What to Expect

The Sr. EHS Specialist, Commercial Service is responsible for driving, influencing, and achieving Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) process excellence, regulatory compliance, and overall risk reduction throughout Commercial Service within North America.

This position reports to the EHS Manager, Energy Service and will ensure world-class electrical safety standards are met and sustained across operations. The role will interface with senior regional leadership, front-line operational staff, contracting partners, and other related teams within Tesla to drive and support continuous improvement throughout Tesla’s design and deployment of energy storage systems and electric vehicle chargers.

This position is based in San Jose and will require regional travel given the geographical reach of the business.

What You’ll Do
Foster partnerships and serve as a key advisor on EHS matters to Tesla Energy business leaders, associates, EHS members, and contractors.
Act as an Electrical Safety technical expert for legal compliance and risk management across all product deployment phases, focusing on safe design, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance.
Lead the development and implementation of Tesla’s Electrical Safety program for Utility and Commercial Operations and Maintenance, including both short-term and long-term strategic plans.
Identify operational gaps and spearhead creative EHS solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders, encompassing electrical and other safety aspects.
Investigate EHS incidents, analyze root causes, and develop preventative actions with management and business teams, while promoting Human & Organizational Performance principles in operations and electrical incident investigations.
Perform proactive, learning-focused field observations to ensure compliance with EHS goals, document findings, and discuss improvement opportunities with supervisors, operations, EHS, and other stakeholders.
Lead EHS meetings to communicate improvements, learnings, and performance metrics, and actively engage in field activities to educate, train, and empower teams on EHS concepts to minimize risk in line with Tesla’s EHS vision and values.
What You’ll Bring
Possess at least 5 years of progressive experience in Environment, Health, and Safety in large-scale organizations, with an educational background in EHS, engineering, or related fields.
Extensive experience in the electric power generation, transmission, storage, or distribution industries, with a preference for detailed knowledge of lithium-ion battery storage.
Proficient in developing and implementing safety programs compliant with OSHA requirements, along with a deep understanding of Electrical Standards (OSHA, NFPA 70-E, IEEE, NEC) and practical experience with energized equipment in industrial settings.
Capable of adapting to a fast-paced, globally expanding organization using a ‘first-principles’ approach, coupled with strong written and verbal communication skills for interacting across senior management, regulators, frontline workers, and third-party clients.
Excellent interpersonal abilities, attention to detail, problem-solving expertise, the capacity to multitask and prioritize in a dynamic environment, and the ability to work independently and as a proactive, creative team player.
Proven skills in managing complex, multidisciplinary projects and assignments with accountability for outcomes, including experience in training and educating employees in EHS initiatives.
Demonstrated experience in applying governmental and regulatory EHS regulations in various settings, strong problem-solving abilities, effective relationship-building and influencing skills at all management levels, and proficiency in MS Office 365 Suite.

San Jose, California

Full time