What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health & Safety Specialist position at Stantec?
Health & Safety Specialist - ( 220001PW )
Description
At Stantec, we approach every Health and Safety project we undertake—whether at the local, regional, or corporate level— thoughtfully, and execute it with excellence and safety across all project phases. We partner with our clients to design fit-for-purpose solutions that address their facility’s unique needs throughout construction, into and during operations, and during decommissioning. Our experts are leaders their fields and guide our work with rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. We are a place where you can apply your passion and collaborate with top talent on work that’s critical to our clients, our communities, and the industry at large.
Your Opportunity
The role of the Health and Safety Specialist is to support the safety efforts of the construction activities, ground disturbance activities, and other work being conducted at the facility.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Travels to assigned facilities to observe and support safety efforts of construction, ground disturbance personnel and other persons in the vicinity of the work.
- Promote afternoon Safety Meetings with contractors to identify high-risk activities scheduled for that day to understand work scope, construction worker qualifications, proposed construction methods and means, risk mitigation approaches, and equipment needs.
- Conduct routine area checks to facilitate adherence to safe work requirements and practices. Focus will be placed on these key areas:
Fall Protection to include Aerial Lift/Telehandler//Ladder/Scaffold Safety
Confined Space Entry
Control of Hazardous Areas
Electrical Safety
Energy Control Procedures (Lock/Tag/Try)
Hazard Communication
Personal Protective Equipment use and care
Manned lifting equipment
- Communicate and coordinate with onsite personnel regarding practices and workers that require additional training to understand safe work in compliance with regulations and company policies.
- Conduct follow-on monitoring and assessment of identified non-compliances to document corrective measures have been successfully implemented.
- Coordinate project-specific facility training.
- Respond to incident scenes and support the investigation process.
- Immediately report incidents to client.
- Identify and attempt to halt all imminently dangerous activities and provide immediate notification to client.
- Review construction work Hot Work permits developed by contractors.
- Review construction energy-control procedures developed by contractors.
- Document and log routine compliance review activities.
- Draft a daily report that includes safety observations, numbers of employee onsite, and work fronts for the next day
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Basic understanding of general concepts of relevant areas of health and safety.
- Ability to participate and collaborate in team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
- Ability to travel to assigned facilities as needed to monitor safety efforts of construction and/or ground disturbance activities, and other field staff.
- Demonstrated knowledge in all Federal and State regulations applicable to construction safety.
- "Competent Person" training in construction safety disciplines, preferred.
- Current certification for CPR/First Aid/AED, preferred.
Education and Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience managing safety programs on large construction projects, comparable to the contract in scope and complexity.
- Successful completion of OSHA 510 & 500 Safety & Health Course or certification of professional safety certification or a safety and health degree, preferred.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Primary Location : United States-Alabama-Mobile
Job : Health Safety and Environment
Organization : BC-2256 Environmental Services-US Gulf
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : Yes, 100 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : May 5, 2022, 11:16:33 AM
Req ID: 220001PW
Vaccine Policy: Stantec requires some positions in North America to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to reasonable accommodation to the extent required by law because of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
