Senior Health & Safety Specialist

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 o…