Senior Site Safety and Health Officer

at  HydroGeoLogic Inc

HGL ‒ WHO WE ARE

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today’s environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges. HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media. With over 600 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects, but small enough that personal working environments are possible with senior management and HGL’s talented team members. By joining HGL, you will be working toward restoring the environment and protecting our future.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

HGL is currently seeking an Environmental Site Safety and Health Officer IV to provide on-site support for a long-term USACE mine reclamation remedial action/construction project in Vermont. This position will require a full-time presence on the project site in Vershire, VT.

REQUIRED SKILLS

The ideal candidate will need the following as a foundation for success in this role:

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience serving as health and safety officer at construction projects, with 3 years’ experience on projects involving environmental contamination.
• Proficient knowledge of USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual EM 385-1-1.
• Experience with health and safety procedures related to air quality, hazardous waste, universal waste, investigation derived waste, wastewater, stormwater, spill prevention, decontamination, and health and safety inspections.
• Experience working on environmental construction/remediation projects involving demolition, excavation, grading, and environmental sampling.
• Working knowledge of Federal (OSHA) and state occupational and health and safety regulations.
• Experience performing project safety audits.
• Excellent communication, writing, and organization skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced group setting with corporate, project, and technical management staff.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of software, specifically in Excel and Word.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER and current 8-hour OSHA HAZWOPER refresher certifications.
• OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety certification.
• Current CPR/First Aid training certificate.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Safety and Health Officer IV responsibilities include:

• Developing and reviewing project planning documents pertaining to health and safety (APPs, AHAs, HASPs, etc.) to ensure safe project execution by the field team.
• Serving as the primary health and safety compliance point of contact with field teams consisting of HGL staff, subcontractors, and client personnel.
• Providing on-site daily safety and health briefings to HGL and subcontractor personnel.
• Generating and maintaining accurate and detailed health and safety documentation, including daily health and safety reports, inspection logs, non-conformance/deficiency logs, and required corrective actions.
• Updating AHAs as work progresses and communicating those updates with the project team.
• Communicating with HGL’s construction and health and safety management teams to ensure compliance with project-specific and corporate procedures.
• Implementing and enforcing on-site emergency response procedures.
• Maintaining all required on-site health and safety documentation, including personnel certifications, sign-in/orientation sheets, required OSHA signage, planning documents, and safety data sheets.
• Leading internal and client-facing meetings pertaining to planned and completed health and safety activities.

The ideal candidate will need the following as a foundation for success in this role:

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience serving as health and safety officer at construction projects, with 3 years’ experience on projects involving environmental contamination.
• Proficient knowledge of USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual EM 385-1-1.
• Experience with health and safety procedures related to air quality, hazardous waste, universal waste, investigation derived waste, wastewater, stormwater, spill prevention, decontamination, and health and safety inspections.
• Experience working on environmental construction/remediation projects involving demolition, excavation, grading, and environmental sampling.
• Working knowledge of Federal (OSHA) and state occupational and health and safety regulations.
• Experience performing project safety audits.
• Excellent communication, writing, and organization skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced group setting with corporate, project, and technical management staff.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of software, specifically in Excel and Word.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER and current 8-hour OSHA HAZWOPER refresher certifications.
• OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety certification.
• Current CPR/First Aid training certificate