Senior EHS​/Compliance Specialist, Environmental Scientist

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Senior Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Compliance Specialist/Environmental Scientist for our Novi, Michigan office. The following locations will also be considered:
Detroit, Holland, and Traverse City offices
. Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

• Assist with field assignments, such as providing EHS compliance support and train with senior staff at EHS compliance audits.
• Assist with providing EHS compliance program support for commercial and industrial clients including reviewing procedures and permits, reviewing periodic regulatory reports, and supporting preparation and delivering of compliance programs, including training programs.
• Prepare written and verbal technical reports, including documentation of EHS compliance audits and field investigations, regulatory research, evaluation of findings, data management and interpretation, and development of graphical and tabular presentation of data.
• Assisting with tasks and projects according to client-approved scopes of work and delivering high quality reports on time and within budget.
• Synthesize information contained in regulatory files, environmental permits, and other environmental documentation.
• Assist in managing and developing client relationships.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Health & Safety or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of post-education experience conducting EHS compliance audits and compliance assistance to clients.
• Baseline knowledge of federal, state, and local EHS regulations including RCRA, SARA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, TSCA, OSHA and MI OSHA standards.
• Experience with evaluating EHS regulatory compliance in industrial settings either solo or part of an audit team.

• 40-hr OSHA HAZWOPER certification, which would also require being able to pass a HAZWOPER physical and be medically able to wear a tight-fitting respirator.

#LI-LD1