Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist

This role will partner closely with employees and leadership to identify potential hazards, strengthen safety programs, support regulatory compliance, and help foster a strong safety culture. Support industrial hygiene activities, including personal air sampling, indoor air quality assessments, surface wipe sampling, and qualitative exposure assessments.

Johnson Service Group, has an immediate opportunity for a EHS Specialist for a Biotech organization in San Diego.

Direct Hire | Onsite | Salary Range:  $90K - $115K DOE

Summary: We are seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist to support environmental, health, safety, emergency response, and compliance programs within a laboratory and technical environment.
This role will partner closely with employees and leadership to identify potential hazards, strengthen safety programs, support regulatory compliance, and help foster a strong safety culture. The ideal candidate has hands-on EHS experience within a laboratory, life sciences, manufacturing, or similarly regulated environment.
 
Responsibilities

• Recommend improvements to processes, equipment, procedures, and workplace practices to minimize potential hazards.
• Develop and maintain written EHS programs, procedures, policies, and guidance documents.
• Lead employee safety training and emergency preparedness programs.
• Develop and maintain a training matrix outlining required training, frequency, and delivery methods.
• Conduct and support EHS audits and workplace inspections and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist with the development and continuous improvement of EHS management systems.
• Partner with laboratory teams to implement and maintain compliance with safety SOPs.
• Support hazardous waste management, including waste characterization, satellite accumulation area inspections, documentation, and employee training.
• Support industrial hygiene activities, including personal air sampling, indoor air quality assessments, surface wipe sampling, and qualitative exposure assessments.
• Participate in incident and near-miss investigations, corrective actions, and safety metric tracking.
• Support environmental compliance, emergency response, and hazardous materials programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety performance while understanding the business needs and operational considerations behind EHS initiatives.
• Help drive adoption of new or updated safety policies, procedures, and programs across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a related scientific discipline required.
• 4+ years of related Environmental Health & Safety experience.
• Experience managing or supporting day-to-day health, safety, environmental compliance, emergency response, and/or security activities.
• Experience with hazardous materials, hazardous waste, and emergency response programs.
• Experience developing and implementing EHS policies, procedures, SOPs, and training programs.
• Experience evaluating health, safety, training, and industrial hygiene concerns and implementing appropriate solutions.
• Experience conducting EHS audits, inspections, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Experience working in laboratory environments with chemicals and/or biohazards.
• Experience with radioactivity and formal OSHA/safety training preferred.
• CHMM, CSP, and/or CIH certification preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate detailed safety and technical information effectively across different levels of an organization.
• Approximately 10% domestic travel required.

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*Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with pre-tax savings options like HSAs and FSAs to help manage healthcare costs. Disability and life insurance protections, alongside a 401(k),  the package also includes paid time off.
** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.