Environment, Health and Safety Engineer

Summary

In Places, we don’t sit back and let things happen, we make things happen, and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apple’s retail stores, workplaces, and workplace services.

We develop and manage Apple’s global real estate portfolio, lead all related capital construction projects, provide outstanding facilities and site services, develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities, including commute and renewable energy programs, and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel, facilities, and customers in our facilities around the world.

The Apple Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) team dedicated to protecting the environment, health, and safety of our employees, contractors, customers, and the global communities where we operate. As a team member, you will be instrumental in program implementation, incident review and follow-up, and continuous improvement focused on supporting Corporate operations (research and development, services, projects, maintenance etc.) in Santa Clara Valley (SCV).

About the role

We are seeking a skilled and collaborative EHS Operations professional to join our team as an EHS Engineer. The successful candidate will be focused on ensuring business groups receive an extraordinary level of service. They must be passionate about solving problems, possess excellent organizational skills, and communicate effectively across technical disciplines. Additionally, they must have a proven track record of delivering high-quality results on time, taking ownership of issues and tasks with an appropriate sense of urgency, and making hard calls when needed.

The EHS Engineer will provide EHS support to various Corporate team operations and manage regulatory compliance obligations in Apple owned/operated facilities in SCV.

They will facilitate safety risk assessments, perform chemical reviews, participate in facility upgrade projects, implement and maintain EHS programs, perform building and lab inspections, conduct accident/incident investigations, provide emergency response, provide operational EHS support of facility/lab construction projects, manage the SCV pesticide program, and manage active air permits including annual updates and air regulation interpretation for compliance.

The role will report to the SCV EHS Operations Manager.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance in a portfolio of buildings including facility and lab inspections, regulatory inspections, and reporting (e.g. CERS, BAAQMD)
• Implement and maintain safety and environmental programs (supporting implementation of global standards, acting as the local resource for pesticides compliance, and acting as a local resource for EHS peers for air regulation compliance)
• Drive site and regional projects/initiatives, collaborating with key business partners
• Complete risk assessments, incident investigations and corrective actions, and inspections in the EHS management system
• Participate in EHS on-call rotation

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 7 years of EHS operations experience
• BA/BS in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, or an EHS-based degree or equivalent experience
• In-depth knowledge of California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) rules/regulations.
• Air regulation permitting experience and inspection experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• BAAQMD permitting experience and inspection experience.
• Research and development lab or semiconductor facility operations experience.
• Familiarity with Title 8 California Code of Regulations, California Fire and Building Codes, CalEPA (DTSC) rules/regulations, National Fire Protection Association and Workplace Consensus Standards (ANSI/ISO).
• Experience with physical safety, equipment and battery safety, fire safety and emergency response.
• Nationally recognized professional credentials (i.e., Board Certified Safety Professional (ASP, CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)).
• Experience conducting new equipment/new process EHS design review.
• Experience working and communicating with all levels of an organization.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and reporting skills.