Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Reasonable Accommodations: Statement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions: Leading and facilitating safety program activities by training and developing all team members and helping to create and sustain a robust safety culture. Guiding and promoting safe work performance through development, implementation, and enforcement of safety management systems, programs, policies, and procedures in accordance with OSHA requirements. Conducting on-site safety and environmental reviews to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and working with site personnel to improve programs. Performing accident/incident investigations and planning corrective action. Organizing, maintaining, and ensuring all environmental and safety compliance records are organized and maintained in accordance with corporate specifications and regulatory requirements. Developing and overseeing any and all activities which involve or require Environmental, or Safety, and Industrial Hygiene procedures, programs, permits, licenses, and approvals. Providing safety and health technical support to project teams. Maintaining a visible field presence on assigned projects. Participating with the project team in safety-related planning and problem-solving. Participating and leading, where appropriate, site monthly safety committee meetings as required. Identifying, anticipating, and taking action to address Environmental, Health, and Safety concerns, hazards, exposures, and unsafe practices. Performs any other duties per the direction of the EHS Manager/Director.

Education: Bachelor's Degree or higher, preferably in a safety-related field.

Experience: A minimum of 5 years in the construction industry applying Environmental, Health, and Safety programs and systems in accordance with OSHA, federal, state, and local regulations. Computer Skills: Competence in Microsoft Office applications required Certificates & Licenses: Valid Driver's License with good driving recordOSHA 30-hour Construction Safety training requiredOSHA 500, or the ability to become certified First Aid/CPR training

Other Physical Requirements: Will be required to wear common Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as steel-toe boots, safety vest, hard hat, etc.

Work Environment: Work will involve exposure to all weather conditions such as hot, humid, rainy, and/or snowy winter, combined with regular work time indoors in environmentally-controlled conditions. Will regularly work in an outdoor construction project environment. This job description is subject to change at any time.