Construction Safety Specialist

Technical Program Support

• Serve as a construction safety professional providing hands-on field work for occupational health and safety support and technical assurance for construction and maintenance projects.
• Review contractor health and safety programs and submittals for requisite health and safety considerations.
• Conduct written qualitative and quantitative hazard evaluations and assessments and provide recommendations and options to prevent exposures to safety hazards.
• Review construction and maintenance projects in a hands-on, in-the-field manner from a technical assurance perspective, identifying hazards and implementing appropriate controls using the SBN system.

Customer Division Support

• Provide health and safety support to customer division(s) relative to safety policies/initiatives.
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with customers including, but not limited to, scientists, building managers, engineers, subcontractors, maintenance and facilities personnel in both individual and group settings.
• Infuse a customer service-oriented philosophy to all interactions within LBNL.
• Support Facilities Project Management on health and safety issues primarily during construction phases of projects, but may also include design, planning stages.
• Attend periodic meetings with customers to assure their needs and those of the Department / Division are addressed. Ensure timely and accurate communication to customers and EHS staff. Report unresolved issues to the Operations Support Team.

H&S Operations Support Team / EHS Division Support

• Complete job-related tasks with verification from the Operations Support Team.
• Provide timely activity/project status reports with regards to customer issues, and other deliverables.
• Stay abreast of current Berkeley Lab and EHS Program Health and Safety Policies.
• Provide accurate written reports to applicable standards and ensure that this information is entered into the industrial hygiene database as applicable.
• Attend regularly scheduled Team, Department and Division meetings.

Support to Other Operations Support Team Programs

• Maintain familiarity with other program areas within the Operations Support Team and provide support to these program areas as needed.
• Programs may include, but are not limited to: asbestos sampling, subcontractor safety oversight assurance support, noise monitoring, indoor air quality, fall protection, chemical exposure monitoring, mercury spill response and clean-up, lab decommissioning support, and provide general qualitative and quantitative hazard assessments and IH data entry / report writing.

Requirements

• Level 2: Generally requires a B.S. with 5 years of experience, an M.S. with 1–3 years, or a Ph.D. with up to 1 year. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
• Applies working knowledge of health & safety regulations, LBNL policies, and safety systems (e.g., SBN) to moderate-risk activities.
• Conducts hazard assessments for construction risks (e.g., fall protection, silica, noise, chemical exposure).
• Performs IH sampling and analysis (e.g., IAQ, asbestos) and prepares reports and database entries.
• Reviews contractor safety programs and field activities for compliance with LBNL standards.
• Analyzes risks and implements practical mitigation solutions within established procedures.
• Communicates technical information through reports, updates, and field engagement.
• Works with general supervision; escalates complex issues as needed.
• Level 3: Typically require a B.S. with 7 years of experience, an M.S. with 3–5 years, or a Ph.D. with 1–3 years, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Applies advanced expertise in health & safety regulations, LBNL policies, and safety systems to complex, high-risk projects.
• Led comprehensive hazard assessments and field diagnostics, integrating IH data and regulatory requirements.
• Provides expert review of contractor safety programs and ensures compliance with LBNL-wide standards.
• Develops and implements solutions to complex safety challenges using independent judgment.
• Translates technical data into clear reports and influences safety performance through strong field communication.
• Collaborates across disciplines and project phases, promoting a customer-focused safety approach.
• Exercises independent authority in the field, including work stoppage decisions and corrective actions.
• Serves as a technical resource while supporting broader EHS programs and initiatives.
• Works independently under very general direction.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform the physical requirements of this position including field activity involving: minor lifting (up to 25 lbs); frequent standing and walking; climbing stairs; inspecting equipment requiring reaching with hands and arms and use of hands to handle or feel; frequently stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions and requires extensive walking, climbing, working at various heights, work on construction sites with poor footing and other construction hazards.