The posting
Company Profile:
For nearly 30 years, Colden Corporation has been a trusted partner in occupational health, safety, and environmental consulting. We proudly serve a long-standing and distinguished client base that includes Fortune 100 companies and other premier organizations across diverse industries.
Colden is owned and managed by practicing Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs) and Certified Safety Professionals (CSPs). We combine deep technical expertise with a commitment to quality, continuous learning, and exceptional client service.
We know our greatest asset is our people. We are committed to investing in our team through professional development, and competitive compensation and benefits designed to help our team thrive in and out of the workplace.
With seven offices in key markets nationwide, Colden supports clients across the U.S. and around the world. We take pride in our highly collaborative culture where colleagues are keen to share knowledge and help each other succeed at all levels.
Position Description:
Location: Hybrid in New York City.
Colden is currently seeking an EHS Specialist with 2 to 5 years of experience in workplace health and safety. This full-time role includes work in Colden’s office(s) and at client sites, depending on project needs and schedules. The position reports to Colden’s NYC office.
The successful candidate will work with a team of CIHs, CSPs, senior scientists, and other Colden technical and regulatory specialists to support consulting projects in areas such as industrial hygiene (IH), safety, and environmental health and safety (EHS) management. Responsibilities may include:
- Conducting IH surveys to assess chemical, physical, and biological hazards, such as worker personal breathing zone sampling for airborne contaminants and noise monitoring.
- Performing indoor environmental quality investigations and sampling.
- Conducting safety and health assessments, inspections, and audits in various client industrial and non-industrial settings, such as manufacturing sites, laboratories, universities, hospitals, museums, media and entertainment productions, offices, and other work environments.
- Preparing written reports summarizing site visit observations and results.
- Researching and summarizing findings for assigned topics in occupational and environmental health sciences, accurately referencing standards (e.g., OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, ISO).
- Developing or updating written health and safety procedures and training materials. Delivering health and safety training at client sites.
- Conducting performance checks of local exhaust ventilation and other engineering controls.
- Supporting company in-house industrial hygiene monitoring and safety equipment inventory and maintenance.
- Performing other tasks as assigned for client projects or to support Colden internal technical procedures and guidelines.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (BS), preferably in occupational health and safety, environmental health, public health with an industrial hygiene or safety focus, or a related science or engineering discipline with relevant work experience.
- 2-5 years of professional experience in health and safety roles.
- Familiarity with OSHA regulations and industrial hygiene exposure monitoring practices.
- Self-motivated, reliable, and detail-oriented.
- Capable of managing work independently with support from others.
- Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel are essential, with varying frequency of travel based on project assignments.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience conducting safety and health audits, inspections, and investigations.
- Skills in presenting safety and health training sessions and communicating audit findings.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Familiarity with safety and health equipment, software, and other tools.
- Professional certification(s), or willingness to achieve.
Benefits
Why Join Colden?
- Impactful Work: Play a key role in creating or maintaining safe and healthy environments for clients and workers and contribute to sustainability improvements.
- Professional Growth: Support for professional development and career advancement, with internal educational offerings and company Technical Summit. Opportunities to work with Certified Industrial Hygienists, Certified Safety Professionals, and other Colden specialists for on-the-job training, coaching and mentoring.
- Collaborative Environment: Work with a dynamic, multidisciplinary team of professionals and industry experts as part of our “All-One-Company” approach.
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits: Colden offers a competitive salary based on your experience and credentials, with opportunity for professional recognition, reward, and advancement depending on individual performance and contributions.
- Benefits: Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, HSA) starting on day one, 401k profit sharing plan eligibility after 30 days, 100% company paid basic life and long-term disability insurance, paid time off including holidays, monthly cell phone stipend, and professional development reimbursements including support for certification maintenance.
Colden Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
E-Verify Participation Disclosure:
Colden Corporation participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
