EHS Compliance Specialist

About the position Arcadis is seeking an experienced Environmental Health and Safety Regulatory Compliance Specialist to join our Sustainable Operations team in the Northeast. This position will support national and regional Environmental and/or Health & Safety regulatory compliance, auditing, and permitting projects. This will be a hybrid role with approximately 25% travel and 75% office work (hybrid). Candidates will have a minimum of 7 years of experience and a bachelor's degree in occupational health & safety, environmental engineering, environmental science, or other directly relevant EHS compliance disciplines. As a Consultant with Arcadis, you'll soon discover you can make a difference in our company by collaborating with staff and contributing to an interesting array of projects. You will be a key member to drive innovation and build strong technical communities within the EHS Space. This is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team and gain experience in a wide variety of environmental projects for diverse market sectors. Your career growth will only be limited by your skills and your passion for success! This role will sit within the larger Global Resilience Business Area. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we're feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we're seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Responsibilities • Work directly with senior engineers, safety professionals and scientists on compliance, permitting, and reporting projects. • Provide support to our key clients with focus on clients in the Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana, and Pennsylvania area. • Assist clients with permitting and compliance strategies, preparation of regulatory permit applications, and develop environmental or health & safety compliance policies, programs, procedures, and management systems. • Perform or assist with site visits, compliance audits, trainings, and meetings. • Prepare emissions or process inventories and other annual reporting, such as Toxics Release Inventory Reporting and Tier II. • Participate in all areas of EHS compliance. • Collaborate with Arcadis' EHS compliance team to ensure application of regulatory knowledge, analytical techniques, and excellent project delivery. • Be mentored by senior members of the EHS team from a technical and business prospective and to ensure all work products meet Arcadis quality standards. • Interact with clients, understanding their needs, and conversing with regulators on their behalf • Proficiency in arenaflex Word, Excel and PowerPoint to edit and develop professional technical documents and perform data analysis. • Ability to travel (up to 25%) for project and client needs; however, most work will be performed from an Arcadis office location or remotely. Requirements • Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience. • BS in Engineering, EHS Management, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or other directly relevant EHS compliance discipline • Knowledge of federal, state and local health & safety compliance regulations including but not limited to: hazard communication, hazardous substances, fall protection, machine guarding, PPE, walking/working surfaces, electrical safety, powered industrial trucks, respiratory and hearing protection. • Knowledge of federal, state and local environmental compliance regulations including air quality, stormwater, wastewater, hazardous, universal and solid waste, chemical and oil management. Nice-to-haves • Knowledge of federal, state and local health & safety compliance regulations • Registrations/Certifications: CSP, BEAC, CHMM, PE, ISO Lead Auditor • Knowledge of Management Systems (ISO 14001, 50001, 45001) • Experience with process safety management (OSHA 1910.119) Benefits • Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. • We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. • The salary range for this position is $68,187 - $112,509. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. Apply tot his job

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