Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Busch Vacuum Solutions
is a leading manufacturer of vacuum pumps, compressors, and blowers for use in industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, food processing, metallurgy, biomedical, and material handling.

Busch Vacuum Solutions
has an immediate direct-hire opportunity open for a Senior Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist onsite at our headquarters
in Virginia Beach, Virginia! The targeted compensation range for this position is $97, per year, depending on the selected candidate's qualifications, skills, and relevant experience

The Sr. EHS Specialist owns and independently directs Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) programs across assigned Busch Group locations. The Sr EHS Specialist exercises discretion and professional judgment in evaluating significant regulatory and operational risks, establishing EHS priorities, selecting corrective-action approaches, serving as the site Safety Champion, and advising site leadership on solutions affecting safety, environmental performance, and compliance.

Job Responsibilities

• Direct EHS programs across assigned Busch Group sites; use independent judgment to set priorities and controls.
• Lead biweekly EHS reviews evaluating site performance, significant risks, and leadership action plans.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations; assess causes, select corrective actions, and verify effectiveness.
• Direct risk-based site inspections; evaluate findings, prioritize corrective actions, and verify closure.
• Own chemical inventory, hazardous-material, and waste program compliance; determine necessary controls.
• Evaluate significant workplace hazards; select safeguards within delegated authority and escalted material risks.
• Coach Safety Champions and drive employee engagement in “See It, Say It, Fix It” hazard reporting.
• Lead internal EHS audits; evaluate findings and corrective actions and advise management during external audits.
• Interpret OSHA, EPA, Virginia, and local EHS rules; assess compliance options and advise on major decisions.
• Set site EHS training priorities, evaluate requirements and effectiveness, and ensure completion records.
• Analyze incident trends, audit findings, and metrics; recommend substantive site EHS program improvements.
• Lead multi-site EHS emergency preparedness, business continuity planning, drills, and response improvements.
• Direct respiratory protection, hearing conservation, and PPE programs; assess risks and select safeguards.
• Lead JSEA reviews of work hazards, PPE, and environmental waste streams; authorize improvements to controls.
• Exercise delegated EHS approval authority for equipment, process, chemical, and facility changes affecting safety and environmental compliance.
• Visit assigned sites at least quarterly to independently evaluate compliance, risks, and corrective priorities.
• Own ISO 14001:2015 EMS implementation, compliance obligations, objectives, and operational controls.
• Conduct internal EMS and EHS audits; determine corrective actions and verify their effectiveness.
• Direct Virginia DEQ compliance strategies, including air permits, SPCC, stormwater, and waste; assess business impacts and advise leadership on significant regulatory risks.

Required Experience

• 3+ years of experience in Environmental, Health, & Safety:
  Required
• 5+ years of independent site or multi-site program responsibility:
  Preferred
• ISO
  14001 exposure, implementation:
  Preferred
• Experience independently evaluating OSHA/EPA compliance, leading EHS management systems, advising leadership, and interacting with regulatory agencies:
  Preferred

Personal Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school):
  Field of Study:
  Safety, Health, or closely related field or Associate's Degree with…