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Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, Renewable Energy at WM
Houston, United States
Job Descrption
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Houston Based Hybrid Work Schedule
I. Job Summary
- Support all elements of a comprehensive Environmental Protection and Compliance Program for ~ 70 WMRE facilities; to include US DOT Pipelines; RNG facilities; Medium BTU facilities; Electricity Generating Plants located on WM and 3rd Party sites to continuously improve environmental protection and compliance with US EPA and State regulatory agency requirements and permits.
- Support the management of internally generated waste at the facility level with a specific emphasis on state and federal hazardous waste compliance.
- Support all elements of a comprehensive Health and Safety Program for ~ 70 WMRE Plants / ~ 160 WMRE Operations personnel to continuously improve employee / facility safety and ensure compliance with OSHA / State regulations.
- Support all elements of a comprehensive Pipeline Safety Program for all “active” and “idle” WMRE Pipelines subject to US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) / State Pipeline Safety Agency jurisdiction to continuously improve pipeline safety, public protection and compliance with PHMSA / State regulatory requirements. Evaluates 3rd Party pipelines tied to WMRE projects.
- Support a comprehensive Training Program for ~160 WMRE Operations personnel, to increase awareness of key Environmental Protection and Compliance, Health and Safety and Pipeline Safety issues.
- Support continuous improvement of comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety, and Pipeline Safety Programs through participation / review of information collected through Internal Audits; Accident / Injury / Incident investigations; Site Assessments; Regulatory Agency inspections; to establish best practices, reference resources and creation of CYCLE tasks.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities are required.
IV. QualificationsThe requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience- Education: Bachelor’s Degree (accredited), or in lieu of, HS Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years relevant experience
- Preferred: Previous experience managing hazardous waste; Knowledge of PSM/RMP requirement
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements - Required: Knowledge of regulatory environment including environmental protection, compliance, and OSHA regulations.
- Preferred: CHMM, CSP, ASP certifications
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
- Must be proficient with MS Office applications with particular expertise in Excel, Word and PowerPoint. SharePoint expertise is also preferred.
- Strong organizational and both verbal/written communication skills
D. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities that Contribute to Success
- Ability to handle successfully multiple projects at one time
- Initiative to work independently, but also effective in a team setting
- Strong and effective communicator both written and verbally
- Ability to do research and learn about varied topics (including Internet research) and summarize information in simple-to-understand fashion
- Ability to be persuasive and communicate expectations while providing support to achieve goals and expectations
- Ability to facilitate group discussions and activities and to mentor others
- Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with all levels of internal and external customers, from frontline worker to upper management
E. Travel
- Must be willing and able to travel a minimum of 25%.
V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) part of the work day;
- Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds occasionally;
- Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements occasionally;
- Ability to drive company pickup or rental car and work remotely, when necessary;
- Normal setting for this job is: office setting/landfill or industrial setting.
At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.� ABOUT WM WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.
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