Site Safety and Health Officer

About Bering Straits Professional Services, LLC

Bering Straits Professional Services (BSPS) is committed to world-class management of global logistics, training and procurement services for U.S. Government agencies. BSPSis certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as an 8(a) contractor . In February 2022, BSPS became an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certified company. BSPS received the ISO 9001 quality standard certification through the Performance Review Institute (PRI).

About this position:
Site Safety and Health Officer Location – Springs Lakes, NC

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

• Enter the essential duties and responsibilities required of this role in a bullet or numbered format.
• Serve as the designated Site Safety and Health Officer for assigned USACE projects and perform duties in accordance with EM 385-1-1 and project-specific contract requirements.
• Implement and administer the project Accident Prevention Plan (APP) and applicable Site Safety and Health Plan (SSHP).
• Maintain a regular presence at the project site and monitor active field operations for compliance with established safety requirements.
• Conduct and document daily safety inspections of work areas, equipment, tools, materials, and work practices.
• Identify unsafe conditions, behaviors, and work practices and ensure corrective actions are implemented promptly.
• Exercise stop-work authority when an imminent danger, serious safety deficiency, or violation of established safety requirements is identified.
• Review Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs) for adequacy and ensure AHAs are communicated to affected employees, and implemented before work begins.
• Conduct or coordinate daily safety meetings, toolbox talks, preparatory meetings, and other required safety briefings.
• Ensure employees and subcontractors receive required site-specific safety orientation prior to beginning work.
• Monitor subcontractor safety performance and ensure subcontractors comply with the APP, AHAs, EM 385-1-1, OSHA requirements, and company policies.
• Review employee and subcontractor safety training documentation and verify required certifications remain current.
• Maintain required safety documentation, inspection records, training records, meeting documentation, permits, certifications, and related project safety files.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, injuries, illnesses, property damage, and near misses and assist with preparation of required reports and corrective actions.
• Coordinate required accident and incident notifications with project management, corporate safety personnel, and USACE representatives.
• Assist with job hazard identification and selection of engineering controls, administrative controls, personal protective equipment (PPE), and safe work practices.
• Inspect and monitor activities involving excavation and trenching, fall protection, electrical hazards, heavy equipment, material handling, lifting and rigging, confined spaces, hot work, hazardous materials, and other applicable high-hazard activities.
• Maintain communication with the Project Manager, Superintendent, Quality Control Manager,…