Senior Health and Safety Compliance Specialist

EHS Support is a specialty environmental consulting firm that provides solutions to complex environmental, health, and safety challenges across a range of market sectors and industries. With experts located throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, we form long-lasting partnerships with our clients through a culture of excellence, innovation, work ethic, and integrity. We focus on hiring and retaining talented, motivated people who enjoy collaborating with and delivering value to our clients. Our team does more than identify problems— we provide solutions.

Location: Remote

The Senior Health and Safety Compliance Specialist is a senior-level technical and leadership role responsible for leading complex H&S compliance projects, mentoring staff, managing client relationships, and ensuring the highest standards of technical quality, safety, and professional integrity. This position requires advanced regulatory knowledge, independent judgment, and the ability to apply novel approaches to solving complex compliance challenges.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in H&S compliance, site assessments, and regulatory reporting at industrial facilities
• Working knowledge of exposure monitoring strategies, sampling plans, and Industrial Hygiene reporting methodologies
• Extensive experience in providing engaging H&S training to groups of employees
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to independently write reports with minimal review comments
• Strong strategic, analytical, and decision-making skills
• Proven leadership, mentoring, and coaching abilities
• High level of professional ethics and commitment to EH&S values and operating principles
• Ability to work remotely, with minimal direct supervision
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast‑paced consulting environments with shifting priorities
• Ability to work as a team member, collaborating with other employees and clients
• Ability to travel, up to 75%

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing, implementing, and auditing Process Safety Management/Risk Management Plan programs
• Experience with implementing exposure monitoring, interpreting data, and writing Industrial Hygiene reports summarizing data and offering recommendations to reduce or eliminate exposure.
• Experience as an expert witness.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Possess and maintain comprehensive knowledge of safety regulations, standards, and legal requirements including a strong knowledge of OSHA General and Construction Industry standards, with the ability to interpret federal and state OSHA regulations, NFPA, NIOSH and ANSI standards
• Assess workplace hazards and risks and recommend preventive measures for mitigation, with a strong understanding of various industries, processes, and potential dangers.
• Audit existing H&S programs and safety practices to identify compliance gaps and recommend improvements to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Design and help implement safety management systems, create policies, procedures, and guidelines to promote safe practices and ensure consistent documentation across the organization
• Identify systemic issues by investigating root causes, analyzing incidents, and proposing corrective actions.
• Understand ergonomic principles, ensuring workspaces are designed for optimal safety and comfort.
• Assess chemical handling, storage, and disposal practices and recommend protective measures to prevent exposure.
• Conduct in-person or remote training including safety stand-downs or daily debriefs for employees and management.
• Develop educational materials such as toolbox talks, compliance cheat sheets, or guidance documents.
• Support internal stakeholders within and across Service Lines to provide technical assistance on safety related compliance projects and effectively manage quality deliverables.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with client personnel by effectively communicating safety recommendations and addressing concerns. · Provide onsite H&S support to help manage day-to-day H&S tasks at client sites, as needed.
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