BECOME PART OF OUR TEAM

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Paid Volunteer time
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

SUMMARY

Balfour Beatty Construction is seeking a Safety Health & Environmental Engineer for our Hermiston team. If you have a passion for what you do, a strong drive to achieve results, the ability to solve problems creatively, and a dedication to client service and relationship management, come join us! This position serves as the primary onsite safety, health, and environmental support for a construction project. Acts as the liaison between the jobsite and the Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager, ensuring all safety standard operating procedures are followed on the jobsite. Ensures all administrative needs and documentation duties for company safety programs are addressed.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Required:

• Completion of the OSHA 30 safety training required.
• Depending upon the project size, scope, and complexity the years of experience may vary but must have experience with Safety and Environmental regulations and ensuring compliance.
• Demonstrates a commitment to safety, for staff, trades, subcontractors, and all those associated with out projects.
• Must be comfortable speaking in front of large groups of workers, staff, and client representatives.
• Demonstrates accurate record keeping skills.
• Demonstrates solid customer service skills and verbal/written skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to be a team player and function in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Demonstrates the ability to mentor and train others.
• Demonstrates proficiency using a computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).
• Must be willing to maintain a varying schedule, in which there would be some early start times or late/early evenings.

Preferred:

• B.S. in Safety & Environmental Health or related field
• 2 to 4 years of experience, preferably including the construction industry.
• Demonstrates proficiency using online project management tools, such as PROCORE.
• Comfortable sharing ideas, suggestions, and providing input to the project team regarding safety, environmental, security, and other related subjects.

ABOUT US

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.
Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).
Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Organizes and administers Safety, Health, and Environmental records and reports.
• Trains employees regarding company safety policies and hazards.
• Inventories safety, first aid and fire prevention equipment, ensure it stays in good condition.
• Makes daily inspections of the job site. Reports unsafe acts or conditions, intervenes when necessary, and reports any unsafe acts to the Superintendent or Project Manager, and Senior Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager.
• Coordinates all Safety, Health, and Environmental efforts on the project with the Project Manager, Superintendent(s), and Senior Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager.
• Participates in, and at times conducts weekly safety meetings with trades and staff. Participates in toolbox meetings with employees, as well as the maintenance of attendance sheets.
• Assists in investigating all accidents and incidents, including developing Root Cause Analysis and prevention recommendations.
• Notifies the Senior Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager immediately when an OSHA inspector or any other federal or state representative arrives. Participates in inspections made by OSHA inspectors or other federal or state representatives. Sees that any violations are corrected immediately.
• Posts/inspects warning notices in all hazardous areas and enforces company and client rules and regulations.
• Provides first aid services, when/if necessary.
• Perform or assist in safety related administrative functions and day-to-day field supervision related to safety.
• Review and assist in development of company site safety plans for individual project sites. This will include reviewing trade-specific safety plans.

Promote Customer Relations

• Builds effective relationships with customers, and subcontractors that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.
• Actively participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company image.

Culture, Leadership and Employee Development

• Serves as a role model and promotes safe, professional behavior.
• Participates in company training programs and commits to self-development.
• Keeps current with new developments in OSHA regulations and company safety policies and engages with the Senior Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager to assist maintaining current and compliant safety policies and procedures.