Sr Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist

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Position Summary:

The Sr EHS Specialist EHS Systems will support the Global EHS strategy by providing active management of EHS global business processes and related information management systems. This individual will develop an analysis of EHS business processes and systems to help identify and drive continuous improvement activities that increase maturity in EHS risk management and value creation while meeting business technology and regulatory requirements.

The Sr EHS Specialist EHS Systems will assist in project planning and coordination with vendors and regional EHS Teams closely working with other business functions to ensure cohesive execution of EHS business process.

This position will not have direct supervisory responsibilities. However the position will require strong collaboration and the capability to implement change in a global matrix management support model. Flexibility and customer-centric attitudes are fundamental in this role.

Responsibilities:

Develop maintain and improve business process analysis for EHS global programs and related information management systems.

Establish data connections for data analysis.

Help identify and manage gaps inefficiencies and bottlenecks in the EHS business process that can steer improvement of EHS performance through data.

Develop Application Programming Interfaces for data analytics.

Work as the technical partner and liaison between the Global and Regional EHS teams driving toward global standard processes.

Work with stakeholders to define and document business processes.

Define / Modify end-user service model escalations levels of service and feedback from end users.

Prepare and deploy communication plans related to EHS business processes and systems.

Define deploy and enforce EHS Global Standards that govern the correct use of EHS systems.

Interact with the Global and Regional EHS teams coordinating daily activities and projects.

Deliver reliable EHS systems for End Users to work in.

Interact with business stakeholders their engagements/projects understanding needs and/or requirements.

Evaluation of vendor partners/solutions in different markets across the globe and coordination of implementation efforts. Stewardship of project budget.

Monitor vendor performance against agreed service levels.

Manage the prioritization process for EHS system enhancements.

Represents EHS needs to be incorporated into the overall Enterprise Architecture.

Handles and manages EHS systems portfolio in partnership with Global Information Systems (IT).

Facilitate process improvement workshops.

Documenting business processes and developing process mapping to create a visual layout of EHS processes.

Develop criteria that can help monitor measure and provide feedback on EHS process performance and identify areas of improvement.

Lead EHS data visualization initiatives optimizing reporting structures for better decision-making.

Troubleshoot and solve problems that arise. Work with Global Information Systems (IT) to assist in technology-related problem-solving and troubleshooting and escalate system issues as necessary.

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed essential functions to this position; however business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Environmental Sciences Environmental or Safety Engineering Public Health Business IT Management Computer Science or related discipline with 5 years of industry experience with EHS process and operations process development deployment improvement and project management.

Masters Degree with 3 years industry experience

Requirements

Strong experience in with data management and analytics.

Broad knowledge of all business areas particularly EHS operations Project Management and EHS information systems

Professional certifications preferred: Project Management Certification (PMP) Lean/Six Sigma Certification Business Process Management Certification or Business Analyst Certification.

Knowledge and application of environmental health and safety regulations and familiarity with EHS regulatory agencies protocols.

Experience with EHS Incident Management Software SAP EHS Module and SDS Authoring and Management Software.

Strong experience with data migration in EHS information systems.

Strong Tableau skills for EHS data visualization and reporting.

Strong project management skills.

Strong process mapping skills.

Familiarity with SQL Python and XML.

Demonstrated ability to identify and address complex issues that arise during analysis and improvement of process.

Strong technical abilities in information management system evaluation design configuration implementation and support.

Proficiency in understanding complex business processes and requirement and being able to translate them into technical solutions.

Strong teamwork skills across a team operating globally.

Build strong relationships with internal and external business partners.

Experience bringing people together with different views to create new or improved process based on shared vision.

Willingness to work in shifts to support the US region (No night shift required).

Strong verbal and written communication interpersonal and organizational skills.

Our ideal candidate is an innovative but decisive individual who can work effectively and flexibly in a highly collaborative team-based environment; can set and meet goals and expectations; can encourage and mentor others; is approachable empathetic and outgoing; can quickly gain trust and respect; and is able to establish and maintain relationships.

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