Senior Health & Safety Specialist

Job DescriptionThere's no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we're committed to helping you do exactly that. Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in. Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it. Who are we looking for? Our US East Environmental business is looking for a Senior Health & Safety Specialist to join our Atlanta area team! This is an exciting opportunity for you to provide onsite support within an active manufacturing facility to support our client's needs. The facility is located approximately 40 to 50 miles northwest of Downtown Atlanta and you will need to be able to be at the facility at least 3 days a week. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in developing OSHA-compliant health and safety programs and procedures that span multiple operations and equipment types, while also taking the lead on creating detailed lockout/tagout procedures, conducting comprehensive job hazard assessments, and performing thorough incident investigations. Your work will directly support OSHA reporting requirements, program auditing, and continuous improvements in client safety performance. As a trusted partner to our client, you will regularly review and refine health and safety programs to ensure ongoing compliance, completing routine facility inspections, and delivering impactful employee training. You will conduct industrial hygiene surveys, including air and noise monitoring, and help facilitate safety committee and emergency response team discussions. Your observations and site visit documentation will translate into actionable deliverables that strengthen day-to-day safety operations. You may also support environmental compliance data collection and will take on specialized projects that include LOTO procedure development, JHA creation, and participation in DOT/RCRA seminars. This is a hands-on, influential position for someone passionate about creating safer workplaces and helping clients achieve their operational goals. Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in: Health, Safety, and Environment: Monitor and review performance against health, safety, and environment (HSE) key performance indicators (KPIs) and patterns of behavior within the area of responsibility. Take action to improve performance and to resolve noncompliance with the organization's HSE policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions. Project Management: Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues. Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers. Organizational Capability Building: Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development specified by professional or regulatory institutions, to build their professional capabilities. Provide informal training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Personal Capability Building: Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media. Analysis of "As Is" and "To Be": Document complex "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required. Client Issue Diagnosis: Collate and conduct analysis of the tactical and operational information gathered through interviews and research to support the diagnosis of underlying client issues and problems and the design of single solutions. Solutions Analysis: Identify and evaluate complex, expertise-led solutions against a range of criteria to find the ones that best meet business needs. Request for Bid Solicitation/Proposal/Tender Response: Gather information and resources, draft and complete proposals, and fulfill all process requirements (in terms of deadlines, documentation, etc.) in response to complex bid solicitations, request for proposal, and request for tender to create the best chance of being awarded the contract. What you'll bring to the team: Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety or a related field of study Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Health & Safety roles, preferably in an industrial or manufacturing setting Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or similar certifications are preferred Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) preferred Certified OSHA 30 Hour trained Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 45001, OSHA regulations, and other relevant standards Ability and willingness to work onsite in a manufacturing environment with physical demands (climbing ladders, walking/standing on concrete, potential respirator use) Ability to effectively communicate with the client, line supervisors, and skilled workers in a manufacturing setting Strong technical writing skills Bilingual (Korean and/or Spanish) is a plus and a strong differentiator As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. #LI-AS1 About Us Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way. We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact. See where your commitment could take you with GHD. Our Pledge to You At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today. See where your commitment could take you. That's the #PowerOfCommitment Who we are GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents. The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

Created: 2026-03-04