Environmental, Health and Safety Professional

Job Details

Position Summary

Assists in the development and implementation of the safety management program on an assigned project. Provides technical oversight of the project’s ES&H compliance activities through identification and integration of applicable requirements into project construction plans and schedules and other field execution activities. Works directly with other project-level functional leads (e.g., engineering, construction, subcontracts, procurement, project controls, document controls) to assist them in integrating and/or addressing the applicable ES&H requirements in their work products and activities.

Responsibilities

• Implements the project-level safety management program
• Provides assistance to project and construction management in implementing and complying with project safety requirements and in addressing ES&H issues as they arise during project execution
• Coordinates with and provides technical assistance to other project-assigned functional leads (e.g., engineering, subcontracts, procurement, project controls) with regards to compliance with project-specific ES&H requirements
• Participates in meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of safety requirements that may affect project design, schedule, and cost
• Provides technical support and assistance directly to construction supervision and subcontractors in planning and executing field activities in accordance with the project safety requirements
• Provides support in comprehensive project ES&H planning, safety and health specific plans, project specific mitigation plans, safety and health awareness training programs, and technical and regulatory reports
• Conducts safety assessments/inspections of project construction activities to monitor compliance with ES&H requirements including contractual commitments, laws and regulations, and the project’s ES&H plan
• Implements personnel policies (e.g., conducts employee performance evaluations) and provides technical direction to staff
• Implements policies and processes established by management
• Provides report and activity updates to management
• Accepts, amends, and rejects deliverables
• Solves difficult and complex work problems
• Identifies and / or recommends resource requirements
• Takes corrective actions
• Implement policies and processes established by management
• Provide activity update to their Area Manager and General Superintendent
• Provide oversight and guidance on day-to-day work tasks and activities
• Provide input on how work should be structured and allocated
• Organize, facilitates, and participates in work
• Solves day-to-day operational work problems
• Provides input on resource requirements
• Identifies training needs
• Coaches employees
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge in a field of science, safety/industrial engineering, or related discipline
• Knowledge of safety programs/engineering systems, principles, and methodologies
• Knowledge of national and international safety laws/regulations and regulatory agencies’ regulatory requirements and responsibilities, industry standards/current practices for ES&H, and best management practices for minimizing potential ES&H risks during project execution
• Knowledge of engineering and construction systems, methods, and work processes
• Knowledge of construction planning, estimating, procedures, and execution.
• Prior practical work experience in office settings (e.g., managing ES&H programs, budgets and staff) and field locations (e.g., construction execution and/or operating facilities) performing the responsibilities listed above
• Experience in managing and/or providing technical oversight of ES&H subcontractors or consultants
• Experience in ES&H assessments/inspection during construction
• Knowledge of hazardous materials and physical risks and the mechanisms to mitigate them
• Skilled in oral and written communication
• Must be physically capable to conduct field inspections and participate in project walkdowns which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, walking on elevated platforms, walking on uneven surfaces, climbing in very small and/or confined spaces, and lifting up to 60 lbs.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• University/B.S degree in life sciences (e.g., biology, public health) or physical sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry), or safety/industrial engineering