Environmental Health & Safety Engineer
We are seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Engineer to support a large, highly regulated engineering and manufacturing site. This person will partner with engineering, operations, facilities, and site leadership to strengthen safety programs, resolve workplace hazards, investigate incidents, and maintain audit-ready compliance.
The best fit has at least three years of hands-on safety experience in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, industrial operations, mining, utilities, or another high-hazard environment. The role calls for someone who can work comfortably on the floor, translate regulations into practical controls, train employees, and drive corrective actions through completion.
Location: Tucson, Arizona 85756
Schedule: First shift, 9/80A schedule; 40 hours per week
Work Setting: Onsite
Role Type: Contract
Contract Duration: Initial contract of approximately six months
Contract Classification: All approved hours are budgeted at straight time; no premium overtime is authorized
Openings: 1
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship is required
Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
Pay Rate: $29.25-$34.50 per hour, depending on experience and client approval
Benefits
- Eligible full-time CRG contract employees who work at least 30 hours per week may enroll in the CRG benefits program.
- Coverage begins on the first day of the month following 30 days after the hire date.
- Three Aetna medical plan options are available, including an HSA-compatible option; in-network preventive care is covered in full.
- Voluntary dental and vision coverage.
- Company-paid $25,000 basic life and AD&D coverage for employees enrolled in a CRG medical plan.
- Voluntary life and AD&D, short-term disability, long-term disability, and accident coverage.
- Employee assistance resources and benefit advocacy support.
- Weekly pay, direct deposit, referral bonus opportunities, and ongoing CRG recruiting and account-management support.
- 401(k) eligibility after 12 months as a CRG employee.
- Arizona employees earn 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours, or 5 eight-hour days, per year.
- This is a summary only. Eligibility, coverage, exclusions, limits, waiting periods, payroll deductions, and employee costs are governed by official CRG plan documents and carrier materials.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with engineering, operations, facilities, and business partners to resolve EHS concerns involving work areas, equipment, and employee practices.
- Support contractor safety, confined-space entry, job hazard assessments, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fall protection, machine guarding, powered industrial vehicles, cranes and hoists, fire and life safety, ergonomics, and training programs.
- Maintain EHS policies and documentation in alignment with company requirements and applicable regulations.
- Conduct inspections, identify compliance gaps, recommend practical controls, and track corrective actions to closure.
- Serve as EHS representative for assigned buildings, operating groups, and functional safety councils.
- Lead injury and incident investigations, perform root-cause analysis, and develop corrective and preventive actions.
- Develop and deliver instructor-led safety training.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives that improve employee and contractor safety.
- Support internal and external audits, including ADOSH VPP preparation and company assessments.
- Use EHS databases and information systems to maintain records and communicate program performance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience plus at least three years of applicable EHS experience; or a related advanced degree plus at least two years of relevant experience.
- At least three years of hands-on safety experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, operations, facilities, construction, mining, utilities, or another industrial environment.
- Working knowledge of occupational-safety regulations and practical workplace controls.
- Experience conducting inspections, hazard assessments, incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action follow-up.
- Ability to work onsite in Tucson and support local travel as needed.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Aerospace, defense, government-contracting, advanced-manufacturing, or similarly regulated experience.
- Experience diagnosing complex EHS issues and implementing practical controls.
- ADOSH VPP, OSHA VPP, ISO 45001, or comparable audit preparation experience.
- Experience with incident-management, audit, training, or compliance databases.
- Certified Safety Professional or Associate Safety Professional credential.