Senior Design Review​/Construction Safety Professional

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is hiring a Senior Design Review/Construction Safety Professional within the Environment, Health & Safety division. This position will work under the consultative direction of the Environment, Health, and Safety/Operations Support Team EHS Manager for Facilities and Construction. The Senior Design Review/Construction Safety Professional provides customer service-based technical support to solve very complex construction design review and EHS program related issues.

Using broad knowledge of theories, principles, and techniques, the safety professional is responsible for providing a range of project design review and safety support using knowledge as a recognized expert, for very complex construction projects, subcontractor field work and consultation in many subject matter areas including, but not limited to, industrial hygiene, construction health and safety, subcontractor health and safety, maintenance health and safety, excavations safety, fall protection, ladder safety, etc.

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Key Responsibilities:

Construction/Design Review Project Support (75%)

• Acts as the EHS Project Team Lead for assigned projects throughout the lifecycle of the construction project.
• Serves as the EHS Design Review lead for all ES&H elements in the Design Review Process.
• Uses LBNL Master Specifications, PUB-3000 Chapter 10, ANSI/ASSE Z590.3 - 2021 Prevention through Design, and other national consensus standards to ensure projects design and construct buildings that are safe to occupy, safe to maintain, and are built in a way that protects construction personnel, LBNL Personnel, the public, and the environment.
• Identifies EHS specialty areas that require supplemental support. Engages SME's or their line management to retain needed support.
• Coordinates and consolidates comments from EHS SMEs and acts as the single point of contact for Facilities Project Management.
• Facilitates in resolution of conflicts in EHS comments/recommendations.
• Maintains current project tracking tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Bluebeam) throughout the duration of projects.
• Coordinates EHS multi-disciplinary teams in support of high hazard reviews, Facilities' design and construction projects, safety inspections, self-assessments, committee meetings, and assists in accident investigations
• Reviews plans, design specifications, drawings, etc. in all planned new facilities and renovations to existing facilities with regard to safety.
• Makes recommendations in concert with other departments that will help maintain compliance with federal, state and local fire, health, and safety regulations and codes that will achieve the optimal control or reduction of hazards and exposures while maintaining budgetary constraints.
• Evaluate safety records, performance and qualifications of construction subcontractors during project bidding phase.
• Review subcontractors Site Specific Safety Plans (SSSPs) before work starts and apply professional judgment and expertise to verify that adequate forethought has been given to each phase of construction and that their proposed work plan meets safety regulations. Consult with and alert other SMEs as appropriate.
• Participate in Project Reviews and DOE Critical Decision Reviews.
• Partner with subcontractors to familiarize them with LBNL's safety and industrial hygiene expectations and to provide guidance to steer their safety management of ongoing and upcoming activities in the proper direction.
• Performs complex health and safety field measurements and hazard evaluations.
• Provides leadership to less experienced health and safety professionals and technicians through work assignments, monitoring schedules and/or resolving problems.
• Makes recommendations and presentations based on accepted health and safety scientific methodology.
• Recommends, develops and implements programs, policies and procedures for monitoring and preventing chemical, physical and biological hazards and diseases present in the organization's work areas.
• Develops and conducts employee training and hazardous materials communications programs. Ensures that quality control procedures are implemented according to all regulations.
• Writes technical reports based on the expert interpretation of data, observations, and current regulations.
• Maintains professional knowledge of existing and proposed changes in all industrial health and safety regulations. Provides broad knowledge of diverse chemical, physical and biological hazards. Participates with others in monitoring the organization's health standards in accordance with UC-DOE Prime Contract (Contract 31).

Construction/Project Field Support/EHS Division Support (25%)

• Assures that day-to-day work, operations, and activities in their assigned area(s) and activities are conducted…