Senior Health & Safety Specialist

Position Purpose :

Responsible for implementing and supporting the health safety security programs. Identifies and mitigates safety and security risks in support of business performance and reliability goals. Establishes implements and supports programs directed toward the continuous improvement of health safety and security objectives. Integrates of health safety and security objectives into operational functions. Provides regulatory expertise to strategize and maximize company position within health safety and security programs and interaction with regulatory officials. Coordinates health safety and security programs with an emphasis placed on identification and communication of requirements to facility personnel. Provides input and support to all levels of the organization on safe work methods practices and the elimination of hazardous conditions. Provides support to all levels of the operations and departments and interacts with contractors during expansion projects as well. The role requires field presence including oversight operational support and direction for all HS&S programs.

Primary Duties / Responsibilities :

• Identifies safety and risks and provides mitigation plans which are consistent with business performance and reliability goals.
• Establishes safety management systems that support company goals and meet / or exceed regulatory requirements.
• Integrates safety concepts into all facets of capital planning performance modeling operations maintenance engineering and customer operations etc.
• Conducts safety site assessments and due diligence for CapEx and OpEx projects.
• Audits safety program implementation.
• Works closely with Managers and Supervisors in all departments to ensure effective implementation and enforcement of safety policies and procedures including inspections.
• Serves as contact to safety regulatory agencies.
• Provides notification to government agencies as required.
• Prepares estimates specifications and schedules for safety consultant contractor and equipment upgrades as needed.
• Provides safety related input into proposals or actual changes to facility operations and maintenance practices.
• Supports the various Safety Committees.
• Provides input to the budget as it pertains to safety and security.
• Meets formally and informally with all departments to ensure plans are supported and all safety requirements are in place.
• Maintains safety record-keeping and reporting programs (i.e. OneEHS injury reporting OSHA logs etc.).  Maintains a variety of records and documents onsite and archived for OSHA and other compliance purposes.
• Prepares reports for regulatory submittal as required.
• Maintains safety records including permits compliance data training records etc.
• Audits safety program implementation.
• Conducts facility inspections. Provides compliance status report to management.  Works to develop necessary corrective actions and supports their implementation.
• Identifies coordinates and provides (instructor) safety training requirements.
• Develops hazard control designs methods procedures and programs.
• Coordinates work-site evaluation and characterization and job hazard analyses with respect to chemical physical and biological exposures and for proper PPE requirements.
• Audits and measures the effectiveness of hazard controls and hazard control programs. Communicates the results to management.
• Designs and implements employee training programs in accordance with the training needs assessment on topics such as accident investigation safety inspections use of protective equipment confined space entry lockout tagout respiratory protection etc. and provides field coaching in the same.
• Conducts accident and incident investigations performs root cause analysis and recommends appropriate corrective actions.
• Coordinates Industrial Hygiene (IH) program conducts inspections schedules consultant services ensures collection of quality data.
• Maintains facility Safety Data Sheets.
• Observes and complies with all standard safety codes and practices and performs work in accordance with recognized trade and company standards and where applicable local state and federal laws.
• Reviews updates develops and implements corporate HS&S standards policies and procedures.
• Prepares safety SOPs site specific programs etc as required.
• Prepares Alerts and Lesson Learned documents as required.
• Participates on the team for internal EH&S audits and acquisition due diligence as required.
• Is a required member of the Haworth WTP Emergency Response Team.
• Identifies and advances new technologies and innovations for health & safety.
• Participates in mandatory training and other programs.

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Additional Information :

Pay Range :   $88000 to $95000 per year.

Benefits : Veolias comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies as well as health dental vision life insurance savings accounts tuition reimbursement paid volunteering and addition employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Sick leave 56 hours; Observed Holidays 11 days; Vacation Flexible Time Off

Eligible for up to 10% Annual Performance Bonus

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer : The salary other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time subject to applicable law.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1