EHS Consultant

BSI America Professional Services Inc. is seeking a Health, Safety and Environmental Consultant to support the EHS department at a client site in the Boston, MA area. This is a full-time position with benefits, located at a biopharmaceutical laboratory and research facility.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with laboratory inspections and observe, document, and investigate unsafe work conditions.
• Work with laboratory personnel to develop JHAs and determine project-specific hazards and risks.
• Identify and manage occupational hazards and environmental risks, lead incident investigations, conduct risk assessments, and create/document corrective and preventative actions to ensure a safe workplace.
• Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc.
• Conduct periodic review of hazardous chemical inventories for permit compliance.
• Occasionally conduct lab safety training for newly hired employees and scientists needing yearly recertification.
• Assist with Large Quantity Generator requirements and contingency plan if site waste limits continue to grow or exceed SQG threshold.
• Assistance/consulting on spill response and clean up, and local reporting to outside agencies (if necessary).
• Implementing biosafety/hazard communication/chemical safety programs.
• Developing or maintaining management systems.
• Assist with site compliance and monitor ongoing mitigation strategies for worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in scientific or EHS related field.
• Prior consulting or EHS experience.
• Preferred 3-5 years' experience with lab safety, biosafety, hazardous materials/waste management.
• Prior experience with risk assessment and accident investigations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Professional certifications (such as CIH, ASP, CSP, or CHMM) desired, but not required.

What we offer:

• BSI offers a competitive salary, group-sponsored health and dental, short-term and long-term disability, a company-matched 401k plan, company paid life insurance, 11 paid holidays and 4 weeks paid time off.
• Salary: The salary for this position can range from $80,800 to $111,100 annually; actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's competencies, level of experience, education, location, divisional budget and internal peer compensation comparisons.