Crane and Rigging Specialist

Crane and Rigging Specialist

Our Nuclear Projects group is a Tier 1 service provider to the U.S. Department of Energy, delivering safe and innovative solutions at complex nuclear cleanup and production sites. Our services include program management, decommissioning, environmental remediation, waste and nuclear material management, nuclear operations, consulting, and engineering, and construction. The Crane and Rigging Specialist is responsible for overseeing and reviewing operations within the rigging discipline with an emphasis on reviewal and approval of lifting plans. They will provide safety and quality oversight of subcontractors lift activities. They will ensure that all assigned construction follows safe lifting and rigging practices and abides by safety requirements.

Responsibilities :

• Provide ES&H leadership to personnel assigned to the project. This includes preparation and implementation of safety procedures
• Ensure that all crane and rigging operations comply with applicable procedures, OSHA standards, and federal, state, county, and local regulations, customer and project-specific requirements.
• Ensure all site cranes per processes and procedure requirements in regards to safe usage, site relocation, assembly / disassembly of telescopic RT-AT and lattice boom crawler cranes, safe rig up and safe raising-lowering of long boom cranes, proper setup, proper usage and site ground bearing conditions regarding build out of earth and timber crane pads
• Inspect site for unsafe conditions and practices and take appropriate corrective action to correct breaches
• Coordinate safety training and enforce safe work practices at all times in conjunction with the Environmental Safety and Health supervisor
• Review and approve subcontractor equipment / personnel mobilization and demobilization
• Perform other duties as required by management

Qualifications :

Essential Functions : Intermittent sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, and lifting. Lifting requirements limited to 20 lbs. in the form of supplies, drawings, etc. Longest distance carried of 50 feet. Hand manipulation is required for simple grasping, pushing and pulling, and fine manipulation. Right and / or left hands utilized. Occasional need to reach and / or work above the shoulder, for supplies, as well as below the shoulder for same. Must be alert to equipment in the field, there will be occasional travel, will work near construction job site equipment when in the field, occasional need to work near hazardous equipment and machinery, occasional need to walk on uneven ground, exposure to dust, gas or fumes, exposure to noise, extremes in temperature or humidity, and potential work at heights.