Environmental Health and Safety Lead

Kairos Power

Oakridge, TN

Full Time

Posted May 13, 2026

$123k - $175k· Est.

Nuclear Energy

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Job Description

As an Environment Health & Safety (EHS) Lead, you will support in an operational setting, promoting a culture of safety, sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

Develops, implements and maintains environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs to comply with all regulations.
Drives outcomes through the OKR process, leveraging partnerships with key stakeholders.
Oversees safety compliance for internal employees, contractors and vendors working on-site, including the Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) process to ensure they adhere to organizational EHS standards.
Manages and conducts inspections and audits regularly to verify compliance and to highlight opportunities for improvement.
Develops and manages waste processes such as disposal, recycling and hazardous materials handling.
Ensures EHS initiatives foster direct and honest communication, including leading safety committee meetings, toolbox talks, lunch and learns, and safety moments.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams, management and external agencies to align, assess and mitigate potential safety objectives.
Collaborates with the Learning and Development team to design, review and update relevant EHS required trainings, including emergency response plans on a regular basis. Stays informed of evolving environmental, health and safety regulations, standards and inspection requirements.
Investigates incidents and accidents, performs root cause analyses and implements preventive measures, while keeping thorough records and communicate findings as required. Collects, analyzes and reports industrial hygiene data to drive ongoing safety improvements, with the goal to maintain low recordable incident rates through consistent monitoring and improvement.
Works closely with HR to manage workers’ compensation claims and ensure proper return-to-work processes.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in safety management, regulatory compliance and program development. Environmental or Industrial Hygiene focus is a plus.
Requires seldom working weekends.
Requires occasional schedule flexibility.
Requires seldom non-standard work-week hours.
Requires occasional extended hours to support critical project timelines.

Benefits & Perks

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:
Competitive compensation packages
Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
Paid Vacation
401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.
Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810