Chemical & Gas Safety Manager

Job Title:

Chemical & Gas Safety Manager

Location:

Tempe, AZ (with travel to all QCi locations in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, North Carolina, Indiana, and California)

Division:
Operations

Department:
Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)

Reports to:

EHS Director

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) (Nasdaq: QUBT) is an innovative, integrated photonics company that provides accessible and affordable quantum machines to the world today. QCi products are designed to operate at room temperature and low power at an affordable cost. The Company’s portfolio of core technology and products offer unique capabilities in the areas of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, cyber security as well as remote sensing applications.

Through direction from the EHS Director, the Chemical & Gas Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining company-wide programs for the safe storage, handling, use, and disposal of chemicals and compressed gases across QCi’s facilities in Arizona, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, North Carolina, Indiana, and California. This role requires deep subject matter expertise in semiconductor process chemicals and specialty gases — including pyrophoric, toxic, and corrosive materials — and encompasses chemical storage policy, hazardous waste management, fire code compliance, and emergency response readiness.

The successful candidate will author the policies and procedures that govern chemical and gas operations company-wide and will serve as QCi’s primary technical resource for chemical and gas safety, ensuring all facilities meet applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including International Fire Code (IFC) and NFPA requirements. The role will be based at QCi’s photonics foundry in Tempe, AZ and travel to the other locations as needed with 25-30% travel expected.

• Develop, implement, and maintain company-wide policies and procedures for chemical storage, handling, disposal, and transport, including hazard class segregation and compatibility requirements for flammables, corrosives, oxidizers, toxics, and pyrophoric materials.
• Own the specialty gas safety program, including gas cabinets, exhausted enclosures, cylinder storage and handling, gas distribution systems, restricted flow orifices, and cylinder changeout and purge procedures for pyrophoric (e.g., silane), toxic, corrosive, flammable, and inert gases.
• Manage continuous gas detection and monitoring programs, including sensor selection and placement, alarm setpoints, calibration and maintenance schedules, and alarm response protocols.
• Ensure compliance with International Fire Code (IFC) and NFPA requirements for hazardous materials — including control areas, maximum allowable quantities (MAQs), and the storage and use provisions of NFPA 55 and NFPA 400 — and serve as the primary technical liaison with fire marshals and local authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs).
• Develop and manage hazardous waste storage and disposal programs at all sites, including waste determinations, accumulation area management, labeling, manifesting, generator status compliance, and coordination with licensed disposal vendors in accordance with RCRA and applicable state regulations.
• Own the chemical approval process by reviewing new chemical and gas requests, assessing hazards, defining storage and handling requirements, and ensuring proper documentation before materials are approved and ordered.
• Maintain an accurate company-wide chemical and gas inventory database; conduct routine audits to verify on-site quantities against fire code limits, permit conditions, and reporting thresholds.
• Author and maintain written procedures for chemical and gas operations, including receiving, storage, dispensing and transfer, cylinder changeouts, and spill and release response.
• Develop and deliver training programs on chemical safety, compressed and specialty gas handling, hazardous waste management, and emergency response procedures.
• Support regulatory reporting and recordkeeping, including Tier II, TRI, hazardous waste generator reports, and state and local chemical reporting…