Environmental, Health, & Safety (EH&S) Supervisor

The Roseton Power Plant is a 1,223 MW generating facility located in Newburgh, New York, overlooking the Hudson River Valley. Playing a critical role in regional grid reliability, the station offers the opportunity to work at one of New York’s significant energy facilities. Team members join a skilled workforce dedicated to operational excellence, safety, and reliable power generation.

Opportunity Summary

The Environmental, Health, & Safety (EH&S) Supervisor oversees Roseton Power Plant’s Results department, including water and wastewater treatment, laboratory and plant chemistry, environmental compliance, and site safety. This position supervises a team of represented employees and manages departmental capital projects while supporting regulatory compliance, operational reliability, and a strong safety culture.

Your scope of responsibility as EH&S Supervisor will include the following primary functions:

Water, Wastewater & Laboratory Operations

• Oversee the operation and performance of the facility’s three wastewater treatment plants and boiler makeup water plant, maintaining water quality, equipment reliability, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Manage plant chemistry and laboratory activities, including water analysis, chemical testing, plant analyzers, monitoring equipment, data evaluation, and related documentation.
• Coordinate wastewater discharge sampling, testing, inspections, recordkeeping, and reporting to meet applicable permit conditions and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise a team of represented employees responsible for laboratory, water treatment, and wastewater treatment operations, including work assignments, training, performance management, and adherence to established procedures.
• Plan and oversee departmental capital projects, coordinating project scope, budgets, schedules, procurement, contractors, implementation, and closeout.

Environmental Compliance

• Administer wastewater discharge, chemical bulk storage, and hazardous waste/universal waste programs to ensure adherence to applicable federal, state, and local regulations, permits, company policies, and established procedures.
• Prepare required environmental reports and maintain accurate records covering water, wastewater, waste management, chemicals, and other applicable programs.
• Evaluate plant activities, permit conditions, monitoring results, and environmental risks to identify compliance gaps and implement appropriate corrective or preventive actions.
• Serve as site Qualified Individual for environmental spill management.
• Serve as site Asbestos Coordinator.

Health & Safety

• Develop and deliver EH&S training, safety meetings, workplace inspections, and employee engagement activities that reinforce hazard awareness, regulatory compliance, and safe work practices.
• Investigate workplace injuries, environmental incidents, and near misses; identify contributing causes, establish corrective actions, and track follow-up through completion.
• Partner with plant personnel, contractors, corporate EH&S resources, and management to assess risks, improve procedures, and strengthen environmental and safety performance.

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Direct departmental activities and coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, vendors, and service providers to address water treatment, chemistry, laboratory, safety, and compliance needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support safe, reliable, and compliant plant operations.

NAES Safe

Safety is a core value at NAES, and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to remain mentally alert and work safely at all times. All NAES managers and supervisors have a direct and important role in ensuring that all work is performed in a healthy and safe manner. Effectiveness in carrying out this responsibility is part of the evaluation of each Supervisor’s performance.

Working Relationships

The EH&S Supervisor reports to the Plant Manager and directly supervises union personnel while coordinating with plant staff, contractors, vendors, NAES corporate resources, Client representatives, and regulatory agencies to support plant operations, capital projects, environmental compliance, and site safety.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Physical requirements include standing for extended periods of time, climbing stairs and ladders, working from elevated platforms and walkways at varying heights, and routinely lifting up to 50 pounds.

Power plant environment that may involve entering confined spaces, crawling through narrow areas, and handling hazardous materials, with exposure to fumes, extreme temperatures, and noise. Work may include high heat near equipment and varying outdoor weather conditions.

Some duties may require the use of protective equipment, which can include hard hats, safety glasses, and eye protection, air masks/respirators, ear protection, chemical suits, flame-resistant clothing (FRC), hot gloves, high-voltage protective gear, and fall protection. Fit testing for respirators may be required. Strict smoking restrictions apply in and around the facility.

Fitness for Duty

All personnel will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program, which includes a post-offer physical examination, drug screening, and post-employment random drug screening.

Work Schedule

The EH&S Supervisor works a standard Monday to Friday day shift schedule. This position will require extended hours, flexible shifts, weekends, and holidays, as needed to support plant operations and business needs and may also require callout availability. Depending on the position, on-call status may or may not apply.

Some travel may be involved to participate in Manager, Owner, User Group, or other offsite meetings and/or training.

Compensation

This position offers an annual base salary ranging from $135,000 to $145,000 and includes eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Professional Expertise & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, occupational safety, engineering, chemistry, or a related field preferred. Relevant technical training and industry experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Extensive experience managing environmental compliance, health and safety, water treatment, wastewater treatment, laboratory, or chemistry programs in power generation or a comparable industrial environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of environmental regulations and permitting requirements involving water and wastewater discharges, stormwater, hazardous materials, spill prevention, and waste management.
• Experience with environmental reporting and associated quality assurance and quality control activities.
• Familiarity with industrial water treatment, boiler makeup water requirements, wastewater treatment processes, water chemistry, laboratory testing, plant analyzers, and sampling practices.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise personnel in an industrial or unionized environment, coordinate work assignments, support employee development, and maintain consistent operating standards.
• Knowledge of capital project execution, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, contractor coordination, implementation, and project closeout.
• Strong understanding of workplace safety programs, OSHA requirements, hazard assessments, incident investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective action management, and emergency preparedness.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and other systems used for environmental reporting, laboratory records, safety management, data analysis, and operational documentation.
• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license and ensure it remains in good standing at all times.

About NAES

NAES Corporation is a leading provider of operations, maintenance, and engineering services for energy facilities. We serve clients across the power generation, oil and gas, and renewable energy sectors throughout North America and internationally, supporting the full life cycle of power generation and other industrial facilities.

NAES is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are based on merit and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, USERRA-protected status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.