Safety Specialist

Pay Rate Range: $50-$60/hour

Location: Onsite in Nipton, CA - Solar Electric Generating Station

Employment Type: Contract, with potential for hire

Job Summary:

The Safety Specialist is responsible for implementing safety and health programs within the day-to-day station operations with a focus on injury prevention and regulatory compliance.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

· Influence and motivate others to work in a safe manner and communicate safety requirements to all employees.

· Coordinate and implement compliance with OSHA and company safety standards.

· Implement the Company’s Safety and Health Management program and ensure that all items are compliant with OSHA standards, client’s procedures, and other regulatory agencies.

· Coordinate with management of the facility on regulatory interpretation, timely internal and external reporting, and overall safety and health compliance.

· Conduct internal safety and health audits and incremental inspections of the facility to ensure compliance.

· Investigate causes of accidents and incidents then makes recommendations to ensure the prevention of recurrences.

· Evaluate the effectiveness of safety programs, designs improvements, and work with management to implement identified improvements.

· Evaluate, develop, and assist with delivering training programs to improve skills in the safety aspects of employees' jobs.

Working Conditions:

· Office and Power Plant environment

· Normal office environment and/or out of doors work environment including working at heights above 100’, high/low ambient temperatures and high humidity areas.

· Willingness to work outside normal business hours as necessary, especially during critical issue resolution and to achieve project milestones.

· Requires occasional travel.

· Requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, etc.).

· May be required to work around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials and chemicals and hot equipment/environments.

· Requires operation of a personal computer.

Minimum Requirements:

· High school diploma or GED

· A minimum of five years full-time Safety experience. In lieu of five years Safety experience, ten years industry related experience with safety responsibilities may be considered

· Certified Safety Professional, Occupational Health & Safety Technologist, or Certified Industrial Hygienist or ability to become certified

· Previous power plant safety and health experience

· Must have valid state driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in industrial safety and health or related discipline

· SGE (Special Government Employee Program) experience in with site audits

· VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) champion

Additional Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

:

· Ability to work with minimum direct supervision.

· Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements including OSHA regulations.

· Understanding of Process Safety Management requirements.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills.

· Understanding of OSHA’s electrical generation and power distribution standard.

· Must possess functional computer skills specifically in Microsoft Office software.

· Ability to run a functional safety committee/sub-committee with agendas, meeting minutes, and a charter.

· Ability to speak in front of large groups effectively.

· Basic understanding of occupational health and industrial hygiene principles.

· Ability to positively interact with regulatory agencies.

· Ability to interact effectively in a team environment and with individuals at all levels of the organization.

· Ability to compile, analyze, interpret data and write detailed reports.

· An understanding of the factors that influence human behavior.

· Ability to conduct incident and root cause analyses.

· Ability to prioritize tasks within a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Physical Requirements:

· Stand, walk, climb ladders, bend, kneel, crawl, pull/push and lift up to 25 pounds.

· Perform work both indoors and outdoors, occasionally in adverse conditions.

· Wear job related personal protective equipment (PPE).

· Work at heights above 100’ and enter enclosed vessels or confined spaces.