Senior​/Principal Environment, Safety, and Health Coordinator - Operational Support, Onsite

Senior/Principal Environment, Safety, and Health Coordinator - Operational Support, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

Extraordinary co‑workers of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

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Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Environment, Safety, and Health (ESH) Coordinator to join our team. The ESH Coordinator will play a crucial role in promoting a safe and healthy work environment by developing, implementing, and maintaining effective safety programs and practices. This position involves collaborating with various departments to ensure compliance with environmental regulations, safety standards, and health policies.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

Identify problems; collect, analyze, and interpret data; and identify potential control strategies to mitigate or control risks.

Collaborate with other highly trained ES&H Professionals across the occupational safety and health disciplines and line management to ensure proper work hazard evaluation and control.

Support mission activities through self‑assessments, causal analyses, and metrics.

Provide direct ES&H support and contribute to Center and Division ES&H initiatives.

Provide strong customer focus and partnership in supporting ES&H needs of line management, staff and utilizing a shared learning/risk‑based approach.

Perform a variety of environmental, safety, and occupational health related functions.

Assist/collaborate with management in implementing and assuring environment, safety, and health performance and compliance across all operations in the organization.

Develop, implement and communicate organization‑specific ES&H policies, processes, hazard controls and tools.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$102,400 - $199,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, plus five (5) or more years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

Certification as a safety professional (CSP) or industrial hygienist (CIH) or active pursuit of such.

Experience applying safety principles and overseeing materials science R&D operations that include heavy activity in pulsed power (accelerator) sciences, regulated lasers, and chemistry operations.

Experience assisting/coaching staff and management in effectively and efficiently implementing ES&H requirements and procedures.

Experience and/or familiarity with DOE, OSHA and other regulatory agencies.

Experience reviewing and analyzing ES&H data in order to recommend performance improvements.

Experience with occurrence reporting and management processes.

Experience or training in accident or event investigation, including root cause analysis.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and concisely both in…