Senior OSHA Specialist

Position: Senior OSHA Specialist 2026-02692
Open Until Filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is seeking a Senior OSHA Specialist located in Casper who will provide consultation services and administer recognition and exemption programs for private employers within the State of Wyoming. The position will schedule and conduct comprehensive health and safety surveys of Wyoming workplaces to educate employers and enforce the safety and health standards of the Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Act.

The Senior OSHA Specialist will also write extensive reports documenting hazards, evaluating safety programs, establishing improvement plans, and providing training classes on various regulatory topics.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA and holidays
• Retirement
  - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities and MUCH MORE!

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Make independent decisions in the field regarding rules and regulations, interpretation, and their application to specific site conditions.
• Interview onsite management, employees, general contractors, and subcontractors to determine employee exposure and employer knowledge in a formal and informal setting.
• Schedule and conduct comprehensive safety and health surveys of industrial facilities, healthcare facilities, agricultural businesses, construction work sites, and oil and gas drilling, servicing, and special servicing activities.
• Analyze the workplace to identify potential and existing safety and health hazards.
• Provide specific information to demonstrate the value of a safe workplace, evaluate accident trends, and educate employers.
• Determine the root cause of hazardous conditions and provide technical assistance to abate the hazards.
• Issue hazard notices, advise on agency policies and procedures, communicate abatement options, and establish reasonable correction due dates and interim protections and actions needed for hazard abatement.
• Write policy and operating procedures for the division.
• Manage abatement responses and extension requests, providing technical assistance and training when needed.
• Evaluate safety management systems and provide recommendations.
• Understand and use prudent Industrial Hygiene methods, equipment, and processes to assess workplace exposures.
• Determine the appropriate sampling methodology that may need to be addressed in various workplaces.
• Utilize a wide variety of electronic safety and health instruments to establish compliance with health and safety-related codes and standards.
• Provide off-site technical support to interpret regulations and address workplace hazards.
• Provide verbal and written responses to a public inquiry.
• Evaluate Safety and Health Management systems to determine if employers meet federal requirements for exemption from scheduled compliance inspections.
• Award and manage clients enrolled in various programs on an annual basis.
• Design, develop, and deliver regulatory training individually or with a team to meet the needs of employers within the state.
• Promote and market the agency's services and recognition programs to employers throughout the state.
• Provide training and information to internal and external clients.
• Provide direct supervision as the lead person to the new Safety Specialist, providing training, technical assistance, and review of work for adequate preparation, organization, and technical proficiency.
• Act in a supervisory capacity in the absence of the Consultation Supervisor.

PREFERENCES/​AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:

Preference may be given to those with experience as an Industrial Hygienist, Industrial Hygiene Technician, Safety Manager, Safety Officer, Safety Technician, or Safety Training Officer.

A strong knowledge base in one or more of the following is preferred:
Oil and Gas, General Industry, Construction, or Industrial Hygiene.

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license.

KNOWLEDGE

• Substantial knowledge of Federal and Wyoming health and…