Water​/Wastewater Area Health & Safety Specialist - Midwest Region

Water/ Wastewater Area Health & Safety Specialist – Midwest Region

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Base pay range: $92,000.00/yr – $/yr
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At Jacobs, we challenge today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems. Through our operations and maintenance services, you’ll make it simpler and more seamless for municipal clients to operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most to them – people.

We are seeking a highly motivated Water/ Wastewater Area Health & Safety Specialist to support the Midwest Region
. This position will assist in the development, implementation, and administration of safety, health, occupational health, fire protection and prevention, and equipment and property protection.

• Perform assessments of health & safety performance of projects within their area of responsibility and generate reports including recommendations for improvement.
• Review and assist with training of operations personnel.
• Coordinate and provide training.
• Ensure an overall improving trend for key safety metrics in their area of responsibility (TRR, DART, RTW program implementation, etc.).
• Communicate gaps in project health & safety programs if not corrected in a timely manner.
• Have specific knowledge of specialty areas (OSHA 1910 & 1926, fire safety, etc.) and perform onsite audits to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Be responsible for moderately complex technical work in a wide range of health & safety disciplines to achieve compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Work under very general direction and independently determine and develop approaches to solutions. Responsible for implementation of field and office HS&E program and occupational safety and health regulation in regional operations.
• Monitor and prevent chemical, physical, and biological hazards and diseases that could be present in the workplace.
• Support the behavior‑based safety program by reviewing and developing Activity Hazard Analysis and Pre‑Task Plans.
• May act as a lead person or technical expert and provide direction to less experienced personnel.
• Conduct regular walk‑through inspections and investigations in accordance with legal requirements.
• Work closely with site management on any procedural roll‑outs and site compliance.
• Identify and recommend resolution of hazardous or potential hazardous conditions and follow through to ensure corrections have been made.
• Investigate personal injury and property damage accidents; compile data, photographs, etc., and prepare all pertinent forms and reports per program procedures and federal, state, local regulations associated with accidents; issue various entry permits (e.g., to confined spaces) as required; conduct various industrial hygiene samplings, such as gas, noise test to ensure safe working conditions; may assist in conducting employee/craft and insurance inspectors on walk‑through tours;
  
  may accompany federal, state and insurance inspectors on walk‑through tours.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.
• Perform oversight of contractors to ensure compliance with site and regulatory H&S requirements.
• This is considered a hybrid position, working from home and traveling to project sites.

• BS degree plus an additional 7 years full‑time experience in a health & safety position.
• Previous experience in a construction and general industry environment.
• Experience with managing and conducting safety training presentations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel up to 50% a year.
• Possess a valid driver’s license with no major infractions.

• Degree in Occupational Safety.
• Desire to obtain a CSP.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and personnel management skills.
• Experience in regulatory compliance.

The work area can involve a working environment indoors, as well as outdoors, which could cause exposure to outdoor elements; proper environmental attire will be required. Some areas can have loud noise, active machinery, high pressure fluid systems, electrical…