Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Overview

Responsibilities

• Provide EHS guidance to various projects within the contract.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, NASA, and industry standards, including: OSHA, EPA, MDE, NFPA, ANSI.
• Coordinate with task order leads to develop project-specific EHS plans, permits, and other documents related to lifting devices and equipment, laser safety, SPCC, stormwater, hazardous waste, RF protection,
• Conduct human engineering assessments and make recommendations for remedial actions.
• Maintain emergency preparedness plans and coordinate emergency drills and exercises.
• Correspond with SENSE EHS team to share expertise, lessons learned, and methods to ensure successful program execution.
• Support and conduct EHS audits and inspections.
• Develop and provide contract-specific EHS training, educational, and awareness training.
• Evaluate work processes for hazards and risk factors. Propose mitigation strategies.
• Report to SENSE EHS Manager on weekly activities including, task order EHS support status, safety mishaps, EHS metrics, reports and plans delivered to the customer.
• Prepare incident reports and perform root cause corrective action analysis of mishaps.
• Develop and revise EHS related programs and policies as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, Science, or related field.
• 3-5 years of professional EHS experience.
• Experience working in a team environment and independently as a self-starter.
• Excellent written, oral, coaching, instructional, training, presentation, and interpersonal skills within all levels of an organization.
• Experience implementing EHS Management Systems (OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001).
• Knowledge of NASA, federal, state, and industry standards.
• Availability to travel 25-50% of the time to local, national and international locations to ensure project compliance, conduct EHS assessments, and help to implement EHS programs/plans.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs., stooping, climbing, prolonged standing, prolonged sitting and working with or in areas where a potential could exist for exposure to physical and chemical agents.
• Working experience and qualifications (3-5 years) to provide training to employees on the following EHS topics: Mobile Aerial Platforms, Fall Protection, Laser Safety, Radiation/RF.

• CSP, CIH, RCRA/DOT Certification.
• Non-ionizing radiation experience (Laser Safety Officer certification and Radiation Safety Officer certification).
• Fall Protection Competent Person and Lifting Devices and Equipment certification
• Working knowledge applying NASA Procedural Requirements, work instructions, and directives
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

• An immediately-vested 401(K) with employer matching
• Rapid PTO accrual schedule with floating holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Tuition assistance, financing, and refinancing
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Company-paid infertility treatments
• Cross-training and professional development opportunities
• The ability to influence major initiatives

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