Safety Spec/Eng III- EHS Safety Advisor

ESS-082

Description :

Full Time Office / Project

No remote / No telework

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

Mobilization / De-mobilzation and Per diem available

About Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc. :

Environmental and Safety Solutions Inc. (ESS Inc.) is a Cincinnati based certified MBE. Since 2002, ESS Inc. has been providing health and safety, engineering, environmental technical and management services to businesses throughout the United States.

We work with businesses from Fortune 500 members to small businesses in the local community, providing world class occupational safety and health consultative services and environmental compliance assistance.

Our customers value our personal attention to their needs and the accuracy and flexibility of our services to meet their unique needs.

As President and Founder of ESS, Lonnie Grayson brings more than 25 years of professional environmental safety and health leadership to the company.

He founded ESS Inc. in 2002 and has grown the firm into a nationally recognized industry leader. With a professional background as a mechanical engineer, Mr.

Grayson knows the value of a safety and health program that focuses on the processes that drive the safety and health process in a company to achieve great results.

We understand the need for partnership with our customers to fully understand their needs and the culture of each customer to meet and exceed their occupational safety, health and environmental compliance needs.