What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Specialist position at K&A Engineering Consulting PC?
K&A Engineering Consulting P.C. (K&A) – is a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection, and collaboration, and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in our industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of. Our company has earned its reputation through challenging work, uncompromising precision and continuous learning and adapting.
K&A Engineering is a privately held, providing comprehensive consulting, engineering and design, program/project management, construction management, and support services to power utility and industrial clients. K&A's experience includes all aspects of generation, transmission, substations, distribution, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resource (DER) projects, from planning and environmental and regulatory analyses through engineering and design, construction, program management, project controls, and commissioning. The utility industry is a vast market, and K&A quickly established our name and reputation as a top-tier service provider. We were recently ranked #126 on the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies and the top engineering firm with a three-year growth rate of 3,166%.
Job Overview:
Due to Company growth, we are actively seeking an experienced Safety Specialist to join our Mega Projects Team in either Syracuse or Albany New York. Applicants must be in the Syracuse area to be considered for this position. The individual will assist managing the day-to-day field safety compliance (OSHA, Contractor Safety Policy, etc.) of our SOW construction activities.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Attendance and participation in construction meetings and pre-job safety briefings
- Development, review and/or approval of job hazard assessments (JHAs) of projects specific Health and Safety Plans (HASP)
- Field observations, conducted daily, to ensure all work is in accordance with the Contractor Safety Policy and Work Rules
- Provide weekly summaries of project safety activity, observation data and corrective actions completed or recommended by close of business on Friday for that week
- Identify and document observation of OSHA standards and regulations gaps or opportunities for compliance improvement
- Participation and review of incident investigations
- Required to complete and submit daily field safety observation reports and utilize Safety checks list when available and submit Project Management Group and Safety Department on activities, observation results, focus items and corrective actions
- Observed Safety Compliance issues and corrective actions, that cannot be implemented before leaving a job site, must be reported within the same day. All others are to be included in weekly report.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
- Must possess valid driver’s license
- Have excellent interpersonal communication skills and technical writing ability
- Must have power utility expereince
- Must have HOP and SIF knowledge
- Must have OSHA training
- Must be in Upstate New York and able to report to the Syracuse or Albany office as needed.
The salary range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licenses and certifications; and other related skillsets. The disclosed range is an estimate and has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.
Salary : $40 - $52
