What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Industrial Hygiene position at Bechtel Corporation?
Requisition ID: 298509
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.
Project Overview
Bechtel is a global engineering, construction, and project management firm with a tradition of technical excellence in supporting multiple industries and mega-projects that have significant complexity. We have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Core to Bechtel are our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery.
Bechtel has a strong commitment to protecting people and the environment as part of its mission, and is known for industry leadership in Environmental, Safety, and Health (EHS). EHS teams are comprised of three distinct disciplines that support our EHS Management System and processes at project sites and offices. These teams include environmental scientists, safety specialists, and industrial hygiene scientists. Collectively, they provide technical guidance and perform planning, risk assessment, inspections and monitoring, training, and data management.
An opportunity exists to work within the EHS team on our Lilly Houston Project located in Houston, Texas.
Job Summary
Leads the industrial hygiene (IH) program for the project, anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic health hazards associated with construction activities. Develops and executes the project exposure assessment strategy, performs and directs personal and area monitoring, interprets sampling results against applicable occupational exposure limits, and recommends engineering, administrative, and personal protective equipment controls. Provides technical direction to IH technicians and site EHS personnel, and reports to and receives functional supervision from the EHS Manager and/or EHS Services Manager.
Major Responsibilities
For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards
Diverse Teams Build The Extraordinary
As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.
We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com
- Relocation Authorized: National - Family
- Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
- Work Location: Houston, TX
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.
Project Overview
Bechtel is a global engineering, construction, and project management firm with a tradition of technical excellence in supporting multiple industries and mega-projects that have significant complexity. We have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Core to Bechtel are our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery.
Bechtel has a strong commitment to protecting people and the environment as part of its mission, and is known for industry leadership in Environmental, Safety, and Health (EHS). EHS teams are comprised of three distinct disciplines that support our EHS Management System and processes at project sites and offices. These teams include environmental scientists, safety specialists, and industrial hygiene scientists. Collectively, they provide technical guidance and perform planning, risk assessment, inspections and monitoring, training, and data management.
An opportunity exists to work within the EHS team on our Lilly Houston Project located in Houston, Texas.
Job Summary
Leads the industrial hygiene (IH) program for the project, anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic health hazards associated with construction activities. Develops and executes the project exposure assessment strategy, performs and directs personal and area monitoring, interprets sampling results against applicable occupational exposure limits, and recommends engineering, administrative, and personal protective equipment controls. Provides technical direction to IH technicians and site EHS personnel, and reports to and receives functional supervision from the EHS Manager and/or EHS Services Manager.
Major Responsibilities
- Develops, implements, and maintains the project Industrial Hygiene Plan, including the exposure assessment strategy, similar exposure groups, and the monitoring schedule.
- Conducts qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments for chemical, physical (noise, heat stress, vibration, radiation), biological, and ergonomic stressors associated with construction and commissioning activities.
- Performs and directs personal and area air sampling, direct-reading instrument surveys, noise dosimetry, and heat stress monitoring; ensures instruments are calibrated, maintained, and used in accordance with established methods.
- Coordinates sample submittal to accredited laboratories, validates analytical results, and interprets data against OSHA PELs, ACGIH TLVs, and Bechtel internal exposure limits.
- Recommends and verifies the effectiveness of the hierarchy of controls – elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment.
- Administers the project respiratory protection and hearing conservation programs, including qualitative and quantitative fit testing, cartridge change-out schedules, and audiometric referral.
- Reviews safety data sheets, work packages, task hazard analyses, and chemical approval requests to identify health hazards before work begins.
- Supports the project hazard communication, asbestos, lead, silica, hexavalent chromium, beryllium, and confined space entry programs as applicable to the scope of work.
- Provides notification of monitoring results to affected workers and supervision as required by regulation, and maintains exposure records in accordance with corporate record retention requirements.
- Develops and delivers industrial hygiene training and toolbox content for craft, supervision, subcontractors, and client personnel.
- Provides technical direction, mentoring, and work assignments to IH technicians and supporting EHS staff; reviews their work for technical accuracy.
- Prepares IH reports, exposure trend analyses, and metrics for project leadership and the client, and supports incident and occupational illness investigations with an industrial hygiene evaluation.
- Interfaces with the client, regulatory agencies, occupational health providers, and subcontractor IH representatives; supports regulatory inspections and audits and follows through on corrective actions.
- Executes other EHS duties as assigned by the EHS Manager or designee.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health, chemistry, biology, engineering, or a related scientific field plus 5 years of practical industrial hygiene experience performing the responsibilities listed above, or in lieu of a degree, 9 years of directly related work experience.
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or actively pursuing certification preferred.
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing exposure assessment strategies on large industrial or heavy civil construction projects.
- Working knowledge of OSHA 1926 and 1910 health standards, ACGIH TLVs, NIOSH and OSHA sampling and analytical methods, and applicable state and local requirements.
- Hands-on proficiency with IH sampling equipment – sampling pumps, noise dosimeters, sound level meters, photoionization detectors, multi-gas meters, and heat stress monitors.
- Experience administering respiratory protection and hearing conservation programs, including fit testing.
- Confident user of Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Power BI and One Drive tools, and IH data management systems.
- Demonstrates ability to prepare and present effective oral and written technical reports to project leadership, craft, and client personnel.
- Proficient trainer and facilitator of adult learning and assessment.
- Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised and provide technical direction to others.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate in a fast-paced construction environment.
For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards
Diverse Teams Build The Extraordinary
As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.
We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com