Plan, manage and support the functional area of environmental health and safety (ES&H) for assigned project(s). Establish and maintain contact with Project Manager, Corporate ES&H Manager, and others, as required to fulfill health and safety commitments on assigned projects. Anticipate potential safety-related problem areas and evaluate and recommend solution or corrective actions.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
• Manage and support the functional area of construction and general industry for field projects. • Establish and maintain contact with Corporate ES&H Manager, Project Manager, and regulatory agencies, as required to fulfill health and safety commitments on assigned projects. • Monitor, in an assigned area, daily work practices utilized by employees and/or contractor/subcontractor personnel. • Confer with departmental supervisors on safety and health matters, to ensure that work plan procedures are in conformance with customer and governmental requirements. • Recommend to supervision that Notices of Non-Compliance be issued and follow-up to ensure corrective actions, as stipulated and approved by supervision, are implemented. • Conduct accident investigations, OSHA/MSHA compliance audits, project health surveys and insurance audits. Take photographs and prepare reports as required. • Communicate potential IH issues to the General Manager/ES&H Manager. • Anticipate and provide technical direction to project personnel on potential IH and occupational safety problem areas and evaluate, recommend and implement solutions or corrective actions. • Research and provide training material and assist in conducting safety, health and fire orientation and other OSHA training. • Provide supervision, as required, to craft and/or administrative personnel as it relates to health and safety. • Enforce stop work when safety concerns/issues arise.
Required Skills
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Ability to review, evaluate, and develop appropriate health & safety and IH policies and procedures. • Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) with craft personnel, project management, and client representatives is essential. • Ability to manage injuries and illnesses as well as accident prevention.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Valid state driver’s license. • Ability to pass a pre-employment background check. • Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug screens. • Must be available for standby assignments and work scheduled off-hours and emergency overtime as required. • Must occasionally be available for extra work hours. • Must be able to travel as required.
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
College degree in science, engineering, health & safety or related discipline or demonstrated field experience in applied occupational health and safety with emphasis on industrial hygiene (IH) cross-training. A current, instructor-signed OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety Training safety class certification; a current, instructor-signed OSHA 30-hour Construction Industry Safety Training safety class certification; and verification of annual 8-hour competency training and/or self-study (As required by EM 385-1-1 Section 1 Subsection 01.A.17. Valid First Aid and CPR.
Required Experience
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum of five years of continuous construction industry safety experience supervising general construction or five years of continuous general industry safety experience managing safety programs or four years of experience and a Third-Party, nationally accredited SOH-related certification. • Broad knowledge of applicable government health and safety regulations and standards, including EM 385-1-1 (November 2014). • Demonstrated knowledge of industrial hygiene (IH) and other health and safety requirements. • Demonstrated ability to monitor work activities, evaluate health and safety conditions, and facilitate corrective actions. • Ability to prepare safety-specific documents independently, including project-specific safety plans and Activity/Job Hazard Analysis. Ability to identify and monitor for industrial hygiene issues.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Occupational Health Safety Technologist (OHST) preferred. Current CPR/FA required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in health & safety or related discipline. Minimum 5 years’ experience in construction and/or general industry safety. EM 385-1-1 Fall Protection Competent Person certification/qualification.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Ability to review, evaluate, and develop appropriate health & safety and IH policies and procedures. • Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) with craft personnel, project management, and client representatives is essential. • Ability to manage injuries and illnesses as well as accident prevention.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Valid state driver’s license. • Ability to pass a pre-employment background check. • Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug screens. • Must be available for standby assignments and work scheduled off-hours and emergency overtime as required. • Must occasionally be available for extra work hours. • Must be able to travel as required.
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
College degree in science, engineering, health & safety or related discipline or demonstrated field experience in applied occupational health and safety with emphasis on industrial hygiene (IH) cross-training. A current, instructor-signed OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety Training safety class certification; a current, instructor-signed OSHA 30-hour Construction Industry Safety Training safety class certification; and verification of annual 8-hour competency training and/or self-study (As required by EM 385-1-1 Section 1 Subsection 01.A.17. Valid First Aid and CPR.