Environmental Health and Safety Lead

The role

The EHS Lead will support an operational setting by developing and implementing industrial safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental programs. This role manages regulatory compliance and fosters a safe work environment across research, construction, and operations phases.

What you will do

• Develops, implements and maintains environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs.
• Drives outcomes through the OKR process.
• Oversees safety compliance for employees, contractors and vendors.
• Manages and conducts inspections and audits.
• Develops and manages waste processes including disposal, recycling and hazardous materials handling.
• Leads safety committee meetings, toolbox talks, lunch and learns, and safety moments.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, management and external agencies.
• Collaborates with the Learning and Development team to design and update EHS trainings and emergency response plans.
• Investigates incidents and accidents and performs root cause analyses.
• Works with HR to manage workers’ compensation claims and return-to-work processes.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in safety management, regulatory compliance and program development.
• Strong knowledge of EHS regulatory requirements.
• Understand the diverse requirements in a manufacturing and R&D environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools.
• Ability to work with and lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Proven track record of developing a strong safety culture and reducing recordable incident rates.
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team.
• Ability to problem solve quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.

Nice to have

• Environmental or Industrial Hygiene focus
• Certification (CSP, CIH, or similar)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k)
• Pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Before you apply

• Must be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information.
• Foreign nationals from countries not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list require an export control license.
• Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

About the company

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR).