Project Safety and Health Specialist

*** This is a short-term position to provide Safety oversight during Life Extension II construction activities for the next 8-12 months*** MAJOR RESPONSIBILTIES: Provide S&H oversight on behalf of the M&O for subcontractors? work activities to assure compliance with M&O S&H policies, plans, procedures, and contract requirements, OSHA regulations and VPP requirements/best management practices, DOE orders, and local, state and federal codes, standards and regulations. Serve as a source of regulatory interpretation and provide mechanisms for proactive compliance with new or revised regulations, codes, standards, etc. Research and interpret federal, state, and local safety codes to support the S&H at all SPR sites. Routinely make decisions that directly impact the S&H of SPR employees. Evaluate the S&H qualifications of the M&O?s potential subcontractors and lower-tier subcontractors for LE2 subcontracts. Support Procurement and Subcontract Manager?s Technical Representatives (SMTRs) / Construction Management Technical Representatives (CMTRs) and other project team members in the review and approval of subcontractor?s safety and health program documents, plans, permits, written programs, and other submittals requiring review and approval. Coordinate with SPR site and project team to support and facilitate design review/model review meetings, on-site/off-site visits, pre-bid/pre-construction meetings, jobsite walkdowns, audits and inspections, and incident investigations, etc. Conduct periodic inspections of M&O work areas for unrecognized hazards and assist with control identification and implementation of mitigating measures. Stop work if unsafe conditions or activities are found, until they are corrected. Participate in the M&O Industrial Hygiene (IH) program as a part of an integrated safety management system. Perform fieldwork such as calibrating and operating IH equipment for sampling and monitoring personnel exposure (including heat stress monitoring), obtaining media, submitting samples for laboratory analysis, collecting relevant data, observing field situations, and documenting events. Conducts investigations on S&H incidents to identify root cause(s) and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Resolve safety noncompliance through reporting, logs, meetings, corrective actions, lessons learned, identification of root causes, establishing controls, and interpretation and identification of safety policies, procedures, codes and regulations. Identify, develop, coordinate, and maintain S&H training for all M&O employees and subcontractors. Review and analyze training effectiveness, attendance and feedback. Assure planning, coordination and implementation of safety activities are part of, and performed in accordance with, the safety management system.

4/02/2024 - 4/16/2024

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED: Must be knowledgeable of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) codes; capable of identifying; existing and predictable hazards, working conditions that are unsanitary, hazards that are dangerous to employees; and meet one of the following minimum qualifications: 1) A master's degree in a safety-related discipline plus 2 years experience in a full-time safety position, or 2) A bachelor's degree in a safety-related discipline plus 3 years experience in a full-time safety position, or 3) An associate degree in a safety-related discipline plus 5 years experience in a full-time safety position, or 4) 7 years? experience in a full-time safety position AND possess one of the desired certifications. The candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills and be capable of developing effective presentations, reports, technical and non-technical correspondence, and able to coordinate with project personnel of a variety of disciplines and levels. Must be able to effectively communicate with company, client and third parties. Must be an aggressive self-starter, confident, ethical, and must strive to continuously improve the candidate's depth and breadth of safety and industrial hygiene knowledge. Required skills - Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint. DESIRED: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST), or Occupational Health & Safety Technologist (OSHT). 5-years? experience in safety oversight of the construction and/or demolition of above ground storage tanks/vessels, or similar large-scale confined space projects.