Ehs manager Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

**Company Description

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Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.

Within this framework, Water Tech brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

**Job Description

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The Environmental, Health and Safety Manager will support the plants in areas of EHS, Emergency Response and Regulatory Compliance. The individual will work with the management team to develop and foster an EHS culture. They will develop, train, and enforce policies and procedures that eliminate or reduce risk to promote a safe working environment. Individual will be responsible for conducting inspections of facilities and settings to ensure applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations are being met. They will lead EHS improvement by identifying areas of improvement and improving processes to sustain improvement through the EHS Frameworks.

This role proactively demonstrates EHS technical and management system competencies that bring value to the organization by proactively recommending and assisting sites with pragmatic EHS solutions. Candidate can be located in San Jose, CA or Salt Lake City, UT. As this role will support both of these service centers. (As well as Stockton and Arvada).

**Key Characteristics

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• Provides support of EHS activities to location(s) and acts as a liaison between EHS other functional areas and business operation stakeholders.

• Responds and provides direct EHS assistance to sites in emergencies.

• Participates in MOC review, HAZOP, and FMEAs for processes and products as required.

• Act as the technical EHS focal point for local Emergency Action Plans and Hazard Communication Programs.

• Mentor and develop site safety champions.

• Provide on-site EHS support and assistance to the San Jose and Salt Lake City service centers and associate depots

• Responsible for all environmental reports such as TIER II, Annual Waste Reporting, and all required Local, State, and Federal regulations, etc

• Maintain sufficient supplies of personal protective and first aid equipment

• Assists in training employees in EHS guidelines, company policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to EHS

• Making and maintaining necessary EHS records according to established guidelines

• Assists in training employees in EHS guidelines, company policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to EHS

• Oversee and provide technical support for the Gensuite (EHS management system)

• Perform compliance audits and implement follow-up corrective actions to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations

• Interact with diverse teams of production/maintenance and management employees. Build positive relationships with all team members.

• Assist with the development and execution of EHS annual plans as well as framework validations.

• Creates, writes and reviews JSA’s and RA. Educates employees on both the JSA and RA and procedures

• Report and review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental

• Plan, implement, communicate and lead a comprehensive plan during adverse weather conditions. Create real time monitoring and communication system to enhance decision making during events.

**Duties & Responsibilities

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• Conducts Safety Orientation

• Create and conduct required and request Safety Training at assigned Service Centers

• Led Veolia Safety Initiatives across San Jose and Salt Lake City service centers and associate depots

• Interface with regulatory and public sector EHS agencies and authorities, acting as a liaison between plant management and government agencies on regulatory matters.

• Administer site EHS targets and objectives to include ISO certifications.

• Facilitate/Coordinate annual EHS audits to support compliance certification

• Assures compliance with OSHA regulatory standards which include but are not limited to industrial hygiene, confined space entry, fall protection, machine guarding and contractor safety

• Emergency Response Planning

• Incident Investigation and Reporting

• Communicate effectively with employees, management and external stakeholders about EHS matters.

• Participate in administrative staff meetings.

**Qualifications

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**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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• Accountability

• Initiative

• Strong Communication Skills

• Computer Proficient

• Action Oriented

• Partner and influence across functional teams.

• Be able to handle multiple shifting demands with professionalism and good judgement while adapting to dynamic business & industry situations.

• Active Listening

• Experience with root cause analysis methods (Apollo, FMEA, Bowtie, Fishbone, Tap Root, etc.)

• Demonstrated EHS risk recognition and auditing skills

**Preferred:

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• Knowledge of California environmental regulation

• Communicating EHS expectations effectively through leveraging technical and business proficiency with client stakeholders, sub-contractors and internal project team members

• Building a trusting EHS culture where concerns can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on results and problem solving

• Knowledge of EHS issues including regulations, air permitting, wastewater permitting and treatment, and hazardous waste

• Detail Oriented

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

• Strong analytical skills including advanced Root Cause determination skills

**Education & Experience

Required:

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• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Industrial Hygiene or related field from an accredited college or university

• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience with exposure to several EHS areas in a manufacturing environment

**Preferred:

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• Certification in related subjects (CHMM, CSP, CIH, QISP, etc)

**Working Conditions

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• Ability and willingness to perform physical duties such as lifting, climbing, working at elevated heights, and manual dexterity

• Ability and willingness to work confined space entry

• Ability and willingness to work in range of environments to include but not limited to industrial

• Ability and willingness to travel 30-40%

**Additional Information

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At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

• Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $103k-$117k

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!

• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts

• AD&D Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity

Water Tech does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of Water Tech, and no fee will be due.

**As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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You should be proficient in:

• Bachelor's Degree