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Base Power is rebuilding America's electricity infrastructure by deploying a distributed battery network to transform the centralized grid into a resilient, abundant system. The company is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Professional to support field operations teams in Texas.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining compliance with all applicable regulations including Texas Health and Safety Codes, OSHA, NFPA, and NIOSH standards. You will collaborate with department leadership to complete job hazard assessments and implement health and safety policies and procedures across operations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Executing industrial hygiene studies to analyze manufacturing byproducts against human health thresholds
- Inspecting facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, implementing machine guarding as needed
- Completing and maintaining documented safety observations from regular hazard identification audits
- Investigating industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine root causes, corrective actions, and preventive measures
- Developing safety solutions following a safety order of precedence (elimination, substitution, engineering controls, work practice controls, training, PPE)
- Managing hazardous and non-hazardous waste
- Ensuring environmental compliance with all local, state, and federal regulatory requirements
The EHS team is responsible for building a culture where safety is embedded into every aspect of operations, partnering closely with field, warehouse, manufacturing, and leadership teams. As Base scales, this role plays a critical role in protecting employees, customers, and communities while enabling the business to move quickly and efficiently.
Base is a startup where priorities shift quickly; your role may expand or change based on business needs. The company values first-principles thinking, operating at pace, direct feedback, ownership, strong opinions loosely held, commitment to mission, and balancing grit with collaboration and celebration. Work is in-person and intensive.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering with emphasis in occupational health and safety and/or environmental engineering
- 3+ years of experience in design, development, and operational oversight of environmental, health, and safety disciplines
- Demonstrated ability to research and apply best industrial and working practices
- Knowledge of process safety management methods, pressure systems, and chemical delivery systems
- Strong knowledge and experience interpreting, applying, and documenting federal, state, and local safety and environmental regulations
- Experience with emergency response communication and incident management involving hazardous and non-hazardous material releases to air, soil, and water
