Jose “Joe” Tunas serves as Technical Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) at Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP) consultant with over 8 years of progressive leadership experience in managing complex EHS programs across the industrial, chemical, construction, and commercial sectors.
Mr. Tunas has a proven track record of developing and executing multi-site EHS strategies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a strong zero-injury culture. He has successfully led multimillion-dollar remediation and compliance initiatives, delivering measurable improvements in safety performance and operational efficiency.
He is highly skilled in leading cross-functional teams within matrixed organizations and collaborates effectively with Manufacturing, Regulatory, Legal, and Operations leaders to address complex challenges and drive continuous improvement. His technical expertise includes ISO-aligned management systems, process safety management (PSM), environmental permitting, and hazardous materials management.
A bilingual professional (English/Spanish), Mr. Tunas brings strong business acumen, change management expertise, and communication skills, enabling him to elevate EHS performance across global manufacturing organizations.
Highlights
- 8 years of progressive EHS leadership experience
- $2M+ environmental projects
- Industrial Hygiene exposure assessments
- Hazardous materials management
- Occupational risk analysis
- Phase I & II ESAs (ASTM)
- Regulatory compliance oversight
- Contract negotiation
