Environmental, Safety and Health Director (Nuclear Operations)

Location: On-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho; must be based in the United States. Travel to Austin, Texas facilities as needed.

Company

hirify.global Atomics develops factory-fabricated microreactors to provide scalable, reliable, and affordable nuclear power.

What you will do

• Lead environmental compliance, industrial safety, emergency management, and radiological-control personnel and programs.
• Establish ES&H requirements, responsibilities, performance standards, and field-implementation expectations for nuclear operations, construction, testing, and manufacturing.
• Ensure hazards are identified and controlled through integrated work planning, permits, procedures, pre-job briefs, field observations, and stop-work authority.
• Manage environmental permits, monitoring, reporting, waste-management interfaces, radiation-protection controls, dosimetry, surveys, and ALARA planning.
• Maintain emergency plans, drills, communications, response interfaces, and readiness across applicable facilities.
• Track performance indicators, manage corrective actions, assess field conditions, and escalate significant risks, noncompliance, and unresolved issues to nuclear operations leadership.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States and willing to work on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible ES&H experience in nuclear, chemical, energy, industrial construction, or another high-hazard environment.
• At least five years leading multiple ES&H disciplines or a comparably broad department at manager or director level.
• Knowledge of industrial safety, environmental compliance, emergency management, and radiation-protection interfaces for nuclear construction and operations.
• Experience with DOE- or NRC-regulated safety programs, integrated safety management, corrective action, assessment, and readiness processes.
• Ability to work in construction, industrial, radiological, and sodium-system environments, wear required PPE, and support emergency or critical work.

Nice to have

• Experience working with DOE, state and federal regulators, national laboratories, emergency-response organizations, or independent oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental science, health physics, engineering, physical science, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CSP, CHP, CIH, or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Professional growth opportunities and intellectually challenging work.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Corporate gym membership.