Advocate Health Care

Environmental Compliance Specialist

Advocate Health Care$73K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of environmental compliance experience covering air, water/wastewater, hazardous materials, and waste programs.
  • Knowledge of EPA, OSHA regulations and compliance requirements.
  • Experience with audits, inspections, risk assessments, and corrective action plans.
  • Preferred experience in healthcare, industrial, or regulatory environment; certifications like CIH, CHMM, or CCHM are advantageous.
  • Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Environmental Management, or related field required.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with leadership to develop and implement environmental safety programs.
  • Assist in creating sustainability-focused environmental safety strategies and plans.
  • Coordinate pollution control, waste management, and energy conservation efforts.
  • Perform audits and analyze environmental safety performance metrics for reporting purposes.
  • Conduct impact assessments to reduce organizational risks.
  • Promote awareness of emerging environmental safety issues across the organization.
  • Train staff on environmental safety responsibilities and report on compliance standards.

Benefits

  • Eligible for benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans.
  • Flexible scheduling and travel opportunities to various sites.
  • Engagement with sustainable environmental practices and compliance initiatives.
  • Supportive workplace culture with opportunities for professional development.
Full Job Description
Department:

12002 Regional Non Enterprise Corporate - Environmental Compliance & Safety

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Typical work week is 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday) with flexibility to travel to supporting sites in Charlotte.

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU STANDOUT:
  • Broad environmental compliance experience with air, water/wastewater, hazardous waste, tanks (AST/UST), and hazardous materials programs.
  • Working knowledge of EPA, OSHA, and environmental regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Experience conducting audits, inspections, risk assessments, investigations, and corrective action plans.
  • Healthcare, industrial, consulting, or regulatory environmental compliance experience preferred; certifications such as CIH, CHMM, or CCHM are a plus.


Pay Range:
$35.50 - $53.25

Major Responsibilities:

Collaborate with leadership across the continuum to direct the development, planning and implementation of Atrium Health's environmental safety programs, policies and procedures related to federal, state, and local regulations.

Assist with development and implementation of environmental safety strategies and action plans that ensure organization sustainability.

Coordinate aspects of sustainability: pollution control, waste management, recycling, environmental health, conservation and renewable energy as it pertains to environmental compliance.

Perform auditing, analyzing and reporting environmental safety performances for Advocate Health facilities to Senior Leadership and regulatory agencies.

Perform impact assessments to identify and reduce the organization's risks and financial costs.

Promote and raise awareness, at all levels of the organization, of the impact of emerging environmental safety issues, whether legislative or best practice.

Assist with training of Atrium Health staff at all levels in environmental safety issues and responsibilities.

Responsible for environmental safety reporting.

Assist with identifying and developing environmental safety metrics that will indicate the effectiveness of the program.

Direct/Consult with Advocate Facilities in regard to Environmental Safety.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

None Required.

Education Required:

Bachelor's degree required, Safety Management, Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety & Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Management, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance or related degree.

Experience Required:

Minimum three (3) years experience in related safety field. Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory agencies (EPA, OSHA, DOT, etc.) code requirements and/or compliance, and the progressive application of those standards as applicable.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

Intermediate to advanced computer skills with demonstration of skill and competence in use of all Microsoft Office applications required.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

This position requires travel, therefore, will be exposed to weather and road conditions.

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Exposed to a normal office environment.

Must be able to carry up to 25 pounds of material and various types of equipment. Subject to indoor and outdoor environmental conditions

May be subject to hazards (e.g., chemicals, mechanical conditions, etc.) and atmospheric conditions (e.g., dust, fumes, etc.).

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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