Job Description
VICTAULIC
Senior EHS Specialist
Carol Stream, IL — On-Site
20-30% Travel
Full-Time, Exempt
Environmental, Health & Safety
Immigration sponsorship not provided
ABOUT VICTAULIC
Victaulic, headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania, is the global leader in mechanical pipe joining solutions, delivering advanced technologies and engineering services to address complex piping challenges faced by engineers, site owners and contractors. Since 1919, our innovative solutions have improved construction productivity and reduced risks, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget. With over 6,000 employees spanning 50+ locations worldwide, our teams are dedicated to delivering advanced technologies and engineering expertise that address real-world challenges across a wide range of industries.
Our sustainable solutions, made from high quality, graded scrap steel, promote circular construction by making piping systems infinitely reconfigured and minimizing environmental impact. Today, our high-quality products are used in more than 140 countries, supporting some of the world's most critical and prestigious structures.
An Industry Leader With a Heart as Big as Its Ambition and Innovation
At Victaulic, we're committed to constructing a better world for and with our people.
Let's Build a Better World Together.
Our commitment to our people is built on four pillars:
We build from within.
We stand behind our people.
We foster an environment for constant learning.
We engineer change for a more stable and sustainable world.
YOUR IMPACT STARTS HERE
We're looking for a Senior EHS Specialist to lead and sustain environmental, health, and safety programs at our Carol Stream site, reporting to the Regional EHS Manager. In this role, you'll serve as a key resource for operations, maintenance, engineering, human resources, occupational health, and site leadership, ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing risk, and strengthening employee engagement in proactive hazard identification, with a strong focus on chemical management, hazardous waste, and Hazard Communication. You'll operate with a high degree of independence, providing technical guidance to the site while leading incident investigations and program audits. This is an opportunity to drive continuous improvement across safety, health, environmental, and compliance initiatives at a hands-on, site-facing level.
WHAT YOU'LL BUILD & OWN
EHS Program Leadership
Lead day-to-day execution of site EHS programs, ensuring requirements are current, documented, communicated, and consistently applied across all shifts and work areas
Develop, maintain, and improve written EHS programs, procedures, JSAs, inspections, and training materials to address site-specific hazards and regulatory requirements
Partner with site leadership to build accountability for safe work practices, timely corrective action closure, and proactive risk reduction
Oversee the site EHS budget to support compliance, training, PPE, corrective actions, emergency preparedness, and risk-reduction priorities
Incident Management & Risk Reduction
Lead incident, near-miss, first-aid, and hazard investigations using root cause methodology; ensure corrective and preventive actions address systemic causes
Classify and escalate serious injury and fatality potential events, significant hazards, and compliance concerns in alignment with EHS expectations
Analyze incident trends, audit findings, near misses, and exposure data to identify risk patterns, recommend practical controls, and incorporate opportunities for coaching
Environmental Management & Sustainability
Lead site environmental programs and compliance obligations, ensuring requirements for hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, air quality, stormwater, wastewater, chemical management, permits, and regulatory reporting are effectively implemented and maintained
Manage environmental compliance activities including inspections, monitoring, manifesting,…