Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Healthy Homes

About This Role

The Environmental Health and Safety Manager will oversee and improve environmental health hazards in the Chicago Housing Authority's housing portfolio, focusing on lead-based paint, mold, asbestos, water quality, and indoor air quality. This role involves coordinating inspections, managing abatement projects, ensuring environmental compliance, and engaging with residents and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and continual enhancement of CHA’s environmental programs and plans for all owned properties.
• Identify and leverage knowledge of environmental regulations, practices, and procedures to implement best practices for environmental programs with a focus on primary prevention.
• Conduct and/or coordinate inspections and assessments with regulated environmental materials to assure compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Gather and maintain specified records of data, including environmental sampling, testing, mitigation, abatement, and operations and maintenance manuals.
• Develop, distribute, and monitor water management plans for properties in conjunction with qualified consultants.
• Prepare internally or externally required reports, respond to agency requests, and verify compliance with EHS requirements.
• Provide recommendations and ensure proper follow-up and resolution of all concerns identified through assessments and inspections.
• Provide training and information to ensure responsible personnel are aware of CHA and governmental EHS regulations.
• Manage the overall performance of abatement projects, relating to scope, safety, quality, schedules, and costs.
• Maintain project deliverables using appropriate project control tools, and monitor and report weekly on projects, problems, and recommended solutions.
• Verify allocated budgeting for projects and manage the issuance of requisitions and purchase orders through CHA’s internal systems.
• Facilitate a total team method to define each project scope, project goals, and stakeholder deliverables.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public or occupational health, environmental science, or related field
• Minimum of 4 years of responsibility in a project manager role for environmental and/or building maintenance programs
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and interpersonal) and negotiation skills
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and planning experience
• Ability to meet schedule and budget commitments in a dynamic environment
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to travel to project sites
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Comprehensive knowledge and use of MS Office
• OSHA 30-Hour certification (or obtained within six months of employment)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public or occupational health, environmental science, or related field
• Minimum of 4 years of responsibility in a project manager role for environmental and/or building maintenance programs.

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of federal, state and local environmental or housing regulations

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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