Senior Technical Director - EHS Assessment and Risk Mitigation

Title: Senior Technical Director - EHS Assessment and Risk Mitigation

Location: United States

Employees can work remotely

Full-time

Job Location Type : Remote

Department: Environmental Health & Safety Consulting

Job Description:

Company Description

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

Job Description

JS Held is hiring for a Senior Technical Director to join its team within the Energy and Environmental Advisory Service Line. This position will focus on Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) assessment and risk mitigation consulting. The position will require demonstrated experience in comprehensive EHS program development, implementation, and assessment, including corporate EHS strategy and program development, internal and third-party compliance auditing, incident investigation, industrial hygiene assessment, health and safety training, and general EHS compliance and risk management support.

The successful candidate must be capable of managing varying priorities to provide high-quality project deliverables completed on time and within budget. The candidate will need to demonstrate initiative and critical thinking to customize work approaches, present information, and issue resolutions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior environmental professional who is looking to advance their career within an emerging global consulting firm.

Job Responsibilities

• Project Oversight: Manage multiple large and complex projects from inception to completion.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and deliver high quality work product on complex regulatory and technical issues related to EHS assessment, risk mitigation, and incident investigation, including collaborating with other service lines to effectively serve diverse clients.
• Business Development: Leverage and develop relationships to expand and generate client leads and secure contracts in key industry sectors, including insurance, energy, and manufacturing.
• EHS Program Development and Implementation: Advise clients on developing and implementing innovative, outcome-focused EHS programs and policies that integrate best management practices and ensure compliance with technical and regulatory requirements.
• EHS Audit and Assessment: Perform and/or coordinate internal and third-party audits to ensure and verify compliance with regulatory requirements and corporate policies.
• EHS Risk Management: Assist clients in identifying operational and/or regulatory risks and developing actionable mitigation strategies to reduce those risks.
• Incident Investigation and Industrial Hygiene Assessment: Conduct industrial hygiene incident investigations and assessments that identify, evaluate, and control health hazards in a wide range of industrial and commercial settings.
• Safety: Advise clients on developing and managing corporate safety strategies, safety management systems, process safety, and risk management.
• Technical Reporting: Produce high quality technical reports and perform QA/QC on project reports prepared by other team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Environmental Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Geology, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field; advanced degrees or complementary qualifications in Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, or Business Administration (MBA) are highly desirable.
• At least 15 years of EHS assessment and risk mitigation consulting experience, including demonstrated experience in comprehensive EHS program development, implementation, and assessment, including corporate EHS strategy and program development, internal and third-party compliance auditing, incident investigation, industrial hygiene investigation and assessment, health and safety training, and general EHS compliance and risk management support.
• An existing book of business.
• The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of EHS assessment and risk mitigation consulting but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.
• Strong working experience in MS Office Suite software.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare concise and accurate technical documents.
• Ability to work both independently and as a collaborative member of a project team.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Good business judgement skills and teamwork oriented.
• Strong financial management skills to keep projects on budget.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Most duties performed on feet.
• Able to carry equipment, as much as 30lbs unassisted.
• Push or pull items.
• Able to reach above head.
• Able to bend at the knee.
• Able to climb ladders to reach high areas.
• Able to wear a self-contained breathing apparatus.
• Able to squat, kneel or crouch in confined spaces when necessary.
• Able to detect burning sensations on skin etc.
• Vision must be correctable to at least 20:40 with ability to distinguish colors with good depth perception and peripheral vision.

Additional Information

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team's needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefits

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $150,000 - $205,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Please explore what we're all about at www.jsheld.com.

EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal! J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin,disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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