Health, Safety & Environment Officer
About the role
This Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) oversees a comprehensive safety program at the Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia. The program includes environmental, e.g., hazardous waste, EPCRA, RCRA, air permit compliance, spill response, etc., fire protection and prevention, industrial hygiene, occupational health, and worker safety aspects for the Base Operations & Support (BOS) contractor at the Mark Center.
Responsibilities
- Develop, review, update, and/or implement environmental, safety and health standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies, plans, and programs as required by the contract.
- Ensure all applicable ServiceSource safety and risk management policies, guides and procedures are applied and followed, along with OSHA, EM-385-1, and other contract compliance reference documents and regulations.
- Maintain detailed knowledge and understanding of all safety, health, and environmental areas of the contract included in the Performance Work Statement and Performance Requirements Summary and other key areas of the contract.
- Conduct periodic refresher training at all-hands quarterly meetings; provide safety training to BOS personnel as required and/or arrange for third-party training on specialized topics; conduct and/or coordinate new-hire safety orientation; participate in all other training required by the ServiceSource corporation, such as Human Rights training; review employee qualifications and/or certifications to ensure all legal and contractual requirements are being met and coordinate initial or refresher qualification training as required.
- Perform and support various contract required inspections and services, inspections required by contract referenced regulations, and others as needed.
- Support company efforts in workers’ compensation cases under the direction of ServiceSource Risk and Compliance.
- Assist functional area managers in conducting job hazard analyses.
- Prepare briefings for the program manager, the deputy program managers, and functional area managers on safety-sensitive issues; prepare and provide timely reports of all incidents, as necessary.
- Support BOS team efforts in its role to help the government achieve and/or maintain LEED EBOM gold rating for the Mark Center.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in an environmental or safety-related field highly desired (or at least 2 years of college education) required.
- 10 years of professional experience inspecting, managing, and implementing environmental, safety and health programs preferred; at least 5 years of experience on contracts of similar size and complexity to the Mark Center BOS contract preferred.
- Completed the 30-hour OSHA safety class or equivalent within the last 5 years.
- Completed at least 24 hours of safety training per year over the past 5 years.
- Management/supervisory experience at a program level preferred.
- Knowledge of state and federal safety/environmental laws and regulations. This includes the Code of Federal Regulations 29, 40, and 49.
- Hold or be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI government security clearance.
- Certified to teach OSHA 10 for General Industry.
- Have (or be able to obtain within 18 months of hire) the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential. Equivalent certifications from NASP/IASP or ISHM may be considered.
- First aid and CPR/AED certifications or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
Additional Responsibilities
- Review and approve government required work permits to include an activity hazard analysis.
- Conduct training of BOS personnel as required including but not limited to OSHA 10 for General Industry and hazard communications.
- Perform and support various contract required inspections and services, inspections required by contract referenced regulations, and others as needed.
- Foster a safety and quality culture that meets and/or exceeds customer requirements and expectations.
- Provide reports as required to ServiceSource corporate safety, our government customer, and various government agencies, e.g., VDEQ.
- Perform incident investigations as necessary including personnel accidents and environmental incidents and prepare a report for submission to the government to include recommendations on how to prevent such an incident from recurring.
What We Offer
- Health coverage for you and your family through Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
- Financial protection with 100% company paid Disability, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance.
- A 403(b)-Retirement plan in which the company matches dollar for dollar on a generous percentage matching up to 3% of your contribution.
- Tax advantages through Flexible Spending and Health Savings accounts that allow you to pay for specific healthcare and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
- An Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Program, and Tuition Assistance.
- A generous paid time-off program in which the benefits increase based on your tenure with the company.
PAY TRANSPARENCY POLICY STATEMENT
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.