Sr EHS Compliance Auditor

Clean Harbors is seeking a Sr EHS Compliance Auditor to join our team in Norwell, MA. As a key member of our EHS team, you will be responsible for planning and conducting audits of internal controls to ensure compliance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and governmental and legal requirements.

You will perform auditing duties of a complex nature, requiring advanced professional knowledge and experience in auditing principles and practices. Your work will involve examining records, documents, methods, policies, costs, and other factors to determine if functional areas are conducting operations in accordance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and governmental and legal requirements.

You will also be responsible for coordinating the preparation of reports summarizing audit results, making recommendations regarding corrective action, and reviewing audit findings with managers. Additionally, you will provide work leadership to lower-level auditing personnel on complex audits and may act as Audit Supervisor for an audit team assigned to a specific function or operational area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and always acting in a safe manner;
• Partner effectively with operations, compliance, and legal organizations to develop and execute internal EHS compliance audit programs;
• Develop audit programs, lead, and conduct EHS audits of company processes and at company facilities;
• Develop, plan, create audit tools, and lead audits of internal controls covering a broad range of EHS topics and the company's processes and operations;
• Examine operations, records, documents, methods, policies, and other factors to identify EHS compliance risk areas and determine if functional areas are conducting operations in accordance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and governmental and legal requirements;
• Leverage technology to identify, source, and analyze source information and data efficiently;
• Develop recommendations, corrective actions, and implementation schedules and inclusively review audit findings with operational managers, compliance functions, and leadership;
• Communicate significant findings/issues to management and the Director of Compliance Audit, as necessary;
• Prepare audit reports, including corrective action plans and implementation schedules, and monitor the execution of corrective actions and communicate metrics to leadership;
• Develop and communicate audit program updates to the Executive Audit Steering Committee, as requested;
• Partner effectively and support operations and compliance organizations to develop and execute corrective actions, as requested by the Director of Compliance Audit;
• Provide corrective action follow-up and ensure that regulatory compliance is achieved in a timely manner;
• Mentor junior staff;
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in environmental and/or science discipline;
• 5+ years of experience leading EHS programs and/or conducting EHS audits, inspections, investigations, and leading issue resolution;
• Superior organizational management, administration, and communication skills;
• Ability to complete tasks independently and within or leading a team;
• Exceptional professional judgment, consistency, and strong attention to detail;
• Demonstrated performance of analysis, problem-solving, and strong organizational skills;
• Experience preparing reports that demonstrate technical knowledge;
• Strong time management, multi-tasking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills;
• Computer literate (familiar with Microsoft programs such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and have proficient written and oral skills;
• CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager), CEA (Certified Environmental Auditor), and OSHA certifications are a plus;
• Working knowledge of multiple Federal, State, and Provincial regulations, such as EPA (RCRA, SARA/CERCLA, TSCA, CWA, and CAA), OSHA, PHMSA, and FRA is desired;
• Must wear PPE as necessary (hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe boots, Tyvek, etc.);
• Must be able to walk up to 5 miles daily, stand, climb, stoop, bend, and lift;
• Must be available for travel (including overnight) to facilities, meetings, and assigned tasks as needed;

Ability to travel frequently 60%+ within the continental US and Canada