Safety Specialist - Vandenberg, United States - Bechtel

Description

Requisition ID: 276158

• Relocation Authorized: National - Single
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Vandenberg AFB
• Salary Range: $59,250 - $90,360 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant)

Company Overview
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

Project Overview

Bechtel is the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partner on the Northrop Grumman team to deliver the Sentinel Program, which is modernizing the ground-based leg of the U.S. nuclear deterrent triad, including intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems and launch infrastructure. Bechtel's scope of service in Sentinel's current Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase focuses on the ground infrastructure component of the program.

A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, Bechtel has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.

Position Summary

Has technical responsibility for interpreting OSHA requirements, evaluating, and applying appropriate health and safety principles, plans, and methodologies suitable for achieving and maintaining compliance with requirements. Provides technical assistance to other safety professionals, construction, subcontractors, and start-up, with the goal of zero-accidents.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to safety studies, health assessment studies, and project risk assessments.
• Coordinates safety requirements with subcontracts, engineering, and operations personnel as assigned.
• Provides safety technical support and assistance to construction.
• Participates in meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of safety requirements that may affect project design, schedule, and cost.
• Drafts ES&H procedures, risk reduction plans, safety awareness training, and technical reports.
• Conducts safety inspections/assessments of project construction activities to monitor compliance with applicable safety and health requirements including contractual commitments, permits, and the project's ES&H procedures.
• Calibrate and use safety and health instrumentation, recording data in accordance with records retention policies and procedures.

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Safety and Health or related science/engineering from a regionally accredited college or university, or in lieu of degree, 6 years of relevant work experience is required.

Additional Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety and health procedures, engineering systems, principles, and methodologies.
• Knowledge of national safety laws/regulations and regulatory agencies' processes and responsibilities, industry standards/practices for safety and health compliance, and best management practices for minimizing potential safety risks during project execution.
• Basic knowledge in air sampling and use of direct reading instruments.
• Knowledge of construction systems, methods, and work processes.
• Experience in managing and/or providing technical oversight of safety and/or health.
• Knowledge of planning, procedures, and execution in a highly regulated environment.
• Knowledge of hazardous materials and physical risk exposures and Personal Protective Equipment standards.
• Skilled in oral and written communication (bilingual ability a plus).
• Has obtained or will obtain (within a year) a professional certification from an accredited organization such as a CHST.
• Has obtained an OSHA 30 – Hour Certification within the last 2 years.
• Must be able to walk a substantial distance, walk on uneven ground, climb 30+ foot ladders, crawl, and be on their feet the majority of the shift. This is a field safety position with confined space and fall protection activities that will be a requirement of the position.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we've completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Bechtel employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or show proof of a negative test result prior to accessing Bechtel sites/facilities to the extent required by applicable law or by customer requirements.