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

Water/ Wastewater Area Health & Safety Specialist – Midwest Region

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted to shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. Through the delivery of our operations and maintenance services, you will make it simpler and more seamless for our municipal clients to operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most to them – people.

• Perform assessments of Health & Safety performance of projects within their areas of responsibility and generate reports including recommendations to the project in areas requiring 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 they are 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.
• Are 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 work place.
• 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/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 (i.e. to confine 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 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 Power Point.
• 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.

Bingham Farms, MI – Base salary range: $92,000.00 to $ per year.

Our health and welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and access to company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs offers an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, caregiver leave, and potential rewards such as merit increases, performance discretionary bonuses, and stock.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.