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Senior Environmental – Health & Safety Engineer

Senior Environmental – Health & Safety Engineer

CompanyCommonwealth Fusion Systems
LocationDevens, MA, USA
Salary$38.46 – $86.54
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental, Safety & Health or a related technical field
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in a safety role in a high-risk industry
  • Working knowledge of occupational safety and health regulations applicable to production and research and development activities
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills required
  • Strong facilitation skills and ability to work from a position of credible influence based on health and safety knowledge versus a position of authority
  • Record of continual improvement of safety programs, practices, and procedures

Responsibilities

  • Lead incident investigations including immediate mitigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action development and closure
  • Work with EHS Management System software to develop process workflows, reporting, data analysis and trending. Improve the functionality and use of this software. Implement additional modules within the software as identified
  • Support EHSS leadership in the development of a comprehensive EHSS strategy
  • Support production and research & development teams in hazard identification and mitigation efforts to enable safe and productive work
  • Work closely with test engineers and production teams to perform detailed safety reviews of complex hazardous operations (Test Readiness Reviews) to ensure safe execution
  • Provide guidance and interpretation on relevant OSHA standards, life safety codes and standards, safety systems, and risk assessment tools
  • Develop standards, programs, procedures, and training for assigned EHS topics
  • Monitor employee exposure to physical and chemical hazards to identify and correct hazards and ensure compliance
  • Routinely assess facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct hazards and ensure compliance
  • Develop, implement, and maintain safety contingency plans (fires, spills, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant professional certification (e.g., CSP, CIH, or equivalent)
  • Advanced degree in Safety & Health or related technical field
  • Working knowledge of energy-based hazard recognition principles and Human and Organizational Performance (HOP)