Northeast Regional Environmental Health, Safety & Transportation Manager Somerville, MA

Northeast Regional Environmental Health, Safety & Transportation Manager

Triumvirate Environmental, one of the largest environmental services firms in North America, is seeking a Northeast Regional Manager of Environmental, Health, Safety & Transportation.

This highly motivated and customer-focused individual will be responsible for developing and maintaining programs and policies that ensure a safe, healthy, and compliant working environment within fixed facilities and across a dispersed workforce. This role leads a high-performing team of EHS & Transportation compliance specialists, who are embedded in the business and deployed regionally across the Northeast region.

Triumvirate provides leading institutions in higher education, life sciences, healthcare, and industrial sectors with diverse services and advice to assist them with compliance management. At Triumvirate, we strive to WOW both our employees and our customers. Our unique culture fosters growth, development, education, and creativity.

This position reports to the Director - Environmental, Health & Safety and Transportation Operations, and is based in Somerville, MA. This is an onsite role, and hybrid work may be approved on a case-by-case basis.

• Develop and implement EHS&T strategies, policies and programs specifically tailored to operational processes and in alignment with company goals, regulatory requirements, and internal/external customer expectations.
• Partner with customer-facing teams to integrate EHS&T considerations into planning and execution of job tasks for customer solutions.
• Lead and mentor the EHS&T field facing team, fostering professional development, accountability, and culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with operational leadership to integrate EHS&T considerations into operational processes and decision-making processes.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental regulations and reporting requirements in all operational activities.
• Develop, implement and monitor health and safety programs to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.
• Promote and cultivate a strong safety culture, by applying Human and Organizational (HOP) principles that emphasize proactive safety practices and employee engagement.
• Conduct operational risk assessments, audits, and inspections to identify potential hazards and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and implementation of system-wide corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Enforce policies and procedures related to driver safety and vehicle maintenance.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive emergency response plans and procedures.
• Monitor and analyze EHS&T performance metrics to identify trends, measure progress, and drive continuous improvement.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in EHS&T roles, with at least 2 years in a leadership position within an operational context.
• In-depth knowledge of environmental regulations, OSHA standards and transportation safety regulations.
• Proven experience developing and implementing EHS&T programs and policies.
• Experience promoting safety culture and implementing human and organizational performance principles.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration and influencing abilities.
• Strong consulting and systems project management skills.
• Ability to work in diverse environments, including offices, laboratories, waste management areas, warehouse settings, and outdoors as needed for scoping and appraisal of high hazard work.
• Proficient use of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• This position requires occasional travel to various fleet locations and flexibility to respond to emergencies outside regular working hours.

Preferred Requirements:

• Certifications such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or similar credentials are highly desirable.
• Experience with EHST management systems such as Intelex or similar platforms.
• Bilingual English/French, English/Spanish is a plus.

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