H-1B Visa Environmental Services Specialist Jobs
H-1B visa jobs for Environmental Services Specialists sit at the intersection of environmental science, regulatory compliance, and fieldwork, roles that sponsoring employers structure around degree-level duties in environmental science, biology, or a related field. Employers filing LCAs for these positions span federal contractors, consulting firms, and municipal utilities nationwide.
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Position Title: Environmental Specialist
Position Code: SpecEVS-XXX
Department: Nursing Division or Environmental Services
Safety Sensitive: ☒ Yes ☐ No
Reports to: Department Director
Exempt Status: ☐ Yes ☒ No
This is a Fulltime position Monday thru Friday 4pm-12:30am.
Position Purpose
All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country. The Specialist assists in the assigned areas to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and KHI personnel by meeting and maintaining established medical, sterilization, and cleanliness protocols.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform all duties, as assigned, for which employee is trained or qualified to perform.
- Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follow all applicable safety regulations.
- Dispose of waste, including medical and biohazard waste, according to federal, state, organizational, and departmental guidelines.
- Manage supplies and equipment efficiently and keep cleaning supplies and equipment safely stored when not in use, and away from patients' access when in use.
- Use cleaning chemicals according to federal, state, organizational, and departmental guidelines.
- Comply with all federal, state, organizational, and departmental policies and procedures.
- Participate in on-going process improvement within the organization and department.
- Demonstrates regular attendance and participation at scheduled department and team meetings or calling in and personally notifying the supervisor or another member of management if going to be either absent or tardy, unless unforeseeable circumstances make it impossible to do so.
- Consistently demonstrates the ability to adapt to changes in the workload.
- Report problems to supervisor.
Housekeeping – Environmental Services
- Clean and sanitize assigned patient rooms and bathrooms daily.
- Clean, disinfect, and sanitize assigned areas, including moveable and stationary objects, as designated in procedures.
- Reset assigned areas to present an attractive and sanitary environment for all customers (patients, visitors, staff, etc.).
- Properly maintain the designated supply closet and work cart.
- Keep cleaning supplies and equipment safely stored when not in use, and away from patients' access when in use.
Laundry
- Maintain an adequate stock and flow of laundered materials, throughout the organization, per policies, processes, and regulatory guidelines.
- Maintain laundry area in a clean and sanitary condition.
- Use and maintain equipment safely, appropriately, and as efficiently as possible.
- Document accurate records of items delivered to ensure accurate reporting.
Qualifications
Licensure: Designated drivers must have a valid US driver’s license (must be 21 years of age or older).
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Must be able to communicate well with a variety of customers.
- Must be able to read and write well enough to respond appropriately during emergencies and complete mandatory competencies.
- Must be able to manage multiple priorities and stressors in a positive and productive manner.
Preferences
Experience: Previous experience in commercial cleaning services or healthcare setting preferred.
Special Position Requirements
Exposure Categories: Category I: Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues. OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARD(S): Cleaning chemicals, Formaldehyde and Chemotherapy. This position may require travel to other KHI campuses and medical buildings.
Work Requirements
- Constant amounts of physical effort required, during the whole shift, including:
- Continual standing, bending, stooping, walking, pulling, and lifting (up to 20 pounds).
- Operation of commercial equipment.
- Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
- Occasional pulling of carts with up to 100 pounds.
- Routine climbing of safety ladders for high cleaning and changing of cubical curtains, etc.
- Tolerance to regular exposure to hospital laundry and cleaning chemicals and changes in temperature.
Job Description
Position Title: Environmental Specialist
Position Code: SpecEVS-XXX
Department: Nursing Division or Environmental Services
Safety Sensitive: ☒ Yes ☐ No
Reports to: Department Director
Exempt Status: ☐ Yes ☒ No
This is a Fulltime position Monday thru Friday 4pm-12:30am.
Position Purpose
All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country. The Specialist assists in the assigned areas to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and KHI personnel by meeting and maintaining established medical, sterilization, and cleanliness protocols.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform all duties, as assigned, for which employee is trained or qualified to perform.
- Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follow all applicable safety regulations.
- Dispose of waste, including medical and biohazard waste, according to federal, state, organizational, and departmental guidelines.
- Manage supplies and equipment efficiently and keep cleaning supplies and equipment safely stored when not in use, and away from patients' access when in use.
- Use cleaning chemicals according to federal, state, organizational, and departmental guidelines.
- Comply with all federal, state, organizational, and departmental policies and procedures.
- Participate in on-going process improvement within the organization and department.
- Demonstrates regular attendance and participation at scheduled department and team meetings or calling in and personally notifying the supervisor or another member of management if going to be either absent or tardy, unless unforeseeable circumstances make it impossible to do so.
- Consistently demonstrates the ability to adapt to changes in the workload.
- Report problems to supervisor.
Housekeeping – Environmental Services
- Clean and sanitize assigned patient rooms and bathrooms daily.
- Clean, disinfect, and sanitize assigned areas, including moveable and stationary objects, as designated in procedures.
