Ehs Engineer

The EHS Engineer supports safe execution of construction, industrial, manufacturing, and capital project activities by overseeing environmental health and safety programs, coordinating permit-to-work processes, and ensuring compliance with site safety regulations. This role focuses on proactive risk management, safety training, incident investigation, and continuous improvement of safety performance across all project operations.

The EHS Engineer supports safe execution of construction, industrial, manufacturing, and capital project activities by overseeing environmental health and safety programs, coordinating permit-to-work processes, and ensuring compliance with site safety regulations. This role focuses on proactive risk management, safety training, incident investigation, and continuous improvement of safety performance across all project operations.

The EHS Engineer supports safe execution of construction, industrial, manufacturing, and capital project activities by overseeing environmental health and safety programs, coordinating permit-to-work processes, and ensuring compliance with site safety regulations. This role focuses on proactive risk management, safety training, incident investigation, and continuous improvement of safety performance across all project operations.

• Lead and participate in pre-shift safety briefings, shift handoffs, site inspections, and toolbox talks to reinforce safety expectations and communicate daily risks.
• Issue, approve, and close required permits to work, ensuring all risk predictions, safety inspections, and documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• Monitor compliance with safety procedures, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and site regulations, and take action to address non-compliance.
• Provide safety training and onboarding for employees, contractors, and subcontractors, ensuring all personnel understand site rules, hazards, and safe work practices.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, document findings, and prepare clear reports that outline root causes and recommended corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate safety records, logs, and documentation, and communicate safety performance and corrective actions to project management and stakeholders.
• Conduct routine safety audits and inspections, identify hazards and improvement opportunities, and coordinate risk assessments and required work plans.
• Track safety performance data, analyze trends, and provide regular updates to project teams, site leadership, and stakeholders to support continuous improvement.
• Maintain and update project safety plans, emergency response procedures, safety signage, and related documentation to reflect current operations and risks.
• Coordinate closely with contractors, subcontractors, project teams, and site leadership to maintain a safe work environment and ensure alignment with safety standards.
• Support the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of safety programs and compliance processes for construction and capital projects.

• Demonstrated experience supporting safety in construction, manufacturing, industrial, or capital-project environments.
• Hands-on experience with permit-to-work processes, including issuing permits, managing approvals, and ensuring safe completion of permitted work.
• Proven ability to conduct risk assessments and job hazard analyses (JHA), and to use findings to inform safe work plans and controls.
• Experience performing safety inspections and audits, monitoring PPE compliance, and enforcing site safety regulations.
• Strong experience in incident and near-miss investigation, including root cause analysis, documentation of findings, and…