Senior Safety Consultant

Join Yorke Engineering, LLC, an Environmental Consulting leader in California, while we implement Environmental Engineering and Compliance solutions for clients throughout California. Our mission is to solve environmental compliance problems for industrial and governmental/infrastructure facilities. We are a growing and dynamic organization of highly respected professionals. Yorke Engineering, LLC has assisted over 2,000 client organizations with their Air Quality and Environmental Compliance, Engineering, and Permitting needs. Our philosophy is to efficiently help government and industrial customers with the complex array of environmental laws and regulations. From simple permits to complex agency negotiations, from small companies to the largest of California’s organizations, Yorke successfully solves our clients’ Air Quality and Environmental challenges. Our staff of 50 technical specialists has over 1,000 years of combined environmental experience and consists of engineers that specialize in Air Quality, Waste, Water, CEQA, Safety, and Industrial Hygiene.

We are looking for a sharp Sr. Safety Consultant (EH&S Consultant/Safety Professional) to join our team in Northern CA. This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week from one of our Northern CA offices (Berkeley or San Francisco offices) during our normal business hours. We offer a full benefits package including Paid Time Off, Holidays, Full Medical/Dental/Vision, along with a 401k program with a generous company match.

Position Summary:

The Sr. Safety Consultant (EH&S Consultant/Safety Professional) performs professional engineering work of considerable complexity and/or executes technical projects and day to day compliance in Waste, Water, and Safety regulations. Support of our multimedia services such as Hazardous Waste/Materials management, Storm Water and Wastewater compliance, On-Site compliance, and Safety/IH will be expected. This candidate will be analyzing regulatory required compliance and technical issues, communicating those analyses within Yorke, with clients, and with regulatory agencies, providing support to project teams, and performs other duties as required or assigned.

The candidate qualifications we are looking for include:

• 7-20+ years of work experience as an Environmental and/or Safety Professional with a focus on Safety/IH, Waste, Water, Air, preferably in a consulting environment;
• Experience with different facets of EH&S services such as:
• Hazardous Waste and Materials Compliance such as CalARP, SPCCs, HMBPs, CERS and TRI Reporting;
• Industrial Storm Water and Wastewater Permitting and Compliance;
• On-Site EHS Support;
• QISP Services, MS4 Permits, Special Discharge Permits;
• Job Hazard Analyses;
• Personal Protective Equipment;
• OSHA Regulations;
• Industrial Hygiene Monitoring and Reporting;
• Ergonomics Evaluations and Reporting;
• Experience in Lockout/Tagout (LOTO);
• Illness and Injury Prevention Plans (IIPP);
• Training on new regulations;
• Experience with or desire to work within process, manufacturing, and/or other industrial facilities as a consultant;
• Prepare reports and submissions in timely manner;
• Support Project Managers and Team Members in project work;
• Ability to manage multiple clients at any given time without losing focus of quality;
• Ability to perform safety, environmental, or occupational health inspections for compliance with established policies to identify potential new hazards.

Job Requirements:

• B.S. degree or higher in Public Health and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry or any other relevant degree from an accredited college/university (minimum GPA of 3.0);
• CSP or CIH highly preferred;
• Experience in supporting project teams;
• Desire to learn or developing technical expertise in Multimedia, EH&S, and regulatory compliance;
• Excellent verbal and written communication;
• Analysis, interpretation, and application of rules and regulations towards practical solutions;
• Capable of working independently in the field;
• Ability to think critically and develop solutions;
• Advanced computer applications, database management and strong Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access abilities;
• Field experience and ability to travel to client sites.