Certified Environmental Systems Manager

CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MANAGER
Program: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency (METRO)
Sustainability Program Assistant Services
Positions: One (1)
Salary: $100.0K to $150.0K annual, depending upon experience

DUTIES:
Assist Metro staff in the development and implementation of the Environmental Management System at selected Metro facilities in accordance with ISO 14001 guidelines and principles. Sample duties include:

• Implement Metro’s Environmental Management System (EMS) Program in accordance with Metro’s Environmental Policy – Policy guidelines, pollution prevention and EMS compliance commitment, communication.
• Prepare and conduct EMS Planning – Guidelines for identification of environmental aspects/impacts, EMS compliance, objectives and targets, organizational chart development, guidelines for amendments of new developments to EMS in accordance with the ISO 14001 standard.
• Initiate EMS Implementation and Operation – management representatives, responsibility and structure, communication, documentation, emergency preparedness and response.
• Implement EMS Checking and Corrective Action – monitoring and measurement procedures, track performance, EMS compliance, procedures for nonconformance and corrective and preventive action, record retention, EMS audits.
• Participate in EMS Management Review – management involvement, EMS compliance review, EMS audit results, commitment to continual improvement consistent with environmental policy, commitment to continual improvement.
• Plan and prepare for internal EMS audit – audit skills and techniques; ISO-14010, ISO 14011 & ISO-14012 overview, EMS audit reporting, ISO-14001 auditing checklist overview, EMS audit opening and closing meeting organization.
• Implement EMS Action Plan – both facility-specific and agency-wide Action Plan development, ISO 9001/14001 gap analysis, environmental aspect/impact analysis, targets and objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s Degree – Environmental Planning, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Management, or related field.
• Minimum of ten years in senior-level EMS experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of the development and implementation of environmental systems management.

RESUME SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Deadline to submit resume: Friday March 11, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. noon
Please email cover letter, resume, and salary requirements: hr@paragon‐em.com
Subject line: Metro Certified Environmental Systems Manager