Role Summary / Purpose
This position serves as an Owner representative, who is responsible for basic technical work in a wide range of health and safety disciplines to achieve compliance with the organization's H&S standards and with federal, state and local regulatory requirements. Works under general supervision and often self-directed.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and observe work activity and provide technical and intervention direction to enable the prevention and control of H&S incidents and hazards.
- Recommend improvements in basic processes, design, procedures, and operating equipment to minimize hazard potential.
- Maintain current knowledge of specific requirements imposed by governmental agencies and internal programs, procedures and processes.
- Provide technical guidance to less experienced personnel working on environmental, health or safety programs.
- Assist work teams and vendors in resolving concerns and compliance deficiencies.
- Understand respective H&S contractual requirements to ensure full understanding of expectations.
- Ensure a safe work environment is maintained through the identification and correction of H&S-related hazards and risks.
- Perform daily and routine field observations to identify unsafe conditions, at-risk behaviors, and environmental issues.
- Interface with site Health & Safety professionals, contractor safety representatives, and project/contract managers to correct deficiencies and resolve issues.
- Attend and participate in project/outage meetings, Safety/Environmental Steering Team (SEST) meetings, Pre-Job Briefings and other required meetings to communicate concerns and trends.
- Perform incident trend analysis and develop safety/health improvement initiatives.
- Administer and facilitate enforcement of safety initiatives.
- Ensure communication delivery to project/outage work teams by following up with appropriate personnel.
- Conduct site safety inspections including observations for environmental issues such as container labeling/control, potential refueling spills, and hazardous materials.
- Provide routine updates of H&S issues to site H&S contacts and project management.
- Participate in incident investigations as necessary.
- Assist with or provide training to contractors for various health and safety topics including site orientation.
- Monitor safety/health in all phases of project.
- Communicate with all project/outage employees regarding job safety/health and environmental compliance.
- Notify appropriate project lead personnel to facilitate timely correction of deficiencies.
- Report all findings to contracting firm management and site H&S/EHS contacts.
- Maintain working knowledge of basic environmental requirements to identify non-compliance issues.
- Report H&S contractor incidents to appropriate contacts.
- Immediately notify appropriate personnel of incidents involving potential asbestos or lead-containing materials.
- Maintain a log of identified H&S/EHS issues and resolutions.
- Document observed unsafe behavior or conditions, as well as safe behavior.
Requirements - Education & Experience
- 10 or more years of discipline experience and unique subject matter expert skills.
- Certifications such as CSP, OHTS, or CHST preferred, or equivalent extensive experience in lieu of certifications.
Required Skills
- Technical expertise in health and safety disciplines.
- Knowledge of federal, state and local regulatory requirements.
- Field observation and hazard identification skills.
- Incident investigation and analysis capabilities.
- Environmental compliance knowledge.
- Communication and training abilities.
- Documentation and record-keeping proficiency.
Employment Details - Type, Location, Hours
Day Shift
What We Offer - Benefits
Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
- Hard hat
- ANSI-approved safety glasses with side shields
- ANSI-approved protective footwear (boots with 3/4 upper or shaft, steel or composite toes)