Environmental Health and Safety Engineer III (R40505)

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role is part of the Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance team. This team is focused on monitoring and assessing processes that guide Blue Origin’s design, manufacturing, and operations, ensuring system safety engineering, environmental health, and safety, product integrity, and continuous improvement processes.

As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will provide Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) support for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of EHS implementation and compliance programs including but not limited to: OSHA General Industry and Construction standards, hazardous materials, cryogenics, compressed gases, confined space, lasers, robotics, fall protection, PPE, hazard communication, crane safety, lockout/tagout, and radiation safety. You must have a passion for continuous improvement of a safety culture, building agile safety processes, and for solving complex problems and providing operable solutions and be capable of acting with minimal direction on your initiative. You will be responsible for helping to maintain a culture that emphasizes accountability, discipline, and attention to detail at all levels.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

 

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain compliance with the Blue Origin Environmental Health and Safety Manual and all applicable regulations and/or guidelines established by OSHA, NFPA and NIOSH and other applicable government regulatory agencies.  
• Provide review and support of current policies and plans as required.
• Interpret new regulations, determine their applicability to organization procedures and standards, and devise strategies and procedures for compliance.
• Collaborate directly with department to complete required hazard analyses / assessments and implement environmental, health and safety policies and procedures
• Drive EHS compliance and continuous improvements that result in promoting and maintaining a proactive safety culture
• Advise management and supervisors on effective methods to resolve EHS hazards/concerns within cost and schedule constraints following a safety order of precedence to include elimination, substitution, engineering controls, work practice controls, training, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure that safety of personnel, property, and the environment are within acceptable risk boundaries.
• Anticipate and recognize hazards, evaluate exposures, and offer control methods to protect employees from risks.
• Lead or assist in all aspects of incident reporting including initial follow-up, investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Perform audits as applicable and participate in pre and post meetings, review of findings and opportunities for improvement, implement approved corrective actions, follow-up for effectiveness after completion.
• Deliver virtual presentations or instruction-led to management and employees on EHS initiatives, metrics/measurements, and implementation plans.
• Serve as an advocate for the continuous improvement of comprehensive EHS processes, procedures, and programs; effectively communicate challenges, successes, and areas of concern with management when potential hazards and risks are identified.
• Create, update, and coordinate emergency response plans with state and local emergency planning committees as required. Interfacing with state and federal regulatory agencies and preparing reports as required.
• Inspect launch complex, satellite facilities, and safety equipment
• Provide EHS support to launch complex facilities
• Provide oversight and support of PSM activities for all hazardous commodities
• Develop and maintain compliance with all applicable regulations established by the EPA, CERCLA, RCRA, DOT, and FDEP other applicable regulatory agencies
• Review and interpret new and proposed environmental laws and regulations, and provide guidance to management
• Perform environmental compliance and due diligence audits to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies
• Conduct and monitor the NPDES and other discharge permits/plans
• Maintain recordkeeping and compliance requirements established for permitted sources
• Responsible for hazardous and non-hazardous waste manage