Environmental, Health and Safety Director jobs in Juneau, AK

St. George Tanaq Corporation Health and Safety Manager Juneau, Alaska Apply Now

Tanaq Environmental, LLC. (TEL) delivers environmental engineering, investigation, consulting, and remediation services to government agencies and private clients. We focus on emerging contaminants investigation and remediation; Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) restoration; and Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) support. Primary governmental clients include Department of Defense (DoD) agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). TEL is a subsidiary of the St. George Tanaq Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) committed to serving Federal customers while also giving back to the Alaskan native community and shareholders.

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Position Summary

Tanaq Environmental is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to oversee compliance with Tanaq’s Health and Safety Program, implement policies to ensure a safe and healthy work environment, and lead both the strategic level program for the business line, as well as the tactical level program for our specific projects. Typical projects include field work for geologic projects, hydrogeologic investigations, environmental restoration, and compliance projects for US Government and commercial clients. Responsibilities at specific projects include onsite safety compliance reviews, oversight of safety training and site safety personnel, review health and safety plans, accident prevention and site safety and health plans, and has authority to stop work on project activities as required to address safety concerns. The ideal candidate will use their leadership skills, paired with health, safety, and environmental subject matter expertise, to drive a safety culture throughout Tanaq. They will ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental health and safety requirements including the USACE Engineering Manual of Health and Safety Requirements (EM 385-1-1, 2014; 2024) and OSHA Construction, as well as conformance to internal Health and Safety policies, standards, and systems. The Health and Safety Manager will be an essential member of the Tanaq Environmental Leadership Team.

This is a hybrid remote work role based in the continental U.S. that requires an estimated travel of 25% or more annually in the United States depending on project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conducts risk assessments and develops recommendations for improvements to work processes and safety programs to mitigate risks; implements such improvements.
• Collaborate with the Environmental Leadership Team to manage a high-performance safety culture by actively coaching and mentoring all staff, providing regular feedback, and fostering professional growth.
• Ensures regulatory compliance including but not limited to DoD, EPA, and OSHA, including preparing safety documents for projects and regulatory agencies.
• Proactively builds, nurtures, and maintains business-focused, long-term working relationships with partners inside and outside of the organization and drives safety culture growth.
• Communicates and reviews all contractual and regulatory requirements involving safety for all projects; ensures that all projects follow applicable state, local, and federal safety regulations including client safety requirements.
• Inspects project scopes of work and safety-related documents to identify safety, health, and environmental risks.
• Acts as the point of contact for workplace incidents and near misses. Manages and conducts thorough investigations of workplace incidents and near misses, including identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Collaborates with the Environmental Leadership Team to develop and implement inspection policies / procedures and a schedule of routine inspections and provides reports to document inspection findings.
• Develops health and safety procedures and policies for all areas of the company.
• Develops, delivers, and schedules health and safety training and all other training required to comply with OSHA and the USACE EM 385-1-1.
• Monitors compliance with safety procedures and applicable regulations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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