P2P2 — Developing Professional
Intermediate
EHS Specialist I – conducts routine audits, trains staff, investigates incidents.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Conduct routine audits and safety tours, prepare compliance reports
- Ensure waste streams comply with RCRA/EPA regulations
- Perform basic hazard evaluations
- Conduct audits
- Prepare compliance reports
- Evaluate hazards
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Audit execution
- Compliance reporting
- Hazard evaluation
- Regulatory knowledge
- Training delivery
- RCRA/EPA regulations
- Safety auditing
- Compliance reporting
- Hazard assessment
- Training methodologies
- Strong communication
- Analytical thinking
- Initiative
What good looks like
- Early career (2–5 years) in EHS or related fields
- Growing independence on projects and familiarity with regulatory frameworks
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations (inferred)