Manager, Environment Health and Safety

Kairos Power is seeking an Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Manager in Albuquerque, NM. The role involves leading a diverse EHS team, developing and implementing safety and environmental programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a culture of safety and sustainability. Key responsibilities include hazard identification, incident analysis, training, and collaboration with various teams. The ideal candidate should be adaptable, collaborative, and have a lean business mindset.
Job Summary

As an Environment Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager your primary emphasis will be to lead a diverse team in an operational setting promoting a culture of safety, sustainability, and environmental responsibility. You will be responsible for developing and implementing industrial safety, laboratory safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental programs, managing regulatory compliance, and fostering a safe and environmentally conscious work environment. You will manage a cross functional EHS team in a growing environment covering several phases, such as research and development, manufacturing, construction, and operations. You and your team are responsible for the overall health and safety of the facility. A successful candidate will need to be highly collaborative, have a lean business mindset, be able to find pioneering ways to achieve complex objectives, adaptable to a fast moving and environment, be able to prioritize objectives and align with the company's goals and risk tolerance.

Responsibilities
• Lead a diverse team of EHS professionals while providing mentorship and growth opportunities.
• Develop, implement, and maintain environmental, health and safety programs to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Identify potential hazards and recommend measures to mitigate risks.
• Drive the Job Hazard Analysis process to improve the overall safety of operations.
• Strategize and create a plan to reduce incident rates.
• Implement emergency response plans for incidents and ensure employees are trained accordingly.
• Develops, reviews, and conducts EHS-related training; performs safety orientation as part of the new hire orientation meetings.
• Promote a culture of environmental responsibility and encourage sustainable practices throughout the organization.
• Stay current with all environmental, health and safety regulations, inspections, and standards and ensure the organization's adherence to all applicable laws.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports, permits, and documentation as required.
• Conduct inspections and audits to monitor compliance and to identify areas for improvement.
• Oversee hazardous material program including inventory, disposal, recycling, and handling.
• Partner and manage relationships with vendors to assist with the environment, health and safety of the facility.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, management, and external agencies to ensure alignment with safety goals.
• Ensure that EHS is providing opportunities for direct and honest communication including leading safety committee meetings, toolbox talks, lunch and learns, safety moments, etc.
• Interface with operational, maintenance, laboratory and research staff to ensure proper identification and mitigation of hazards to ensure work gets done safely.
• Understand workflow and operational processes by walking the floor and directly engaging employees while being open and approachable.
• Investigate all incidents and accidents, determining root causes and implementing preventive measures.
• Maintain incident records and report findings to upper management and regulatory authorities as required through the First Report of Incident process.
• Collect, analyze, and report data related to safety performance.
• Identify trends and opportunities for improvement based on data analysis.
• Drive results through the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) process while leveraging partnerships with key contributors.
• Be a first responder and part of Emergency Response Team
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field.
• 5+ years of direct management experience and management of programs focusing on safety management, regulatory compliance, and program development.
• In-depth understanding of local, state, and federal EH&S regulations applicable to the industry.
• Must have expertise in a discipline within EHS, certification is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Capability to conduct thorough incident investigations and risk assessments.
• Strong knowledge of EHS regulations, codes, and standards.
• Ability to work in an agile R&D environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record of developing a strong safety culture and reducing recordable incident rates.
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues.

Physical Conditions
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts, etc.
• Setting up and transferring temporary structures (e.g. scaffolding, ladders)
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 35 pounds in all directions

Environmental Conditions
• General office environment
• Low temperatures
• High temperatures
• Outdoor environment or elements such as precipitation and wind
• Noisy environments
• Small and/or enclosed spaces
• Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions
• Elevated heights

Travel Requirements
• Some travel may be required, up to 10%

Safety and PPE
• Manipulating, cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
• Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes
• Handling of Beryllium (Be) containing material

Additional requirement
• Seldom requires working weekends
• Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
• Seldom requires non-standard work-week hours
• Seldom requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

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