Environmental, Health & Safety Engineer

Designed and assembled in the United States, Proterra’s innovative battery platform offers industry-leading energy density, durability, performance and safety systems – enabling Proterra EV batteries to be the premium choice for commercial vehicles and industrial equipment.

Proterra’s battery technology offers industry-leading energy density, safety systems, and durability. Proudly designed in Silicon Valley and assembled in Greer, South Carolina, Proterra® batteries are the premier choice to electrify commercial vehicles ranging from buses and trucks to construction equipment and more. Proterra is building innovative battery technology to power a better, more sustainable world.

Position Overview:

The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer will lead critical initiatives that protect our people, our facilities, and our environment at Proterra’s Greer manufacturing site. This role drives EHS program development, regulatory compliance, ISO 14001 management, incident prevention, and continuous improvement across operations. The EHS Engineer partners closely with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, and Leadership to strengthen our safety culture, reduce risk, and support sustainable, high‑quality manufacturing.

About the Role – You will:

• Develop, enhance, and promote environmental, health, and safety programs and policies to promote a safe work environment and mitigate exposure to the environment.
• Influences Plant, Production, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Executive leadership to drive the EHS culture, performance, and results.
• Management of all EHS programs and policies
• Supports company interface with regulatory authorities for regulatory visits, requests and submissions for the region.
• Monitors changes to all EHS regulations pertaining to their area and reviews recommendations for incorporation into EHS management systems and standards in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with all OSHA, federal, state and local guidelines regarding health and safety programs
• Accountable for managing site EHS documentation to include program design, EHS data collection and posting, training documentation, and EHS KPI reports.
• Lead all efforts to maintain ISO 14001 certification and manage the system to ensure compliance, subsequent recertifications.
• Lead all environmental compliance obligations for the organization including applicable regulatory reports
• Serve as the system administrator for all EHS Metrics including, but not limited to incident and corrective action management, compliance training, safety observations, and near miss reporting.
• Prepare EHS reports detailing leading and lagging metrics. Power BI proficiency is a plus.
• Develop, maintain, track, and report all EHS training and serve as the system administer for Proterra’s EHS Learning Management System (LMS).
• Conduct safety inspections, ergonomic risk assessments, job hazard analysis, and ensure compliance with EPA, OSHA, DOT, SC DES, and local authorities.
• Coordinate incident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop and integrate waste management, minimization, and recycling programs.
• Understand and adhere to current quality and control policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned to ensure continuous improvement, compliance.

About Our Group:

• As strategic partners, the EHS team strives to ensure that our values, culture and engagement always allow us do great things for our company!
• We strive to provide the highest-level service and support to our clients each and every day.
• We work collaboratively to build strong relationships with our clients, partners, and own team.
• We treat each other with respect…and always try to have a little fun every day!
• This position will be part of the EHS team that supports Proterra’s Manufacturing and Engineering operations.
• You will report to the EHS, Facilities, & Sustainability Director and collaborate with other EHS team members located at our Greer Manufacturing Facility, while also collaborating with other members of the Volvo Group EHS organization.

About You:

• Self-starter with the ability to adapt interpersonal styles and techniques to influence at all levels of the organization;
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