Site Safety Health Officer

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COMPANY: Quanta Government Solutions

JOB TITLE: Site Safety Health Officer (SSHO) (2 positions)

DEPARTMENT: Safety, Quality, & Env. (SQE)

LOCATION: Rock Island Arsenal - Rock Island, IL

REPORTS TO: Corporate Safety Manager

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-Time

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Safety Representative is the full-time, onsite safety professional responsible for overseeing implementation and reporting of the QGS project safety program while physical work is in progress. The position promotes a safe and healthy work environment by representing employee concerns, identifying hazards, conducting inspections, educating employees, and working with management to resolve safety issues. The Safety Representative ensures compliance with the approved Accident Prevention Plan (APP), Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), applicable OSHA requirements, site requirements, and subcontract requirements, and serves as the primary QGS safety liaison with the project team, client safety personnel, project management, and lower-tier subcontractors.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Project Safety Responsibilities:

• Serve as the full-time, onsite QGS Safety Representative overseeing safety program implementation and reporting and coordinating with the project team, client safety personnel, and QGS project management.
• Develop, maintain, and sign all Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) as part of the APP, with assistance from project planners, and obtain required approval before the affected work begins.
• Develop separate JHAs for phased construction, distinct work evolutions, or activities with dissimilar hazards, and revise JHAs whenever conditions, scope, equipment, sequencing, or hazards change.
• Develop, review, submit, and maintain permits, plans, and safety documents generated by QGS and its lower-tier subcontractors, ensuring required approvals are obtained before the affected work begins.
• Perform and document daily jobsite safety inspections with the Field Work Supervisor (FWS), including verification of work practices, housekeeping, access, personal protective equipment, equipment condition, and implementation of JHA controls.
• Ensure the FWS documents daily inspections, including positive observations, deficiencies, responsible parties, corrective actions, and timely closure or escalation of identified issues.
• Submit daily safety reports, or ensure delegated qualified personnel submit them, to the designated and QGS project representatives in the required format and timeframe.
• Attend pre-job or pre-task meetings at least once each week and provide safety input on planned work, hazards, controls, sequencing, interfaces, and lessons learned.
• Attend project kickoff and progress meetings and participate in other planning or coordination meetings when safety input is required.
• After subcontract award, attend the job walkdown with the FWS, construction management, client safety personnel to verify conditions, interfaces, hazards, access, and required controls before work begins.
• Participate in inspections and field walkdowns with the FWS, construction management, client safety personnel, and other authorized oversight personnel.
• Be onsite during high-risk or critical activities and provide focused oversight proportionate to the hazards, complexity, workforce performance, and work conditions.
• Increase the frequency and rigor of safety oversight whenever QGS or determines that additional oversight is required.
• Work alongside the FWS to verify that tools, vehicles, machinery, rigging, and other equipment used onsite are properly selected, inspected, maintained, and removed from service when defective.
• Work alongside the FWS to verify that each QGS and lower-tier subcontractor employee has current, approved training records and completed project-specific task and hazard reviews before performing work and throughout the project.
• Work alongside the FWS to ensure products and chemicals provided by QGS and lower-tier subcontractors are submitted, reviewed, and approved before use and that Safety Data Sheets and required controls are available at the work location.
• Verify work is performed in accordance with site safety requirements, the approved APP and JHAs, applicable regulatory requirements, and subcontract requirements; stop or pause work when an imminent danger, uncontrolled hazard, or serious noncompliance is identified.
• Remain available in the event of an incident, injury, near miss, property damage, environmental event, or other unplanned occurrence; support immediate response, notifications, scene preservation, and investigation activities.
• Participate in client and QGS investigations and fact-finding meetings, provide requested records and factual information, and support identification and completion of corrective actions and lessons learned.
• Work with the FWS and management to receive, evaluate, resolve, and communicate employee safety concerns without retaliation, and ensure unresolved concerns are elevated through the appropriate reporting chain.
• Provide field coaching and safety education to employees and lower-tier subcontractors and reinforce both positive safety performance and timely correction of at-risk conditions or behaviors.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of QGS safety, project, and subcontract objectives.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Minimum of five (5) years of construction safety experience on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects, including large-scale construction work similar in type, scope, and complexity to work performed under the Agreement.
• Degree in Occupational Safety or a closely related safety discipline
• Current Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation
• Current Associate Safety Professional (ASP) designation with at least one (1) year of documented safety experience
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety certification
• Current Occupational Health and Safety Technician (OHST) or Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification with at least three (3) years of experience performing field safety duties; or
• At least five (5) documented years of full-time safety experience in which safety work represented 100 percent of assigned duties, supported by a list of projects and a description of duties performed as a full-time safety professional.
• Demonstrated knowledge of construction hazard recognition, JHA development, field inspections, regulatory compliance, employee training verification, incident investigation, corrective action, and safety documentation.
• Ability to interpret and apply site safety requirements, the approved APP, applicable OSHA requirements, and project subcontract requirements.
• Strong field presence and effective written and verbal communication, organization, documentation, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid U.S. driver license and ability to obtain and maintain all required site access, orientation, badging, and training requirements.

