Health and Safety Specialist - ( 230003ZF )

Description

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that accomplishes operational excellence. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our 28,000 team members in over 400 locations worldwide are vital to making our Company stronger.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an individual to provide intermediate level safety consulting services in support of a variety of clients including public and private utilities within our on our Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) team. This position will be based out of any of our California locations or at a remote location in California near a metropolitan area. This role will report to a program HSSE manager within Stantec’s Industrial Hygiene and HSSE Consulting Services team.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide health and safety consulting services in support of program and project delivery for a variety of clients.
• Support HSSE planning and execution at various locations for a diverse range of project and service types including construction support, biological and cultural resource investigations, and environmental remediation.
• Assist in the development of health and safety plans, risk management strategies, safe work practices and related training materials.
• Perform pre-field preparation for on-site projects including development of health and safety documents, coordinating with Stantec project managers and subcontractors, and obtaining permits (when applicable).
• Visit field sites and provide safety support to technical teams such as conducting tailgate health and safety meetings, performing compliance assessments, completing planned job or behavioral based safety observations, supporting safety culture, and assisting in hazard identification and control.
• Review and track subcontractor submittals as they relate to HSSE.
• Gather and categorize HSSE data for reporting in client and Stantec databases.
• Prepare leading indicator safety index and incident trends analyses.
• Support compliance with Stantec’s HSSE systems including the HSSE program manual and safe work practices, as well as local legislation.
• Participate in near miss/incident evaluations, developing HSSE improvement opportunities, and follow-up.
• Promote HSSE within the company with a goal of continuous improvement of HSSE culture.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
• Certified by, or working towards, a recognized certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
• Ability to support field teams throughout California. This role is primarily field based with 25% to 50% of the time being spent with field teams or visiting client facilities within California.
• Knowledge and experience applying regulatory and safety requirements.
• Experience in implementing fieldwork programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to remain organized and responsive to adaptive fieldwork programs and client reporting requirements.
• Computer proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of software.
• Current driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Current 40-hr OSHA HAZWOPER trained.
• The ability to perform any of the following is an asset:
• Managing utility clearance for ground disturbance activities.
• Field sampling for asbestos or lead-based paint materials, air, soil, and/or groundwater.
• Trained HAZWOPER Supervisor and ability to act as a site safety officer at a HAZWOPER remediation or clean-up site.
• Act as an excavation or fall protection competent person.
• Develop temporary traffic control plans.

Education and Experience

• A degree in occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, or a related field is preferred.
• 5 years of relevant field work experience in a health, safety, or construction role is preferred.

Travel is required, and field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs and to hike in rough terrain to meet field teams is required. Ability to work on hazardous materials or remediation sites where respirator use is required, is expected.

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.

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Salary Range(s):

• $42.31 per hour - $61.35 per hour (CA, CO, WA locations only)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-California-San Diego

Other Locations : United States-California-Fresno, United States-California-Santa Maria, United States-California-Sacramento, United States-California-Thousand Oaks, United States-California-Bakersfield

Work Locations :

San Diego CA

Organization : BC-2093 HSSE-US

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 50 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Sep 29, 2023, 10:46:40 AM

Req ID: 230003ZF

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