Empowering employees to keep each other safe Making our lives healthier and safer Ensuring a world of safety The Role: Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Lead We are a hypersonic transportation startup focused on doing what people once thought was impossible. We are a tech haven for individuals with vision who want more than just a job. We are looking for a person who will be on-site and can bring their passion and knowledge of safety to help us build a culture of safety and stay true to one of our guiding principles of getting everyone back home and keeping everyone healthy and whole. Your focus will be building world class EHS programs; building safety operating procedures, and executing EHS safety for our facility. This position is of strategic value and will be a core asset to Venus Aerospace. What You'll Get to Do: Build a culture of safety ? Architect, implement, and maintain EHS compliance programs ? Ensures we are compliant with relevant federal, state, and local regulations ? Build, update, and coordinate emergency response plans with state and local emergency planning committees ? Assess and identify the workplace for the presence of health, safety and environmental concerns and make recommendations to eliminate or control identified concerns ? Evaluate operations for continuous process improvement and implementation of preventive action measures ? Develop and support hazardous waste program and implementation ? Support environmental permitting initiatives for our growing operations Build safety knowledge ? Provide training on safety programsInstruct new employees on our safety program ? Partner with employees, and external stakeholders to implement EH&S programs ? Coach and mentor employees at the site in safe work practices ? Provide contractor EH&S oversight Keep a culture of safety ? Tracking reported incidents, injuries, near misses, and hazards ? Lead incident investigations to identify root causes and corrective actions ? Conduct regular internal inspections and audits and provide recommendations for improvement ? Track program progress, efficacy, and develop solutions to EH&S challenges Be an advisor ? Provide EH&S technical expertise on manufacturing, test, and operations systems, process design and operating procedures ? Provide EHS subject matter expertise to engineering, production, and test resources
\n What You HaveAbility to be on-site full timeAbility to meet ITAR requirementsPassion for continuous improvement of a safety culture and building agile safety processes7-10+ years' experience developing, implementing, and managing EH&S programsBachelor's degree is ideal but not required in lieu of equivalent, relevant experienceExperience in a hardware development and test environmentsPossess a thorough understanding of federal, state, and local EH&S related regulationsSuccessful and effective delivery of health and safety trainingTechnical understanding of OSHA regulationsExperience with manufacturing and hazardous field (engine, flight) operations Ability to manage contractors and consultantsEffective program and project management abilitiesAnalytical and problem-solving skillsProficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite What Sets You ApartBA/BS in an industrial hygiene or occupational safetyExperience in a high growth organizationAbility to work autonomously and be a self-starterManage changing priorities, ability to operate in ambiguous environmentsExperience managing EH&S programs that apply to multiple facilitiesExperience in managing a team of direct reportsExperience in an aerospace manufacturing environment CSP, CIH, or CHMM certification
\nBenefits: Venus Aerospace employee benefits include a 401(k) plan, stock options, and medical benefits, including dental and vision. We have a flex-Friday flexible schedule, unlimited PTO, and receive professional development opportunities.
Location: This role is based on-site at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.
About Venus Aerospace By enabling one hour global travel, Venus Aerospace is transforming the world and our access to it. We're building a spaceplane with a low carbon footprint that will enable one-hour global travel. We are a diverse, veteran team with extreme experience in successful new space, commercial, R&D, and government/military programs.
We are looking for incredible, motivated, enthusiastic people that want to build a world-changing culture and organization. You will be helping Venus grow and develop, so flexibility and a sense of adventure is quintessential. We are looking for all-around AWESOME people to help us grow.
We've done the professional grind, and we've got a better approach. We take "Home for Dinner" seriously – we want you to work for us and be "home for dinner". Family is important and we don't want you to miss out on what matters most. If that appeals to you, we'd love to connect!
ITAR Requirements This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be able to meet ITAR requirements (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State). You can learn more about ITAR here.
Venus Aerospace Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Venus Aerospace is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.