Industrial Safety and Health and Hygiene Specialist III - Richland, United States - Amentum

Description

Under minimal supervision, the Industrial Safety and Hygiene (IS&H) Specialist III is responsible for implementing and administering project industrial safety and hygiene programs affecting employee, public safety and occupational health. Serves as a resource for line management to administer a proactive prevention program for occupational accidents and illnesses; under minimal supervision performs complex technical work in a wide range of IS&H disciplines to achieve compliance with ES&H standards along with federal and state regulatory requirements; exhibits knowledge and applies advanced concepts, practices and procedures of IS&H; develops, implements and maintains IS&H programs, systems and procedures; monitors and prevents hazards and diseases that could be found in the work area; investigates accidents, injuries, and complaints concerning hazards in the workplace; recommends improvements in processes, design, procedures and operating equipment to minimize hazards; develops and conducts employee training, emergency preparedness and assures the quality of programs; provides regulatory interpretation and technical advice; may provide guidance for a team of ES&H specialists and/or support personnel. This position may require shift work (rotating 4 x 12 schedule) including night shift to support plant operations.

**This position shall be performed under the day-to-day direction, control, and supervision of WTCC**

**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES/TASKS**

+ Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work in order to protect self, others, and the environment.

+ This job description is not intended to include every duty, task or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisors request.

+ Provides technical assistance to office and field operations to ensure compliance with applicable international, Federal, State, and/or Company health and safety regulations.

+ Conducts compliance evaluations of equipment, structures, and work in progress to ensure that regulatory environmental, safety and health standards of the Company and all applicable codes are followed.

+ Recommends facilities and technological specifications to carry out programs that fulfill the organization's overall objectives.

+ Identifies workplace hazards throughout operations and maintenance activities in an operating industrial facility.

+ Develops appropriate hazard controls and mitigation strategies and provides oversight of work activities to ensure controls are effectively implemented.

+ Supports worker safety and health needs, including injury and event response and case management.

+ Ensures effective implementation of safety and health rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

+ Actively participates in pre-task and safety meetings.

+ Performs incident/event investigations and prepares associated reports.

+ Maintains current knowledge of specific government agency requirements.

+ Independently determines and develops approaches to solutions.

+ Assists with the development, implementations and maintenance of safety and health programs, systems and procedures.

+ Prepares and reviews technical reports, correspondence, and program compliance documents.

+ Establishes and maintains permits as required.

+ Meets applicable regulatory codes and standards where required.

+ Develops IS&H training programs and conducts IS&H training meetings as necessary.

+ Performs analysis of IS&H data.

+ Trains and assists subordinate IS&H specialists in sampling and assessment methodologies.

+ Conducts and assists projects with sampling, monitoring, data interpretation and occupational health surveys to ensure compliance with established programs.

+ Senior IS&H Specialists are expected to pursue and/or complete a professional certification, such as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and/or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).

**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES**

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**Education** : BS/MS in Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, or related science or engineering field.

Appropriate training and experience commensurate with the responsibilities of the position may be considered in lieu of a degree:

10 years related experience to the position and 20 semester credit hours in technical subjects related to the position **OR** Completion of 80 semester credit hours in technical subjects related to the position.

**Experience:** Minimum 6 years or MS degree + 4 years experience in a nuclear, heavy construction, chemical processing or petroleum refining environment.

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification is preferred **.**

Experience in a nuclear, heavy construction, chemical processing or petroleum refining environment is preferred.

Experience in an operating facility is preferred.

**PHYSICAL** **REQUIREMENTS**

(SHNM-ISH) Safety and Health Non-Manual Industrial Safety & Hygiene

Performs desk work, including writing, computer, etc. in support of line management safety and health needs. Review and generation of Safety and Health reports, records, etc. Development/management of Safety and Health process/procedure, training, metrics, etc. Perform Safety and Health surveillances and assessments.

Records generation, instrumentation and equipment management, and other industrial safety/hygiene functions. Oversights and mentors Line Management and workers on the implementation of industrial safety/hygiene hazard controls. Responds to events providing injury/illness response, monitoring of conditions, etc. Hazard analysis and control determinations in support of project work activities. And conducts oversight and monitoring during work task performance to verify that exposure control mechanisms are sufficient to protect workers.

**This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and will ultimately work a rotating 4 x 12 day-shift schedule, 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m and 4 x 12 night-shift schedule, 5:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. to support plant operations. For a preliminary period (maximum 3 months), the successful applicant will work a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.**

**Must be able to work in the United States without Sponsorship**

**Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy (DOE) badge for access to the Hanford site** .

**COMPENSATION & BENEFITS**

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $99, $154, Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site:

Amentum is a global company with a heritage dating back more than 100 years and delivering solutions in nuclear energy, infrastructure, operations and maintenance, and national security. Our predecessors helped build Hoover Dam, protected fighting forces in World War II, and supported the Manhattan Project. Today, our teams clean up legacy nuclear waste around the world, manage the United Kingdoms defense portfolio, design programs and tests for Navy submarine electronic systems, and provide integrated supply chain services needed in developing countries during the pandemic.

Amentum has joined with Bechtel to create an LLC, known as the Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veterans status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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