Environmental Health and Safety Manager

We are seeking an experienced Environmental Health and Safety Manager to join our team at American States Utility Services, Inc. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing our Environmental, Health, and Safety Programs, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Oversee the development and implementation of environmental and safety programs, including permits and OSHA directives and requirements.
• Monitor and maintain relevant documentation to ensure accurate and timely record-keeping for proactive management purposes and to meet regulatory guidelines for documentation and reporting.
• Prepare and update environmental, health, and safety policies, procedures, and guidelines for officer approval to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
• Direct cross-site programs to ensure compliance with all federal, state, and installation environmental health and safety regulations and directives.
• Initiate, coordinate, and participate in environmental audits, prepare environmental assessments of company property, and recommend actions to reduce potential environmental hazards.
• Interpret and recommend actions to comply with applicable environmental, health, and safety federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Analyze proposed legislation, environmental impact reports, environmental documents, and environmental, water quality, and public water supply regulations that may impact the company.
• Develop and supervise training and other communications programs for employees to ensure that relevant information and procedures related to environmental health risks are effectively disseminated to management, supervisors, and all other employees.
• Conduct data analysis, summarize data with tables and graphs, and prepare reports and/or presentations to explain causes and effects on water quality as required by management.
• Oversee and prepare company documents and responses on environmental, health, and safety measures and regulatory issues/concerns.
• Serve as the company's representative on environmental, health, and safety committees, both internally and externally.
• Review proposal documents and assist the company's proposal development team with proposal development relating to environmental, health, and safety issues.
• Assist the company's transition teams on future acquisitions, providing technical expertise in the areas of water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities, as well as expertise in the areas of safety, health, and employee certification requirements.
• Coordinate activities with federal, state, and local officials on environmental permits topics.
• Oversee needed company research activities, including the preparation and implementation of studies, related to environmental, health, and safety issues, standardization, quality control, and overall goals.
• Review and assist with the distribution of the company's annual consumer confidence reports, coordinate and prepare any public education notices related to fats, oils, and greases, sanitary sewer overflows, smoke testing, lead and copper, and/or any public education materials associated with the public water system, sanitary sewer collection system, and/or stormwater system.
• Coordinate and prepare any public notices related to non-compliance with MCLs and/or reporting violations associated with the public water system.
• Identify environmental, health, and safety hazards to company employees, facilities, the public, and the environment to minimize the company's liability.
• Assist utility managers and support staff with training in the areas of technical expertise, state water and wastewater certifications, injury risk reduction, OSHA regulations, and compliance with safe practices.
• Oversee the company's subcontract risk management program with coordination with subcontract and GSWC risk management department, specifically evaluating and auditing the program to ensure compliance.
• Maintain databases for JHA/AHA/APP necessary for construction bidding process and daily operations.
• Perform periodic field inspections, office walk-through, and plant inspections, analyze process controls, and actively seek continuous improvement, completing safety inspection reports and GAP analyses, including recommending actions for correction.
• Act as the health and safety representative on the corporate safety review board, recommending incidents for the board review process and performing root cause analysis based on event investigation process.
• Ensure relationships are established and regular communication takes place with state health department and OSHA representatives alike in the regions where the company operates to facilitate open communication channels, address existing or emergent issues, and foster trust.
• Develop methodologies, processes, and standards for data products to meet the needs of ASUS.
• Maintain EH&S management system programs, evaluating the need for program add-ons and communicating that up to senior leadership.
• Seek out and submit ASUS for EH&S distinguishing awards.
• Participate in business application implementation teams as a technical consultant and advisor.
• Develop and maintain oversight of the operations support group budgeted items throughout the year, assisting in building EH&S costs at the subsidiary and construction level, communicating with the appropriate budget managers.
• Manage and coordinate training and development of staff and participate in staff selection and evaluation.
• Provide input on staffing and training needs.
• Prepare and manage the environmental health and safety budget.
• Manage technical staff.
• Other duties as required.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in environmental science, environmental engineering, or other related sciences or related field; master's degree highly desirable.
• Minimum 10 years environmental engineering, regulations, and water and wastewater operations experience with demonstrated increasing responsibilities performing highly complex work.
• Minimum 10 years direct safety experience and/or supervision of either construction projects, operations, and/or regulatory oversight.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in supervising technical staff.
• Ability to communicate technical information to others with various backgrounds and knowledge bases.
• Ability to speak to groups.
• Ability to research, interpret, and summarize data.
• Must have demonstrated ability to manage enterprise-level projects on time and within budget.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Required state-mandated certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license issued by the state where employed.
• Must take and pass federal OSHA and/or state-mandated safety training with annual refresher courses as required by the associated regulations for this position. Such training will be provided by the company, and compliance is mandatory.
• The incumbent must be willing to travel as required by project needs.

• Trustworthy, strong personal integrity.
• Demonstrates a strong level of accountability and ownership.
• Solid interpersonal skills.
• Executes with discipline and urgency.
• Demonstrated impact and influencing skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative team-oriented.
• Exhibits professionalism with internal and external contacts.
• Organized with strong attention to detail and time management skills.
• Data analysis skills, including ability to use advanced features of Excel (pivot tables, graphs, charts).
• High degree of initiative, self-motivated.
• Must be capable of analyzing industry trends and making recommendations regarding alternatives with long-term value based on organizational goals and objectives, working with technical staff.

May include but not limited to standing, climbing, walking, lifting up to 20 lbs, bending, pulling, and/or pushing, grasping, reaching, stooping, and crouching, sitting, typing, walking, reading, writing, color determination, speaking, and listening for extended periods of time.