Sr. Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

The role

You will lead EHS programs and operational plans at the Starship high-rate launch site. You will provide technical expertise, manage a team of EHS professionals, and drive risk assessments and safety implementations.

What you will do

• Lead comprehensive EHS programs and operational plans across multiple teams
• Set day-to-day priorities and long-range plans for the EHS organization
• Lead EHS risk assessments and drive engineering controls and safeguards
• Coordinate with site leadership to ensure process safety involvement
• Represent the EHS department at the site leadership level
• Provide instructional guidance of job assignments and procedures
• Ensure mission and values are integrated within team goals and tasks
• Implement occupational safety programs outlined by OSHA standards
• Evaluate equipment overpressure/overtemperature scenarios and reaction hazards
• Coordinate with and serve as the main point of contact for local response agencies

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years of experience in the design, development, and general operational oversight of EHS disciplines
• 5+ years of progressive EHS management experience
• Not a remote position and will require relocation if not already local to the Pecan Island, LA area
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with an emphasis in process safety, chemical or mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, or systems safety engineering
• Experience working in aerospace or energy industry
• Experience with design and commissioning of process systems associated with or similar to those used in rocket launch facilities
• Advanced understanding of industry codes, standards, and practices such as ASME, NFPA, ANSI, IBC/IFC, RAGAGEP, etc.
• Strong command of federal and state EHS laws, regulations, and standards applicable to complex manufacturing
• Louisiana experience preferred
• Knowledge of quality tools such as lean manufacturing principles, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control pla

Before you apply

• Position is subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
• Must meet ITAR requirements regarding citizenship or residency status

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company was founded on the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting.