Environmental, Health & Safety Professional - South Carolina Region

Kwest Environmental, Health & Safety Professional Position Description

Position: EH&S Professional

Report to: Sr. EH&S Manager

Salary: $75,000 - $100,000

• Regularly travel to regional offices and job sites and conduct on-site inspections to evaluate safe work practices, physical conditions and environmental practices.
• Ensure compliance with Kwest Group and site‑specific client environmental and safety procedures. Communicate and submit all findings via report to project managers, audited team members, and senior leadership in a timely manner.
• Identify and evaluate environmental conditions and practices in the workplace.
• Develop controls for identified conditions and hazards.
• Coordinate the implementation of controls from results of environmental and safety analyses.
• Help with the development, completion, submission, and implementation of Project Specific Safety Plans (PSSP’s).
• Evaluate safety equipment, statistics, or site‑specific needs for new projects and maintain inventory of PPE and safety supplies.
• Issue stop work orders on projects that are found to have safety deficiencies.
• Act as the Kwest Group representative to the client, subcontractors, and suppliers during the life of the project, under the direction of the assigned supervisor.
• Maintain a positive attitude and good working relationships with customers, team members, and the public.
• Perform all duties consistent with the Company Mission Statement and the “Kwest Group” philosophy.

• Bachelor’s or an associate degree in environmental science, safety or related field is preferred.
• OSHA 500 preferred.
• Competent experience with excavations, confined spaces, rigging, and fall protection preferred.
• Root cause analysis experience/training preferred.
• CHST preferred.
• Spanish proficiency is strongly preferred to effectively communicate safety information and discuss incidents with English and Spanish speaking employees and subcontractors as needed.
• Prior experience performing SWPPP and/or other environmental related duties in civil construction, industrial, engineering, or related field is preferred.
• Prior experience performing safety duties in civil construction, industrial, engineering, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi‑task and prioritize projects, completing complex administrative tasks with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to pass a background and drug test.
• Out‑of‑town travel as required, up to 50‑70%.
• Work approximately 50 – 55 hours per week.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as required.

• To issue stop work orders on projects which are found to have EH&S deficiencies.
• To act as the Kwest Group representative to the client, subcontractors, and suppliers during the life of the project, under the direction of the assigned supervisor.
• To request assistance from other Kwest Group personnel as needed.

• Frequently required to sit, talk or hear, and use hands to handle or touch objects or controls.
• Regularly required to stand and walk; must be able to stoop, bend or reach above shoulders on occasion.
• Must travel from site to site.
• Must work in an active construction site environment; exposure to dust, noise, heat, cold, rain expected.
• Must be physically able to perform repetitive motions and heavy lifting, as described below.
• Must maintain effective audio and visual discrimination and perception.
• Must wear all employer‑mandated PPE, including hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, safety vests, and safety‑toed work boots; PPE provided by company.
• Must be able to hear with or without hearing device and see at least 30 feet with or without corrective lenses; color vision and other vision abilities required.
• Must be able to differentiate and identify colors.
• Must work while wearing respirator if necessary.
• Must negotiate uneven terrain surfaces, including muddy and icy soils.
• Must continually lift up to 50 lbs. for distances of 30 feet or more; push and pull tools and materials regularly.
• Must have knowledge of occupational hazards and mandatory OSHA 30‑hour testing and First Aid/CPR compliance before starting work.
• Must complete mandatory pre‑employment physical examination requirements.

Kwest Group maintains a non‑discrimination policy for all team members and applicants in every facet of the company’s operations. In compliance with federal and state laws, Kwest Group recruits, hires, trains, and promotes all qualified team members, in all job titles, without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, citizenship, national origin, disability, veteran status or genetic information.