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Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Lead

Apple

Austin, TXFull-timeSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The EHS Lead drives environmental, health, and safety programs across workplace environments. The role includes hazard evaluations and risk assessments, maintaining permits and safety procedures, conducting inspections, leading root-cause investigations, and coordinating emergency response. The lead works with cross-functional partners to promote safety, protect employee health, and ensure environmental compliance across assigned facilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hazard IdentificationRisk AssessmentIncident InvestigationOSHA RegulationsEPA RegulationsFire CodesEHS Program DevelopmentLaboratory EHS SupportFacilities EHS SupportEmergency ResponseInterpersonal SkillsProblem-SolvingCross-Functional CommunicationTexas State RegulationsAI ToolsDigital Workflow Tools

Qualifications

7+ Years EHS ExperienceBachelor's in Relevant EHS DisciplineMaster's in EHS-Related FieldCSP CertificationCIH CertificationCHMM Certification

Full job description

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200688022-0157

Summary

In Places, we don’t sit back and let things happen, we make things happen, and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apple’s retail stores, workplaces, and workplace services. We develop and manage Apple’s global real estate portfolio, lead all related capital construction projects, provide outstanding facilities and site services, develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities, including commute and renewable energy programs, and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel, facilities, and customers in our facilities around the world.

Description

The EHS Lead will drive operational excellence across environmental, health, and safety programs within a diverse portfolio of workplace environments. They will facilitate comprehensive hazard evaluations and risk assessments, maintain environmental permits and safety procedures, conduct proactive inspections, lead root-cause investigations, and coordinate emergency response efforts. Working collaboratively with cross-functional partners, they will champion a strong safety culture, protect employee health, and ensure total environmental compliance across assigned facilities.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 7+ years of EHS experience.

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant EHS discipline

  • Knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation methodologies.

  • In-depth knowledge of OSHA (29 CFR 1910), EPA, and fire codes (NFPA / IFC).

  • Experience in developing, maintaining, and implementing written EHS programs and processes, tools, and materials.

  • Experience providing laboratory and facilities EHS support.

  • Ability to be on call and work off hours as needed, and is comfortable with acting as a first responder in emergency scenarios.

  • Exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills across all organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in an EHS-related field

  • Texas state regulations (TCEQ, DSHS)

  • Nationally recognized professional credentials: CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), or CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager).

  • Demonstrated experience leveraging AI or digital workflow tools to enhance program efficiency, incident analysis, or data-driven decision-making.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,094 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$70–105K/yr30 salary ranges
  • US median$24–26/hr218 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 118 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs in Texas and 1,094 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Environmental Health and Safety postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 744 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 383 of the 1,094 open Environmental Health and Safety jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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