Environmental Health and Safety Lead
panthalassaPortland, Oregon
Full Time
Posted January 10, 2026
$135k - $185k
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Job Description
The Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Lead will develop and implement safety programs across various environments, supporting engineering and operational teams in a fast-paced renewable ocean energy company. The role involves integrating safety into design, conducting risk assessments, leading incident investigations, and fostering a safety-first culture to ensure safe and efficient project execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the rollout and adoption of safety principles across various environments
- Develop and maintain a safety management system for inspections, near misses, and incidents
- Create and implement safety training programs for different operational environments
- Integrate safety into engineering design, construction, and equipment installation processes
- Provide practical safety guidance and solutions to teams to mitigate hazards
- Establish communication channels for safety information, lessons learned, and standards
- Oversee safety preparedness, including emergency response planning and drills
- Lead incident investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, manufacturing, and marine teams to ensure safety is integrated into decision-making
Requirements
- Seven (7) years of experience in Environmental Health Safety roles supporting engineering, R D, industrial, fabrication, or manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated ability to build or scale a safety program in a fast-changing or early-stage context.
- Strong technical understanding of OSHA regulations, hazard communication standards, industrial safety, and risk assessment methodologies.
- Experience with high-voltage electrical safety, including NFPA 70E requirements, arc flash analysis, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) programs, and safe energized work practices.
- Working knowledge of lithium-ion battery safety, including storage, handling, thermal runaway risk mitigation, hazardous waste classification, and environmental compliance obligations.
- Experience supporting environments with energy storage systems, high-power test equipment, or power conversion hardware.
- Proven ability to lead incident investigations and develop effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams including engineers, technicians, manufacturing teams, marine crews, and program managers, with a hands-on, partnership-driven approach.
- Experience working directly in labs, shops, docks, or field environments to understand the work and co-create safety solutions.
- Ability to build trust and influence without relying on authority, compliance enforcement, or heavy process.
- Ability to translate regulatory or technical concepts into clear, practical guidance for a variety of work settings, from labs and shops to docks and pilot manufacturing areas.
- A systems thinker who can simplify complexity, establish clear ownership, and build accountability and visibility across teams.
- Intermittent ability to work longer hours and weekends to support critical needs.
- Willingness to travel to vendors and test sites as needed.
Benefits & Perks
Cash compensation of 135,000 - 185,000
Equity in the company
Flexible paid time off
Health insurance (100% paid for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
Dental insurance (100% paid for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
Vision insurance (100% paid for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
Disability insurance (100% paid for long-term financial support if disabled)
Relocation assistance to Portland
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