Environmental, Health & Safety Associate

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  Sarasota, FL 34240
• Position Type:
  Full Time Regular
• Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $ Salary/year
• Travel Percentage:
  Road Warrior
• Job Category:
  Operational/ERD
• Job Title:
  
  Environmental, Health & Safety Associate I
• Location:
  
  Project-Based | Travel Required
• Reports to:
  
  Corporate Safety Manager
• Compensation Range: $75,000 - $100,000
• Other Compensation:
  Per diem and travel-related reimbursements
• Benefits:
  Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and travel opportunities

Ceres Environmental Operations (CEO) is a leader in crisis management, rapid response, and disaster recovery, committed to rebuilding stronger, safer communities. We specialize in emergency response, environmental services, planning and consulting, including debris removal, logistics, debris management, demolition, recycling, forest management, and coastal and marine restoration. As a licensed general contractor, we offer unparalleled expertise to restore stability where it is needed most.

Driven by Purpose, Powered by People

At CEO, we believe you're more than just an employee; you're part of a team with a purpose and a meaningful mission. Every team member plays a vital role in restoring hope and helping communities recover and rebuild.

We value initiative, respect diversity, and give our people the freedom to lead. We offer competitive pay, travel opportunities, and a culture built on resilience and teamwork. If you show up with compassion, share the commitment, react with urgency, and deliver solutions, you'll fit right in. We don't just respond to challenges; we rise to them.

Ceres Environmental Operations seeks an Environmental Health & Safety Associate I to support field operations and ensure compliance with company safety programs, client requirements, and applicable federal, state, local, Tribal, OSHA, EPA, and asbestos regulations. This role works under the direction of senior safety leadership and project management to implement established safety plans, monitor field compliance, conduct inspections, deliver training, and support incident investigations.

The EHS Associate I serves as a field resource for employees, subcontractors, and project teams by helping identify hazards, promoting safe work practices, and ensuring work is performed in compliance with applicable safety requirements. Success in this role will be measured through effective field presence, timely hazard identification, regulatory compliance, injury prevention, quality documentation, and support of a positive safety culture across operational and project sites.

• Implement and enforce company health and safety programs, policies, procedures, and client-specific requirements established by corporate and project leadership.
• Conduct routine field safety inspections, audits, and worksite evaluations to identify hazards and verify compliance with applicable regulations and company standards.
• Monitor employee and subcontractor compliance with safety requirements, safe work practices, and PPE standards.
• Perform field observations and provide coaching to employees regarding safe work practices and hazard recognition.
• Participate in job hazard analyses and provide recommendations for hazard mitigation and corrective actions.
• Support accident, incident, injury, property damage, and near-miss investigations and assist with corrective action follow-up.
• Prepare safety inspection reports, incident documentation, corrective action tracking logs, and regulatory records.
• Deliver and document employee orientations, toolbox talks, safety meetings, and project-specific training.
• Assist project management and operations teams with implementation of client safety requirements and site-specific safety plans.
• Monitor demolition, debris management, environmental remediation, construction, and disaster recovery activities for safe work practices.
• Support asbestos abatement and environmental remediation projects by monitoring field activities, verifying regulatory compliance, maintaining required documentation, and assisting with exposure control measures.
• Conduct or support air monitoring, exposure assessments, and industrial hygiene sampling activities when required.
• Verify proper use, maintenance, and availability of personal protective equipment, respiratory protection equipment, and emergency response resources.
• Respond to employee safety concerns and communicate findings and…