Posting Title

EHS Professional - Field Support

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Location

CO - Boulder

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

NREL’s 305-acre Flatirons Campus is the nation’s premier wind energy, water power, and grid integration research facility. Nestled south of Boulder, Colorado, and north of NREL’s main South Table Mountain campus, Flatirons Campus sits adjacent to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge and countless acres of open space and parks with stunning views of the Flatirons rock formations.

Join the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NREL stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future. Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth.

At NREL, you’ll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.

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Job Description

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of American energy independence and energy efficiency technologies.

The Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q) Office supports mission performance and operational excellence across NREL through prevention, compliance, and process improvement.

This ESH Point of Contact position supports research and development centers by providing technical guidance for hazard identification and control on research activities, site-operations, and subcontractor/construction activities. The successful candidate will work frequently and independently with researchers, support staff, senior managers, subcontractors and Department of Energy (DOE) counterparts related to NREL operations to continuously and proactively improve ESH.

The ESH Point of Contact will:

• Apply advanced ESH technical skills to tasks within areas of expertise such as industrial hygiene, occupational safety, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, construction safety, emergency response and other areas individually or in combination.
• Participate in (Level IV) / Lead (Level V) ESH inspections, audits, and oversight assessments.
• Interface and communicate with executive management, line management, and DOE counterparts through the delivery of presentations and reports related to ESH performance of ongoing project.
• Respond to staff inquiries, concerns, and requests for assistance on ESH matters including guidance on ESH program implementation and/or interpretation
• Develop and facilitate other ESH training to various organizational units including health orientations and onboarding.
• Support development of emergency response plans. Provide specialized task, technical guidance, or assistance at a hazardous substance release incident. Facilitate post-emergency response stabilization efforts.
• Support accident/incident investigation and causal analysis as needed. Follow-up on corrective action implementation.
• Performs or facilitates Process Hazard Analysis (PHA). Recommends safety measures accordingly.
• Provide of facilitate design and/or code compliance reviews and communicate these requirements to all level of staff.

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Basic Qualifications

Professional V - Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant JD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant edu