Safety & Industrial Hygiene Engineer

Safety & Industrial Hygiene Engineer

The Safety & Industrial Hygiene Engineer ensures a safe, healthy, and compliant work environment by leading occupational safety, industrial hygiene, and emergency management support activities. This role interprets regulatory and contractual requirements; reviews submittals for compliance; and recommends effective controls and process improvements. This position collaborates across departments and with other contractors and the NASA Agency.

Job Duties and

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serves as a contract subject matter resource to ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental, and Quality programs, including, but not limited to, air/bulk sampling for hazardous materials, asbestos/hazardous metals/mold/silica, audits and inspections, biohazards, engineering controls/ventilation, ergonomics, evacuation/emergency planning, fall protection, hazard communication, hazardous materials management systems, indoor air quality, lockout/tagout, noise and hearing conservation, permit-required confined spaces, personal protective equipment, radiation, sanitation, blood borne pathogens, and thermal stress.
• Coordinates exposure assessments.
• Develops, implements, and maintains comprehensive safety-related plans and procedures and instructions.
• Participates in government-sponsored working groups, training, and continuing education.
• Reviews in-house and subcontractor project submittals for compliance with requirements and approve/disapprove submittals as appropriate.
• Serves as the contract Emergency Management Coordinator; liaison for government emergency management functions.
• Participates as a member of the hurricane and tropical storm Ride-Out Team and Damage Assessment and Recovery Team or other emergency scenarios as appropriate.
• Performs Job Hazard Analysis assessing risks and identifying control measures to minimize hazards.
• Conducts comprehensive audits/inspections and recommend corrective and preventative actions to ensure safe and healthy working conditions.
• Develops metrics (e.g., leading and lagging indicators) to help achieve company goals and objectives.
• Ensures compliance with company, OSHA, ANSI, KNPR, KDP and other applicable state and federal regulations.

Required Education/Experience/

Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental, industrial, physical science, safety and health, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of Occupational Safety and Health experience directly supporting facility operations, maintenance, and engineering activities on government installation(s).
• Industrial Hygienist certification from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing required.
• Must hold one of the following credentials:
• FL Licensed Architect
• FL Professional Engineer
• FL Professional Geologist
• Diplomate of ABIH (CIH)
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Preferred Education/Certifications/

Experience:

• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager accreditation from the Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers.

Required Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of federal regulations, state statutes and administrative code, consensus standards, and contract compliance documents in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Proficient with Microsoft suite of software.
• Excellent communication skills.

Other Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain required clearances/badges as required by program and position
• Must have the ability to communicate in English, both verbal and written in an effective manner.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must complete and continuing education required to maintain required certifications.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

This position involves work typical of an office environment with no unusual hazards; occasional lifting to 20 pounds; constant sitting with use of computer terminal; constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents; constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication; constant mental alertness; must possess planning/organizing skills and must be able to work under deadlines. Field work will consist primarily of site walk downs in support of…