EHS Specialist (Trainee Program)

As an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist in our EHS trainee program, you will support safety and environmental programs for field service teams performing maintenance and upgrades on major power-generation equipment – gas turbines, steam turbines and generators – across the US and Canada.

The 12-month program includes four months of coursework and hands-on training at Siemens Energy facilities in Orlando, Charlotte, Pittsburgh and Houston, followed by eight months of on-the-job assignments at power plants nationwide. After graduation you will take full EHS responsibility at project sites.

The role requires up to 250 travel days per year; assignments last 1–10 weeks, 10–12 hours per day, 6–7 days per week, possibly night shifts. Your home base will be one of our US service centers.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead site safety programs: safety meetings, LOTO, PPE, rigging & lifting, scaffolding & ladders, confined space, hazardous materials, material handling
• Professional EHS contact for customer and Siemens Energy management
• Deliver craft labor safety training
• Handle reporting, site documentation and human-performance programs
• Manage environmental and chemical programs
• Report and investigate safety incidents
• Interface with customers and improve safety procedures
• Collaborate with global EHS and technical staff

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety & Occupational Health, Environmental Health & Safety, Safety Technology, Engineering or related field preferred
• Relevant experience may substitute for degree
• Willingness to relocate to Pittsburgh PA, Orlando FL or Deer Park TX
• US work authorization without current or future employer-sponsored visa (internal transfers possible)