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Peak Energy   Job Title:  EH&S Manager   Location: This role will be based in the Sacramento area long-term. The first approximately six months will primarily be based in Burlingame, CA to support manufacturing ramp-up, with periodic travel to Burlingame required thereafter. Department:  Manufacturing Operations   Reports To:  VP of Manufacturing   Position Type:  Full-time     About Peak Energy   Peak Energy is the first American venture to advance globally proven Sodium-Ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy on a resilient grid.   Sodium-Ion is cheap, readily available and safe, making it the leading contender in a rapidly evolving market.   Our leadership team is powered by decades of expertise in scaling gigawatt-level innovation at world-class companies such as Tesla, Northvolt, Apple, Powin, Enovix, Zipline, Solid Power, and Fluence. We are backed by strategic investment and product partners such as TDK Ventures and Eclipse Ventures.   We are a team of engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, and partners driven by a shared ambition to set the new performance standard for renewable energy and grid resilience.     About the Role – EH&S Manager   The EH&S Manager will identify gaps and develop, continuously improve, and implement EH&S programs to effectively manage risk and ensure ongoing compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations at Peak Energy’s facilities in California and Denver. If you have a wide base of EH&S systems familiarity and experience but yearn to “go back in time” and be available to kick off the safety and environmental compliance culture within an organization at the formation stages of the business than this is the position you’ve dreamed about.  The EH&S Manager will own the initiation of a positive EH&S culture in a fast-paced, high growth company environment with world class technical leaders in the exciting battery energy storage manufacturing environment.      What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)   Proficient in basic project management.Responsible for identifying initiatives, establish project plans and resource requirements, obtain stakeholder and management buy-in, and successfully drive projects to completion. Leads EH&S projects and provides project guidance to engineers, scientists, and technicians.   Develops, implements, and continuously improves EHS policies, standards and procedures required to maintain regulatory compliance. Works collaboratively with stakeholders to develop practical strategies to ensure successful program implementation while supporting stakeholder objectives.   Develops and delivers meaningful and relevant EH&S training as required by internal and external requirements.   Develops capabilities, systems, standards and processes to maintain compliance with EH&S regulations with input from key stakeholders.   Manages EHS risk by conducting audits and risk assessments, developing tactics to reduce risk to tolerable levels, and leveraging industry best practices to identify and address current and future risks.   Ensures compliance with applicable EHS regulatory requirements thereby always maintaining the business as “audit ready”. Tracks and trends compliance gaps and works with key stakeholders to ensure compliance and prevent reoccurrence.    Improves the EH&S culture by working cross-functionally with colleagues and senior