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

Water/ Wastewater Area Health & Safety Specialist - Midwest Region

Join to apply for the Water/ Wastewater Area Health & Safety Specialist - Midwest Region role at Jacobs
.

$92,000.00/yr - $/yr

Through the delivery of our operations and maintenance services, you’ll 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.

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 your area of responsibility and generate reports including recommendations to improve project safety.
• Review and assist with training of operations personnel.
• Coordinate and provide training.
• Ensure an overall improving trend for key safety metrics in your area of responsibility (TRR, DART, RTW program implementation, etc.).
• Communicate gaps in project Health & programs if they are not corrected in a timely manner.
• Apply specific knowledge of specialty areas (OSHA 1910 &1926, fire safety, etc.) and perform onsite audits to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Manage moderately complex technical work in a wide range of Health & Safety disciplines to achieve compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Work under general direction and independently determine and develop approaches to solutions, responsible for implementation of field and office HS&E programs 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.
• 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 industrial hygiene samplings such as gas and noise tests to ensure safe working conditions.
• Assist or 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.

The work area can involve a working environment indoors and outdoors, exposing personnel to outdoor elements; proper environmental attire will be required. Some areas may involve loud noise, active machinery, high pressure fluid systems, electrical equipment, confined spaces, heights and depths, fumes, airborne particles, noxious gases, pathogens and various chemicals. Safety is of the utmost importance; the use of appropriate safety…