ES&H Representative

Relocation Authorized: National - Family
Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
Work Location: Port Arthur, TX

In this role, you will integrate safety and health requirements into complex project planning, design, and operations to reduce the potential for adverse impacts. You will perform risk assessments, provide input on bid decisions, lead meetings and communications, and track and monitor performance trends. Your recommendations will contribute to enhanced quality of safety procedures and work processes. Under general supervision, the ES&H Representative will be responsible for supporting construction activities and implementation of the PALNG Environmental, Safety, and Health Execution Plan.

To achieve the necessary level of field support, this role requires a significant portion of the shift actively engaged with field work personnel, accessing high elevation work areas via multi-level stairs, temporary scaffold ladders, and aerial work platforms. Your leadership and field engagement will help our project achieve ES&H performance expectations, compliance, and continuous improvement.

• Provides assistance in a wide variety of Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) disciplines to facilitate implementation of Bechtel's ES&H program and ES&H Management System.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and maintenance of programs, systems, and procedures necessary for the safety and health of employees and protection of the environment and communities.
• Maintains ES&H databases, inclusive of incident events, audit/assessment findings, and corrective actions.
• Performs statistical analysis of ES&H data to help identify performance trends and contributing factors as part of continuous improvement.
• Identifies and supports any unique software systems and electronic innovation used by ES&H personnel.
• Leads teams in conducting risk assessment, studies, mitigation planning, and monitoring in response to ES&H issues.
• Prepares communications, writes reports, and prepares documents for program execution and records retention.
• Assists with incident notifications, leads investigations, and prepares incident investigation reports.
• Recommends and implements improvements in processes, procedures, and work activities to minimize hazard potential.
• Participates in and may lead employee training, emergency preparedness, and quality assurance programs.
• Researches moderately complex issues and provides regulatory interpretation and technical advice.
• Provides support to ES&H field and office personnel, inclusive of all ES&H disciplines.

Requires a bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) related to occupational safety or health and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.

• Provide safety technical support, coordinate safety requirements, and formulate risk reduction measures with engineering, construction, subcontractors, and other ES&H Representatives.
• Offer coaching and mentoring within assigned areas to improve at-risk conditions and behaviors.
• Engage with customers, project team members, and subcontractors to advise on ES&H requirements.
• Identify and act on opportunities for improvement through construction supervision, ensuring corrective actions are taken.
• Lead and participate in incident investigations, prepare Initial Incident Notifications, conduct investigations, and complete Incident Investigation Reports within quality and timeframe expectations.
• Attend and support daily Pre-Start and Focus4
  
  Safety Card Meetings, ensuring presence at the designated work location by shift start time.
• Participate in and support ES&H Program activities, such as Leadership Engagement Walkdowns, Near Miss Reporting, Weekly Supervisor Safety Meetings, and the Supervisor Mentoring Program.
• Knowledge of national environmental and safety laws/regulations, industry standards/practices for compliance, and best management practices for minimizing ES&H risks during project execution.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction systems, methods, and work processes.
• Must be able to obtain a site security badge for access to the worksite.
• The ES&H Representative is a field-based role, providing support to management, supervision, craft professionals and subcontractors.
• Additional Information:
  This position has a work scope that includes field inspections and the physical ability to conduct field inspections which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces and working in small or confined spaces.
• Some lifting may be required. Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress).
• Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.).

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