What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Safety Environment Officer position at ersg Ltd?
ERSG is currently looking for an Offshore EHS Officer in New Bedford, MA for a large offshore wind subcontractor for one of the first large scale offshore wind farms in the US. This candidate will support the offshore operation team site manager and supervisors on the implementation and daily requests and follow-up of the customer offshore permit to work system during the construction phase of the project.
Position Overview:
- Employment Type: Contract
- Duration: July 2025 to October 2025
- Rotation: 4 weeks on, 4 weeks off
- Location: Lease Area OCS-A 0501 located due South of Martha’s Vineyard.
- Line Manager: Operations Project Manager
- Accommodations: Our client will provide accommodation onboard each of the operating vessels and transfer of personnel from/to the harbor.
- Benefits: Eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance and we contribute 75% of those monthly costs and after a 12-month waiting period, you are eligible for a 401K and a 4% match.
For the object of this Contract, the following definitions apply:
- WIV: Work installation vessel, the installation jack-up vessel
- SOV: Service operation vessel
- CTV: Crew transfer vessel
- PTW : permit to work
- SIMOP : Simultaneous Operation
- WTG : wind turbine generator
- EHS: Environmental, Health, and Safety
Services Tasks:
- Deploy GE EHS Policy and ensure implementation and follow up of GE project EHS plan onboard the vessels
- Monitor HSE performance of main contractors and other contractors to ensure best practice performance. Leverage subcontractors EHS performance as per their scope within the project,
- Support in the implementation of the project specific Offshore Environmental Health and Safety Plan and make sure that all persons working on the scope of the project are informed and understand the sections of the EHS plan relevant to their work.
- Participate in the investigation of accidents and injuries, compile and submit accident reports/statistics required by the organization
- Monitor the implementation and adherence to the project Offshore Environmental Health and Safety Plan, by performing regular site inspections, site visits of working areas (deck and WTG), and contribute to internal and external audits, assessments, and EHS/site evaluations.
- Ensure that any GE and GE contractor EHS events are properly recorded into GE Gensuite system or ComplyWorks, reported to the site manager, and offshore EHS leadership.
- Provide EHS Support and advice to the GE Site team
- Carry out back to work safety briefing at the beginning of each rotation
- Carry out field inspection to ensure the implementation of the LOTO program inside the WTG
- Assist the site manager in hazard identifications, emergency response plan drills, toolbox talks, site inductions, and training exercise requirements where required
- Participate in the internal and external emergency drills.
- Establish strong alliance and interface with the site manager, supervisor, planning and EHS to identify the priority tasks for the 3-days and 7-days look ahead of planned activities. Act as the single point of contact/authority to process PTW requests and issue PTW.
- Review PTW applications and ensure there is enough detail/supporting doc’s to accurately identify potential SIMOPS work activities.
- Follow-up the PTWs issued, make field audits, check for PTW compliance by GE and subcontractor teams.
- Provide training on the GE Permit to Work system to new supervisors and technicians, GE and contractors
- Maintain the PTW Database and filling system
- Notify the Site Manager and supervisor of any potential SIMOP's issues for the chosen location
- Ensure that all the documentation associated is attached with the PTW request included but not limited, method statement, risk assessment, LOTO register, energization protocol, drawing
- Review GE and Contractors risk assessment and method statements, provide comments , provide a Technical Review & Input to MS/RA & PTW – addressing potential coordination & conflict.
- Ensure closure of all works permit after satisfactory completion of the job and the feedback from the supervisors
- Participates in daily coordination meeting as a key attendee.
Deliverables:
- Daily regular report on tasks completed, issues found, including summary of activities.
- Weekly regular reports on tasks completed, issues found, including summary of activities.
- Maintain site HSE files and records
- 100% Risk assessments & Method statements reviewed and in compliance with GE EHS requirement before job start coaching on pre job briefing on the field
- GE Action Tracking System tool updated on a weekly, target 90% of closed actions
- Reports on Emergency drills executed, 1 per month
- Collect and report observations of near misses, accidents, incidents, and deviations from agreed upon standards and efficiently report through the agreed upon communication channels.
- Report on HS performance, including key EHS KPI’s, identification of hazards to health or the environment, analysis of near misses and incidents, to inform site management and project functions.
- Lessons Learned Report including improvements recommendations for future projects
- PTW follow-up database
- PTW system training records
