Trinity Consultants is seeking a junior to mid level Environmental, Health, and Safety professional to work on a 6-month project at a biotech client site in Kankakee, Illinois. This position is benefits eligible through the duration of the contract period.
Position Summary
The EHS Specialist provides support to the Environment, Health and Safety team, with primary emphasis on environmental programs and compliance activities across the site. This role is intended for an early to mid-career professional who is highly motivated, organized, eager to learn, and genuinely interested in environmental compliance within a regulated biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Position details
The position will primarily support environmental activities related to hazardous waste, wastewater, SPCC, stormwater, air permitting, sampling, documentation, data handling, and general compliance support. The successful candidate will work closely with environmental leads on site-specific environmental programs and requirements. While the primary focus of the role is environmental support, the candidate should also bring practical health and safety experience so they can assist the broader EHS team with routine safety-related tasks as needed. This role requires a proactive, dependable individual who is comfortable supporting both field and administrative activities.
Key Responsibilities
Environmental Support
Support site environmental programs, including hazardous waste, wastewater, SPCC, stormwater, and air compliance activities.
Assist environmental leads with inspections, compliance calendars, action tracking, and general regulatory support activities.
Perform environmental sampling and support sample collection, storage, handling, shipment, and documentation.
Assist with environmental data collection, organization, and trending.
Maintain organized environmental files, permits, reports, inspection records, training records, and regulatory documentation.
Support sustainability efforts, including participation in Green Team activities and coordination of related initiatives where needed.
Health and Safety Support
Provide support to the EHS team for routine health and safety activities as needed.
Assist with safety inspections, documentation review, permits, Job Hazard Analyses, risk assessments, and follow-up actions.
Participate in walkthroughs, GEMBAs, and field observations to identify gaps, improvement opportunities, and action items.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
1 to 3 years of experience in EHS, environmental compliance, health and safety, or regulated manufacturing.
Strong interest in environmental compliance and willingness to learn site-specific environmental programs and regulatory requirements.
Practical health and safety experience, including exposure to safety programs, inspections, risk assessments, JHAs, permits, or corrective action follow-up.
General understanding of sample collection, storage, handling, shipment, and chain of custody documentation.