What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety and Health Manager position at BNH?
Overview
Job Title: Safety and Health Manager
Location: White Sands, NM
Job Family Code: W - Manufacturing
Function/Branch: NRTF
Directorate: Test Operations
Position Type: Regular, Full Time
Pay Type: Exempt
Sponsorship: Position Not Sponsored
Grade: L10(WA1004)
Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $110,000 - $146,000 / per year
Overview
Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for Safety and Health Manager, supporting Air Force Test Operations, at White Sands near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Open to external candidates. The selected candidate for this requisition must be available to work any shift.
Job Summary
The Safety and Health Manager serves as the primary safety professional for the National Radar Test Facility (NRTF) at White Sands Missile Range, NM. This role is responsible for establishing, monitoring, and executing occupational health and safety programs to protect personnel, protect government property, and ensure 100% compliance with federal, military, and contractor safety regulations. The selected candidate will conduct field assessments, manage safety training, and lead incident investigations across an integrated test operations environment.
Job Duties:
Conduct professional health and safety assessments and inspections of test cells, support structures, and offices to identify and eliminate physical hazards or unsafe operating conditions.
- Plan, evaluate, and issue environmental and high hazard permits, including confined space evaluations, fall protection plans, energized electrical work permits, and hot work permits.
- Investigate and analyze job-related accidents, injuries, and near-miss incidents; perform root-cause analysis and compile formal, written corrective action reports for BNH management and Air Force customer review.
- Coordinate, schedule, and deliver occupational safety and health training programs (contingency plans, night operations safety, and hazard communication) for operations and maintenance personnel.
- Develop, implement, and update site safety standards to align with evolving guidelines from OSHA, ANSI, CDC, BCSP, and ASME.
- Serve as the site Vehicle Control Officer (VCO) to oversee the safety, inspection, and maintenance logs of all government-furnished vehicles.
- Coordinate with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) inspector to support site compliance inspections and audits.
- Manage and maintain the calibration logs and inventory of all site Test Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) to ensure contract readiness.
- Perform Information Technology Equipment Custodian (ITEC) duties to track, inventory, and secure the facility’s IT and computer assets.
- Industrial Hygiene- Ability to identify, evaluate and control chemical, physical, and environmental hazards in the workplace through elimination, substitution, engineering controls, and personal protective equipment.
- Working knowledge of air monitoring equipment and ability to conduct exposure surveys.
- Wear company-issued Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and maintain active field presence during testing windows, which may require supporting rotating shifts, weekends, or emergency call-ins.
- Perform other duties as required.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, environmental science, construction management, engineering, or a related technical discipline, and a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience with five (5) of those years being in occupational safety and health management.
- Must currently possess, or be willing and able to obtain, a valid State Driver’s License to operate government vehicles on military installations.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
- S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active, pre-existing DoD Top Secret security clearance.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Associate Safety Professional (ASP) designation.
- Active Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) or Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST) certification.
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- Trainer the Trainer (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, MEWPs, Height Safety, Electrical Safety- Lockout/Tagout)
- Familiarity with NM Workers Compensation
- A minimum of two (2) years of professional experience implementing safety programs in accordance with DAFMAN 91-203 (Air Force Occupational Safety) or USACE EM 385-1-1 (Army Corps of Engineers Safety Manual) guidelines
What We Offer
- Competitive salaries
- Continuing education assistance
- Multiple healthcare benefits packages
- 401K with employer matching
- Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule
Who We Are
Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.
We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.
Join our Team!
U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at location New Mexico: White Sands Missile Range.
$110,000 - $146,000 / per year at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Salary : $110,000 - $146,000