Safety – Health & Environment Specialist III

Company:	AECOM
Location:	Chicago, IL, USA
Type:	Full-Time
Salary:	Not Provided

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or related field and 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Valid US Driver’s License, and as a condition of employment, pass AECOM's motor vehicle records review
• As a condition of employment, candidates must pass a drug screening

Responsibilities

• Under limited supervision, responsible for moderately complex technical work in a wide range of environmental, safety and health disciplines to achieve compliance with ES&H standards along with federal and state regulatory requirements.
• Identify and evaluate operational environment, health & safety (EHS) risks.
• Conduct assessments of client’s existing EHS programs to ensure alignment with the regional strategy.
• Execute EHS training needs based on identified operational risks and ensure that workforce training activities are provided to meet client’s business and legislative requirements.
• Ensure the implementation and conformance of the client’s EHS requirements as appropriate.
• Monitor and advise on the client’s EHS requirements and applicable EHS references to ensure regulatory requirements are implemented and followed onsite.
• Work with and advise contractors in identification and implementation of corrective actions for identified deficiencies or issues.
• Attend and participate in essential meetings not limited to All Hands, Stand Downs, Orientations, Safety Committees, EHS Leads, Activity Briefings, Coordination Meeting, etc.
• Create, validate and communicate lessons learned from safety incidents and near misses with the client’s EHS team(s) and trade partners.
• Investigate and analyze incident reports involving work‐related injuries and illnesses and recommend measures to prevent recurrence.
• Conduct investigation and immediately report all incidents, near misses, and occupational illness, and recommend means of preventing recurrence.
• Perform floor walks and observe work activities; document observations and provide coaching/feedback to personnel to ensure proper safe work behaviors and practices.
• Maintain current knowledge of specific government agency requirements.
• Independently determine and develop approaches to solutions.
• Collect and evaluate project data in both field and office settings.
• Perform environmental fieldwork primarily in relation to industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, and EHS auditing.
• Prepare and implement work plans, data compilation/analysis, and report preparation (text, tables, figures, and calculations).
• Serve as a mentor to junior and mid-level staff.
• Review permits and plans to facilitate compliance with environmental regulations.
• Provide regulatory interpretation and technical advice.
• Act as a lead role for a team of ES&H specialists and/or support personnel.
• Administer an ES&H program on a small or medium-sized project.
• Proactively encourage a culture of producing high-quality work and the importance of Health & Safety within the team.
• Provide technical support to client stakeholders and support inter-disciplinary business activities.
• Collaborate with other AECOM offices, practices, and business lines.
• Perform independent hands-on fieldwork, oversee construction contractors and other field personnel, and interact with various client stakeholders.
• Comfortably work with technology, apps and databases.
• Undertake technical work in accordance with the contracted scope of work, budget, schedule and legislative standards.
• Proactively identify opportunities to increase project efficiencies, improve technical methodologies and add value to client service offerings.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Experience working in or with Data Centers
• Exhibits knowledge and applies the fundamental concepts and practices based on environmental specialty
• EHS auditing experience
• High degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently with limited supervision, as well as in a collaborative team environment
• Organizational management skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work
• Self-motivated, driven, and hard working
• Excellent communication skills, including both oral and written (writing sample required)
• Excellent and relevant references
• Construction safety experience
• Certified Safety Professional or similar certification
• NFPA 70E Certification
• HAZWOPER 40-hour certification
• CIH, CPEA, or similar certification
• OSHA 30 Construction Safety Training

Benefits

• No benefits info provided.

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