Environmental Health & Safety Sr. Specialist

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.</p></div><p>Vast is looking for an <strong>Environmental Health &amp; Safety Sr. Specialist</strong> reporting to the <strong>Environmental Health &amp; Safety Manager</strong>, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This role is a <strong>full-time, exempt</strong> position at our <strong>Long Beach </strong>location focused on serving as a "boots on the ground" safety leader, managing site-specific EHS programs, and conducting investigations, and participating in or leading complex EHS program development.</p> <p>Join Vast as an EHS Sr. Specialist and build the safety foundation for our next-generation space stations. You’ll be instrumental in shaping our safety culture, overseeing manufacturing and test safety, and managing complex aerospace hazards. If you are a hands-on safety leader who thrives on building programs from the ground up, this is your opportunity to define the standards for a growing aerospace team.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>EHS Operations &amp; Compliance:</strong></li> <ul> <li>Actively represent the EHS Department and collaborate with all company departments in the implementation and upkeep of EHS standards and policies.</li> <li>Oversee compliance with regulatory mandates from CAL OSHA, RCRA, EPA, SCAQMD, DOT, DTSC, and CUPA.</li> <li>Maintain consistent communication with Operations and Facilities Teams about site projects that may impact EHS related planning and permits.</li> <li>Maintain and report accurate chemical inventories via CERS to ensure full CUPA compliance.</li> <li>Lead environmental quarterly reporting (EvQ), tracking metri