Panthalassa

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Portland, OR · Staff+ · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$105k-$145kDetected 48 days ago

Node.jsResearchCommunicationMentoringOSHARenewable Energy

About the role

Our focus is on capturing civilizational-scale renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore.
Panthalassa is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices.
We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company's direction on a regular basis.

Work alongside engineers, technicians, and crews in labs, shops, docks, and field environments to identify hazards, support work planning, and help teams execute work safely.
Serve as a daily field safety partner to technical teams, with regular presence in shops, labs, manufacturing spaces, test areas, and field environments.
Coach teams in the moment on safe practices, hazard recognition, and risk controls, building the kind of trust that makes safety conversations natural and ongoing.
Develop and apply Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and other risk assessment methods to support work planning and identify controls before work begins.
Support safe execution of higher-risk work, including LOTO, hot work, lifting and rigging, confined-space-adjacent work, shop fabrication, equipment installation, marine operations, field testing, and contractor activity.
Participate in engineering design reviews and safety reviews during construction, equipment installation, and process development, helping identify and address risks at the right stage.
Provide timely, practical safety guidance to teams, developing solutions that mitigate emergent hazards without unnecessary disruption to work.
Support incident investigations and help develop practical corrective and preventive actions.
Maintain safety documentation including inspections, near misses, and incident records
support timely corrective action follow-through.

Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, hazard communication standards, and risk assessment methodologies.
Ability to translate regulatory or technical concepts into clear, practical guidance for a variety of work settings.
Experience with high-voltage electrical safety, including NFPA 70E requirements, LOTO programs, and safe energized work practices.
Background in metal fabrication, engineering, hardware assembly, or rapidly evolving industrial environments - particularly if your primary experience is in marine operations.
Experience with marine operations or maritime safety, including risk assessments for field or vessel activities - particularly if your primary experience is in industrial or manufacturing environments.
Working knowledge of lithium-ion battery safety, including storage, handling, and hazardous waste classification.
Familiarity with key electrical and battery safety standards (e.g., NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 855, UL 9540/9540A).
Knowledge of Federal, California, Oregon, and/or Washington OSHA regulations.
Experience contributing to or participating in EHS training programs for diverse technical teams.
The above qualifications are desired, not required.

We are seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist who is most at home being close to the work.

About the Job
Our core technology is the node, a device that produces energy in the ocean's harshest conditions for years at a time without human maintenance or intervention.
This is a hands-on, embedded role: you will work alongside engineers, technicians, and crews day-to-day, helping teams identify hazards, plan work safely, and solve practical safety problems in real time.
The right person will earn trust by working close to the work, bringing practical safety judgment into planning and execution, and helping teams solve problems before they become incidents.
We are not here to slow things down; we are here to enable safe speed.
That means building safety into how work gets planned and done, coaching people in the moment, and developing pragmatic solutions to the unexpected.
At Panthalassa, safety is an enabler, not a gate, and this role is where that gets made real on the floor, the dock, and in the field.
We are looking for a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, thrives in a startup environment, and treats safety as a collaborative, solutions-oriented practice rather than a compliance function.
This role will be highly focused on strengthening daily safety presences, improving field execution and helping teams do high-risk work safely while the company continues to scale its broader EHS systems.

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