Environment, Health, and Safety Manager

Vicinity Energy is North America’s largest provider of district energy solutions, offering low carbon energy to most of the iconic buildings you see in the skylines of Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Baltimore and many other cities in the US. As a member of the communities we serve, all of us at Vicinity understand the critical role we play in reducing the impacts of climate change and being a leader in decarbonization. We are committed to net zero and eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels, but we need the best and the brightest minds on our team to help us reach our goal, not only for us as a company, but for our customers, our communities, and our planet.


Summary

The Environment, Health, & Safety (EH&S Manager is responsible for establishing, developing, and managing the environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) programs. The EH&S Manager identifies and mitigates EH&S risks in support of business performance and reliability goals. This is a full-time exempt position and reports to the Director of Health and Safety. This position is located in Baltimore, MD and provides regional support to company locations including Washington, DC, Morgantown, WV, and Atlanta, GA and other locations as needed. Approximately 5-10% travel to regional locations and more frequent local site travel are expected.

The compensation range for this position is $110-120K plus a 20% bonus target.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and manages programs directed toward the continuous improvement of EH&S objectives.
• Integrates EH&S objectives into all functions within the business unit.
• Provides regulatory expertise to strategize and maximize company position within safety, health, environmental, and sustainability/green programs.
• Interact with regulatory officials on behalf of the company.
• Coordinates environmental, health, and safety programs with an emphasis placed on identification and communication of green initiatives and regulatory compliance to site management, supervision and employees. Provides support to all site departments and interact with all levels of the company in a project manager function to promote sustainability and green efforts.
• Identify EH&S risks and provides mitigation plans which are consistent with business performance, reliability goals, and regulatory requirements. Establish and maintain management systems that support company goals and meet/or exceed regulatory requirements.
• Develop and manage site EHS budget.
• Provide air emissions and permitting regulatory expertise. Develops long term strategies to enhance company’s stake in economic based compliance programs such as RGGI CO2 Budget, NOx RACT, Title V permitting, etc.
• Provide regulatory expertise for environmental requirements such as NPDES Permits, 3.16.b, Storm Water MSGP and SWPPP, Wastewater Treatment, Hazardous Waste Management, etc.
• Audit EH&S program implementation. Works closely with managers and supervisors to ensure effective implementation and enforcement of EH&S policies and procedures, including inspections.
• Serve as contact to regulatory agencies; negotiate new and modifications to facility permits; provide notification to government agencies, as required.
• Supervise and Manage EH&S Specialists and interns as needed.
• Develop and manage emergency response and contingency planning (FRP, SPCC, etc.) efforts; coordinate facility program with response contractors and Government Agencies.
• Serve as planning Team Leader for Toxic Use Reduction and Storm Water Pollution Prevention.
• Serve as Chairperson of the plant Safety and Green Team committees.
• Work with site managers and supervisors to conduct accident/incident investigations. Conduct root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence. Maintain and manage Ventiv incident and insurance reporting software.
• Lead and coordinate facility testing - combustion equipment stack testing (RATA), wastewater discharge, stormwater, NPDES, and waste characterization.
• Manage environmental record-keeping and reporting program. Prepare reports for regulatory submittal. Maintain plant environmental records including permits, compliance data, training records, etc.
• Audit EHS program implementation, conduct facility inspections and provide compliance status report to management.
• Develop, coordinate, and conduct EHS training for employees, contractors, or visitors on topics such as accident investigation, safety inspections, use of protective equipment, confined space entry, lockout tagout, respiratory protection, etc.
• Act as site training coordinator for administering online and classroom training.
• Develop hazard control methods, procedures, and programs. Coordinate work-site evaluations and conduct j