Environmental Health Safety Specialist

To serve as an EHS resource for the Client. Implements and coordinates health and safety activities including regulatory compliance, drug and alcohol policy and occupational/preventive health activities. Promotes health and safety awareness, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with occupational safety and health regulations.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Supports North Slope on 3 assets, operations as assigned.
• Identifies and anticipates safety and health concerns and hazards by surveying environmental, operational, and occupational conditions; rendering opinions on new equipment and procedures; investigating violations; and recommending preventive programs.
• Guides and promotes safe work performance by developing safety systems, policies, and procedures; developing safety campaigns, communications, and recognitions; and training managers and employees.
• Complies with federal, state, and local safety regulations by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, interpreting standards, enforcing adherence to regulations, and advising management on needed actions.
• Enforces safety policies by conducting inspections, reporting statistics, and advising manager and employees.
• Develops knowledge of the occupational hazards/exposures for specific work locations. Coordinates with management to implement health management activities to include health risk assessments, health education, behavior modification and health improvement activities
• Coordinates and serves as liaison with federal/state/local safety regulatory agencies.
• Stays current on professional and legislative changes that are associated with safety and occupational health.
• Coordinates and conducts monthly safety training programs at various locations.
• Develops reviews, maintains, and implements the company’s safety policies and procedures manual.
• Investigates accidents to ascertain causes for use in recommending preventive safety measures and developing safety programs.
• Assists in developing alternatives to decrease workers compensation claims and rates.
• Performs all other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
• Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment, and innovation.
• Supports company vision and mission.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Ability to be available 24 hours per day (on call for questions, emergencies, PTO coverage, etc.).
• Ability to be present in the field on a 14 day on – 14 days off rotational schedule at remote field facilities including work in arctic and industrial facility environments.
• Maintains employee confidence and protects company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional associations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results, as needed.
• Other duties assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Five (5 ) years minimum management experience in safety, training, and industrial hygiene preferably in oil and gas industry.
• Ability to accurately solve problems and exceptional proficiency in data management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.
• Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific ability to translate complex information into an organized and presentable manner.
• Outstanding administrative and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in the use and application of the following software: Preferred: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook).

Education Requirements:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college, or related experience.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree from an accredited university or college.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• CSHO, COSS, CIH or CSP preferred.