EHS Manager – General Industry

Job Description

Construction Safety and Health Professional | ITAC

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at ITAC, located across multiple sites in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. ITAC, an ENR-Ranked Top Design Firm with over 450 employees, provides integrated engineering and construction services for complex capital projects for Fortune 500 companies. The firm specializes in power generation & utilities, chemicals, food & beverage, forest products, advanced manufacturing, and minerals & metals. This role is crucial for ensuring the safety and health of employees by implementing and managing comprehensive EHS programs across manufacturing, assembly, and fabrication operations, directly supporting the company’s purpose to make life better.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

• Team: Reports directly to the ITAC EHS Director.
• Mission: To implement and administer ITAC’s EHS Program, fully supporting the company’s commitment to safety and core values, and improving safety for all employees.
• Tech Stack: MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), ITAC’s online system.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Program Implementation: Implement and administer the ITAC EHS Program across manufacturing, assembly, and fabrication operations, embracing core values and supporting operational success with effective EHS services.
• Policy and Plan Development: Develop industrial EHS assessments, policies, programs, and plans, proactively observing behaviors and practices, identifying deficiencies and hazards, and proposing policy updates.
• Training and Incident Response: Lead and coordinate safety meetings, conduct training, and effectively communicate safety and health compliance information to all project employees, while also facilitating detailed incident investigations and producing high-quality reports.
• Site and Shop Inspections: Evaluate all shop practices, including emergency response procedures, for effectiveness and compliance, and perform detailed equipment, location, and tool inspections to identify and report trends or reoccurring deficiencies.
• Industrial Hygiene & Data Management: Perform basic industrial hygiene tasks such as recommending and conducting air sampling and monitoring, data logging, and entering all daily, weekly, and special training and audits into ITAC’s online system for OSHA compliant recordkeeping.

The Must-Haves
• Background: OSHA 30 Hour General Industry certification is required. Candidates should have advanced coursework or college-level degrees in EHS subjects. A valid Driver’s License and the ability to travel to project sites using company vehicles is also essential.
• Experience: A minimum of 7 years managing EHS programs within construction, general industry, process, manufacturing, or similar organizations is necessary. This includes at least one year of management and oversight experience for direct reports or management training.
• Skills: Possess effective communication skills to lead, coach, and train all levels of project employees on safety and health compliance and best practices. Demonstrate an understanding of basic Industrial Hygiene and General Industry safety practices, coupled with strong computer aptitude including fluency with MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Bonus: Preferred qualifications include OSHA 500 / 501 Certification, additional OSHA level courses related to general industry and industrial hygiene subjects, Forklift and Overhead Crane certifications, Machine Guarding Courses, Hazardous Materials handling and storage credentials, Environmental and Industrial Waste Management, Fire Prevention and Suppression related courses, CSP – Certified Safety Professional, and other EHS related Management Certifications.