in a safe, efficient manner and in compliance with applicable rules and safety procedures.

Responsibilities and Specific Duties

• Provides primary managerial direction and performs personnel administrative functions of direct report staff (e.g., training, supervising, work assignments, timesheets, performance evaluations, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining necessary staffing, enhancing productivity of staff, and ensuring necessary department outcomes are achieved.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations at METRO owned/operated facilities.
• Schedules, prioritizes, and quantifies work of field safety personnel to assure quality safety consultancy, auditing and compliance in METRO’s operations and capital construction programs. 
• Safety liaison for METRO construction projects.
• Oversees accident investigations for employee injuries in accordance with departmental procedures and standards and recommends corrective actions.
• Oversees METRO’s Industrial Safety Manual while assuring departmental compliance. 
• Compiles, analyzes, and interprets statistical data related to occupational illnesses and accidents.
• Develops, implements, and monitors programs to assure compliance with relevant occupational regulations.
• Conducts or coordinates training in areas such as EHS laws, regulations, hazardous conditions, and use of safety equipment.
• Reviews and inspects plans for new construction or expansion of METRO facilities and coordinates reviews with insurance companies.
• Leads partnering effort with insurance broker, safety team and insurance carrier loss control personnel for capital expansion programs.
• Collaborates with all-risk property insurance carriers to assess and mitigate risk factors at operating facilities.
• Review plans specifications for new machinery, equipment, processes, and chemicals to determine that all EHS requirements are met.
• Participates in various safety committees as safety liaison.
• Assists in controlling hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities through interface and teamwork with project and/or operations management personnel.
• Responsible for filing regulatory compliance reports and managing applicable recordkeeping for compliance purposes. 
• Oversees the evaluation of various Authority contracts and requests for proposals for potential safety-related provisions and liability exposures.
• Reviews hazard analyses related to design, operations and maintenance activities and makes recommendations.
• Responsible for oversight compliance with local, state, and federal air, waste and water environmental permits and certifications while coordinating with the Environmental Service Manager. 
• Responsible for reviewing and approving all new products introduced into METRO facilities.
• Oversees, monitors, and adheres to department budget and goals.
• Builds relationships with all levels of staff to influence and promote EHS best practices throughout METRO.
• Participates in internal safety reviews as applicable.
• On call 24/7.
• Provides excellent customer service to METRO internal and external customers.
• Applies SMS (Safety Management System) methods and principles in daily routine and supports all aspects of the agency’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).
• Promotes safety awareness and follows safety procedures to reduce or eliminate accidents.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
   

Education Requirement

Bachelor’s degree in safety, Environmental Science, or a related degree preferred. 

Years & Experience Required

Minimum eight (8) years’ experience in the area of Safety Environmental Compliance to include three (3) years supervisory/management experience.  Experience in the transit/transportation field is preferred.

Knowledge & Skills Required

Demonstrated ability to manage and monitor activities of field personnel. Ability to work with all levels of employees and management. Current working knowledge of local, state, and federal environmental rules and safety rules and regulations for occupational, industrial and construction safety.  Knowledge of the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and proposed regulations, and working knowledge of classifying waste streams is preferred.  Strong organizational skills.  Excellent communications (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills.  Exc