Senior Safety Specialist; Safety Consulting-Advisory​/Emergency Response

Position: Senior Safety Specialist (Safety Consulting-Advisory/Emergency Response)
Location: Kemah

About Us

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"For Planet and Progress" is our north star that guides everything we do. We believe environmental responsibility and human progress are interconnected, interwoven and international. Our scientists, engineers, field teams, consultants and professionals collaborate across disciplines and geographies, guiding industries and governments, ensuring that communities and environments thrive.

When you join us, you're not just forging a career, you're joining a movement. A movement for better thinking, smarter solutions and lasting impact.

Together, we will advance our way of life and protect the integrity of our environment every step of the way.

A Day in the Life

A Senior Safety Specialist (Safety Consulting-Advisory/Emergency Response) participates as a member of the Health & Safety Services group.

This position will be out of one of our North Little Rock (Arkansas) or Kemah (Texas) offices.

The incumbent will perform safety activities including site safety assessments, safety policy/program development, manage safety services projects, and safety training development and delivery. In performing such duties, a Senior Safety Specialist will support clients in safety, compliance, risk assessment, and emergency response. The successful candidate will apply best practices and compliance requirements for safety to ensure the client's expectations are met.

A successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to manage projects with minimal guidance and train client's employees as directed or requested. All Safety Supervisors shall maintain a response bag with the required PPE and appropriate clothing and be subject to on-call rotation 24/7 for emergency response and frequent, extended travel.

The compensation range for this role is $70,000 to $100,000 commensurate with accomplishments, performance, credentials and geography

To thrive in this role, you'll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities:

* Provide safety support to clients in the prevention of injuries and illnesses

* Provide safety support to clients to maintain regulatory and client safety compliance

* Immediate availability for extended travel and emergency response at client's request or in support of TERP

* Perform duties safely to minimize threats to self and others in work settings with potential chemical, physical, biological, and safety hazards

* Perform (with minimal guidance) site safety activities, including, but not limited to, safety briefings and preparation/review of project- or site-specific health and safety plans

* Understand and explain the basic and with minimal guidance, the advanced concepts of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling hazards to workers, the public, and the environment

* Demonstrable ability to solve problems and make accurate and informed decisions regarding safety with minimal guidance

* Compile, review, and summarize scientific/technical data and literature

* Support other service areas as assigned and under the appropriate supervision

* Perform all duties according to the ethics of the Safety profession

* Demonstrate a professional attitude toward our clients, customers and co-workers which reflects favorably upon the company

* Perform such other duties as assigned.

Your Expertise and Skills

These requirements reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that help you do your best work here.

* Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene or other related field.

* 5+ years' experience in a safety related role with preferable project management experience included

* Advanced computer and data management skills in a Windows-based platform (required)

* HAZWOPER certification (required - may be obtained post-employment)

* CSP certification (preferred)

* DISA and TWIC clearance (required - may be obtained post-employment)

* Current, valid, unrestricted driver's license (required)

* Ability to obtain a passport

* Completion of all job specific OSHA training

* Ability to comply with all job specific OSHA requirements, including wearing a respirator

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a matrix reporting structure

* Ability to understand the basic safety and industrial hygiene concepts of and explain (with minimal guidance) the advanced concepts of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling hazards to workers, the general public and the environment

* Ability to locate, understand and explain (with no guidance) the basic concepts of relevant OSHA regulations, other occupational health and safety standards and guidelines, including those of the ACGIH and state OSHA agencies

* Ability to locate and understand the advanced concepts of relevant OSHA regulations, other occupational health and safety standards and guidelines, including those of the ACGIH; and, with minimal guidance, explain such concepts

* Demonstrates the ability to…