Ehs Consulting Specialist

We exist to create positive change for people and the planet. Join us and make a difference too! **About the role:** BSI America Professional Services Inc. (BSI) is hiring a Health, Safety and Environmental Consulting Specialist to support the EHS department at a client site in the Boston, MA area. This is a full-time position with benefits, located at a biopharmaceutical laboratory and research facility.   **Responsibilities:** * Assist with laboratory inspections; observe, document, and investigate unsafe work conditions. Work with laboratory personnel to develop JHAs and determine project-specific hazards and risks. * Identify and manage occupational hazards and environmental risks, lead incident investigations, conduct risk assessments, and create/document corrective and preventative actions to ensure a safe workplace.  This includes initiating and leading regularly scheduled safety meetings with senior management to move beyond safety compliance to proactive identification of hazards and risks. * Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc.  In addition, conduct periodic review of hazardous chemical inventories for permit compliance * Occasionally conduct lab safety training for newly hired employees and scientists needing yearly recertification (new employee orientation, bloodborne pathogen, Safe Start, etc.). * Assist with Large Quantity Generator requirements and contingency plan if site waste limits continue to grow or exceed SQG threshold * Assistance / consulting on spill response and clean up, and local reporting to outside agencies (if necessary). * Implementing biosafety/hazard communication/chemical safety programs * Developing or maintaining management systems * Assist with site compliance and monitor ongoing mitigation strategies for worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic (monitor population density, social distancing, face mask use, cleaning, and sanitizing practices, etc.) * Expertise and experience in EHS regulatory compliance.  Local experience with City of Cambridge a plus. * Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc.  **Education/Qualifications:** * Bachelor's degree in scientific or EHS related field * Prior consulting or EHS experience.  Preferred 1-3 years’ experience with lab safety, biosafety, hazardous materials/waste management * Prior experience with risk assessment and accident investigations * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Strong computer skills * Professional certifications (such as CIH, ASP, CSP, or CHMM) desired, but not required * Understanding of health and safety regulatory requirements, specifically Fed-OSHA standards, and conducting regulatory compliance audits   **What we offer:** BSI offers a competitive salary, group-sponsored health and dental, short-term and long-term disability, a company-matched 401k plan, company paid life insurance, 11 paid holidays and 4 weeks paid time off. The salary for this position can range from $79,050 to $102,300 annually; actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s competencies, level of experience, education, location, divisional budget and internal peer compensation comparisons. **About Us** BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives.   Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments. Utilizing its extensive expertise in key industry sectors - including automotive, aerospace, built environment, food and retail, and healthcare - BSI delivers on its purpose by helping its clients fulfil theirs. Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society’s critical issues – from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world. BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.