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Regional Environmental Health & Safety Consultant Oakland, CA

Implements, monitors and measures Kaisers EHS programs and projects in assigned Kaiser Permanente regions. Assists National EHS Project Managers in developing strategies and materials to address EHS needs. Performs annual EHS compliance audits.
Essential Functions:
- Serves as a professional/technical liaison to assigned Kaiser regions.
- Ensures EHS risks are communicated to regions management along with alternatives for managing/minimizing these risks.
- Consults, advises and communicates with specific regions about their EHS program improvement options, accountability models and EHS programs.
- Conducts risk assessments on physical, chemical and operating parameters using EHS program risk identification designs and plans.
- Recommends corrective action demonstrating sensitivity to time and budget constraints.
- Implements national EHS policy, programs and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and minimize EHS risks.
- Assists project managers in the design and development of new EHS programs.
- Leads the design and development of EHS training programs.
- Conducts EHS compliance audits across all KP operations.
- Develops specific audit findings and recommendations to chart improvement path.
- Communicates to senior management the compliance status of their programs.
- Researches, tracks and analyzes the status of new federal and state EHS regulations and communicates to regional management the impact of the proposed regulations on Kaiser Permanente.
- Designs regulatory data collections processes and establishes data reporting priorities and goals for regional management.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Job may require supervisory responsibilities.


Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Significant (usually 5-7 years) experience in environmental management profession required. Health Care industry experience preferred.
- Bachelors degree in engineering, industrial hygiene, environmental science, public health or equivalent experience required.
- Registered Environmental Assessor (REA) or certified Healthcare Environmental Manager (HEM) from Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI)) within one year of hire.
- Candidates must pass the Certified Hazardous material Manager (CHMM) exam within the first year of employment.
- Expertise and knowledge of U.S. environmental legislation including RCRA (Resource Conservation & Recovery Act), Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act.
- Knowledge of state regulations in areas where Kaiser has operations preferred.
- Experience with negotiation rounds with state agencies preferred.
- Proficient with PC applications.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to travel frequently to different KP regions.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

***NOTE: This position will travel 25%.****

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