EHS Manager - Environmental focus

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy.

Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Are you passionate about environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, workplace safety and sustainability? Do you have a talent for influencing and leading others to create a positive safety culture? We are seeking an experienced EHS Manager to join our team in the Beaumont/ Port Arthur, TX area.

As our Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager, you’ll play a key leadership role ensuring in protecting employees, ensuring environmental compliance and driving continuous improvement across our operations.

The EHS Manager will oversee environmental compliance programs, including air permitting and emissions management, wastewater, and stormwater compliance, hazardous waste management, environmental monitoring, regulatory reporting, and permit compliance assurance. This position will work closely with operations, engineering, and other stakeholders to identify environmental risks, maintain compliance, implement corrective actions, and promote a culture of environmental responsibility and operational excellence.

We’re looking for someone who is a strong advocate for our safety culture and who will help everyone internalize the key attributes of

Shared values and engagement at all levels

Transparency

Proactive instead of reactive solutions

This role is best suited for someone with experience working in an environment with hazardous chemicals. If you like the idea of doing meaningful work with a company that’s on a mission to create a cleaner, more sustainable world for us all, here’s more!

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a variety of EHS requirements and compliance implementation which includes regulations, air permitting, wastewater permitting and treatment and hazardous waste.

Partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and other site personnel to incorporate environmental requirements into operating procedures, maintenance activities, capital projects, and Management of change processes.

Coordinate environmental inspections, and interactions with regulatory agencies, including preparations for inspections/audits, responses to findings, and tracking of required corrective actions.

Initiate and influence integration of EHS policies and practices into the business.

Knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM)

Security – Responsible for security of property and materials and alignment with DHS requirements

Key User of HSES Suite (Gensuite) for reporting and tracking Incidents, Near Misses, Hazards, BBS observations, Audits, MOC’s, Regulatory Reporting, and assigned actions associated with the aforementioned processes

Serve as a compliance liaison with outside organizations

Recommend process safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemicals.

Oversee the testing of air quality, noise, and temperature levels to verify compliance with health and safety regulations and perform or direct environmental monitoring as required by permits or Veolia; examine permits to ensure compliance with requirements.

Ability to evaluate PPE and ensure proper use and maintenance of PPE

Work with consultants…