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:

Preferred Licenses/Certifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Occupational Health and Safety Technician (OHST), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), or equivalent recognized safety credential.
• Current First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.
• Training in recognized construction safety standards and client-specific requirements applicable to the assigned project.
• Specialized training appropriate to assigned high-risk or critical activities, such as high-voltage electrical work, confined space entry, excavation, fall protection, cranes and rigging, demolition, line breaking, or hazardous energy control.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position does not normally have direct supervisory responsibility. The Safety Representative provides safety-related direction, coaching, and field oversight to QGS and lower-tier subcontractor personnel; coordinates with the FWS and project leadership; and has authority to stop or pause work when unsafe conditions or serious noncompliance are identified.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travels: Yes

Percent of time: Up to 10%

Overnight required: Yes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Frequency guide: up to one-third of the time - occasionally; one-third to two-thirds of the time - frequently; more than two-thirds of the time - constantly.

• Stationary Position - Frequently
• Pushing/Pulling/Reaching - Occasionally
• Climb - Occasionally
• Kneel - Occasionally
• Grasp/Handle - Frequently
• Bend/Stoop - Occasionally
• Lift/Carry up to 30 pounds - Occasionally
• Vision, including close and distance observation - Constantly
• Hearing and verbal communication - Frequently

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Wet or Humid Conditions - Occasionally
• Working near moving mechanical parts - Occasionally
• Working near heavy machinery - Frequently
• Working in elevated areas - Occasionally
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles - Occasionally
• Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals - Occasionally
• Outdoor weather conditions - Frequently
• Work near electrical systems - Occasionally
• Work near operating industrial processes - As required by assigned work area
• Work in areas with site-controlled hazardous energy - As required by assigned work area
• Loud noise conditions - Occasionally; hearing protection required as designated

NOTE: THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT DESIGNED TO COVER OR CONTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF ACTIVITIES, DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED OF THE EMPLOYEE. DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, WORKING CONDITIONS, PHYSICAL DEMANDS, AND ACTIVITIES MAY CHANGE OR NEW ONES MAY BE ASSIGNED AT ANY TIME WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE.

ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WILL NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ANCESTRY, SEX (INCLUDING GENDER, PREGNANCY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND/OR GENDER IDENTITY), AGE, DISABILITY, GENETIC INFORMATION, VETERAN STATUS, AND/OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, INCLUDING DISABILITY AND PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS.

WE PROHIBIT ALL TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION AND ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCESS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR IF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IS NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOB APPLICATION, INTERVIEW, OR HIRING PROCESSES OR TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF A POSITION, PLEASE CONTACT OSCAR RODRIGUEZ AT ORODRIGUEZ@QUANTAGS.COM

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