Safety Professional Lead - Northern Virginia Area

Safety Professional Lead - Northern Virginia Area

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M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber‑physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission‑critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. Our capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio‑visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tyson’s, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems, and deliver the management platforms essential for long‑term system sustainability.

Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship, for access to classified information. Ability to obtain and maintain a Top‑Secret Clearance. Active clearance highly preferred.

The Safety Professional Lead is responsible for oversight of Facilities Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Safety, Health (S&H), and Risk Management. The role effectively manages multiple Safety programs, develops and implements M.C. Dean site‑specific project safety plans, and collaborates with Project Management in the implementation and leadership of the Operational Risk Management (ORM) process. Provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.

This position requires travel to Omaha, NE.

• Coordinate with customer and/or owner of general site conditions and/or Non‑Compliance Notice (NCN)
• Participate in meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors/sub‑contractors to advise of project‑specific mitigation plans, S&H training programs, and technical reports
• Assist with the development and implementation of Site‑Specific Accident Prevention Programs (APP) and training plans to meet project safety plan specifications and requirements
• Assist with site safety budgets, necessary safe work permits and assure compliance with project contract, plans, and specifications
• Lead the ORM team in reviewing, interpreting, and developing a project safety plan based on project, client/owner, Program Manager, and customer specifications, design drawings, regulations, and existing safety system – conduct / assist with incident / investigation reporting
• Knowledge of safety and health standards, rules, regulations – working knowledge of safe work practices, accident investigation techniques, OSHA, DOT compliance, insurance audits, workers' compensation, project health surveys, AHA, site emergency evacuation and first aid plans
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Share Point

• Minimum 10+ years experience with a High School diploma or 8+ years with an associate’s degree or 5+ years with a bachelor’s degree. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience conducting S&H training, regulatory compliance expert 1910, 1926, EM‑385 1‑1
• Safety Management Systems knowledge, skill, and experience
• Understanding of OHSMS (ANSI‑Z10, OHSAS 18001, ISO 3100, ISO 45001)
• Understanding of culture, culture‑building skills and human performance
• Trainer designation – OSHA 500/502 – Safety and Health / Occupational Safety degree from an ABET accredited program
• Willingness to pursue ASP, CSP, CHST, OHST
• Previous electrical / construction / industrial / federal and commercial S&H experience

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid‑time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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