- Reset assigned areas to present an attractive and sanitary environment for all customers (patients, visitors, staff, etc.).
- Properly maintain the designated supply closet and work cart.
- Keep cleaning supplies and equipment safely stored when not in use, and away from patients' access when in use.
Laundry
- Maintain an adequate stock and flow of laundered materials, throughout the organization, per policies, processes, and regulatory guidelines.
- Maintain laundry area in a clean and sanitary condition.
- Use and maintain equipment safely, appropriately, and as efficiently as possible.
- Document accurate records of items delivered to ensure accurate reporting.
Qualifications
Licensure: Designated drivers must have a valid US driver’s license (must be 21 years of age or older).
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Must be able to communicate well with a variety of customers.
- Must be able to read and write well enough to respond appropriately during emergencies and complete mandatory competencies.
- Must be able to manage multiple priorities and stressors in a positive and productive manner.
Preferences
Experience: Previous experience in commercial cleaning services or healthcare setting preferred.
Special Position Requirements
Exposure Categories: Category I: Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues. OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARD(S): Cleaning chemicals, Formaldehyde and Chemotherapy. This position may require travel to other KHI campuses and medical buildings.
Work Requirements
- Constant amounts of physical effort required, during the whole shift, including:
- Continual standing, bending, stooping, walking, pulling, and lifting (up to 20 pounds).
- Operation of commercial equipment.
- Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
- Occasional pulling of carts with up to 100 pounds.
- Routine climbing of safety ladders for high cleaning and changing of cubical curtains, etc.
- Tolerance to regular exposure to hospital laundry and cleaning chemicals and changes in temperature.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Environmental Services Specialist
Align your degree to specialty occupation standards
Environmental Services Specialist roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when tied to a specific degree field, environmental science, biology, or chemistry. Review your transcripts and ensure your coursework maps directly to the environmental duties in your job description before your employer files.
Verify prevailing wages by worksite location
Your employer's LCA must certify wages at the correct prevailing wage level for each worksite county. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage levels for your SOC code before negotiating your offer, underpaying, even unintentionally, triggers DOL scrutiny.
Search employers using verified LCA filing history
Target employers who have already filed certified LCAs for environmental roles, not just those with open postings. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified H-1B sponsorship history by role and location, so you can focus outreach on companies that have done this before.
Confirm each worksite gets its own certified LCA
Environmental Services Specialists often rotate between client sites, monitoring stations, or remediation projects. Each distinct worksite requires its own certified LCA, your employer can't cover changing field locations under a single filing, so clarify the project scope during offer negotiations.
Use O*NET to document specialty occupation duties
If USCIS issues a Request for Evidence challenging specialty occupation status, your employer needs to show the role requires a specific degree. Pull the O*NET occupation profile for your SOC code and document which listed tasks require degree-level environmental science knowledge.
File before cap registration with a cap-exempt employer
Some environmental consulting firms contract with universities or nonprofits that hold cap-exempt status under USCIS rules, allowing H-1B filing outside the annual cap. Ask prospective employers whether they qualify, if they do, your petition isn't subject to the cap selection process.
H-1B Visa Environmental Services Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Environmental Services Specialist qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
It depends on how the role is defined, not the job title alone. When an employer structures the position around degree-level duties, environmental impact assessment, regulatory compliance analysis, or remediation project management requiring a bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, or a related field, USCIS will typically recognize it as a specialty occupation. Roles that are primarily field labor or technician-level work without a degree requirement do not qualify automatically, so the job description and employer documentation are critical.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas for Environmental Services Specialists?
Federal and state contractors, environmental consulting firms, utilities, and engineering companies are the most active H-1B sponsors for environmental roles. Firms supporting EPA-regulated remediation projects, municipal water and wastewater treatment, and industrial compliance programs regularly file LCAs for environmental specialists. You can browse employers with verified H-1B filing history for environmental roles on Migrate Mate by role and location.
How does worksite rotation affect my H-1B filing as an environmental specialist?
Environmental specialists frequently move between field sites, client properties, and monitoring locations. Under DOL rules, each worksite where you spend time requires a certified LCA listing that location's prevailing wage. Your employer must file amended or new LCAs before you begin work at any location not covered in the original filing. Confirm with your employer how they handle multi-site projects before you accept an offer.
Can my H-1B status cover multiple employers if I work on different environmental contracts?
H-1B status is employer-specific. If you work for a single environmental consulting firm that places you on client contracts, your firm is the petitioning employer and your status is tied to them. If you want to work for a second employer simultaneously, that employer must file a concurrent H-1B petition with USCIS. You cannot work for an unlisted employer under your existing petition, even on a short-term project basis.
What happens to my H-1B status if my environmental project ends early?
If your employer terminates your position before your H-1B period ends, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another visa status, or depart the country. USCIS grants this grace period once per authorized validity period. A new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition during this window, allowing you to begin work once the petition is filed, not just after approval.