Production Health and Safety Partner

About the role

We are seeking a self-motivated, collaborative professional with prior environmental health and safety experience to join our Private Sector Health and Safety (H&S) team. The ideal candidate is a proactive team player who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced project environments and is ready to support a diverse portfolio of work spanning active mining operations, treatment plant construction, and environmental remediation.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching and support to functional areas, project teams, and/or employees on health and safety policies, procedures, and other guidance.
• Maintain, monitor, and support aspects of local office health and safety, including related policies and procedures.
• Support the development of and/or administrative review of project-specific Health and Safety Plans, including conducting technical reviews for low to medium risk projects.
• Respond to incidents promptly, coordinating the necessary response using available resources including appropriate escalation of the event, leading at least initial investigation data collection, and partnering with respective involved parties in facilitating the development and implementation of associated actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Contribute to maintaining occupational health and workplace safety procedures and protocols, and stewarding digital processes and tools as assigned.
• Support maintaining health and safety policies and procedures in accordance with governing standards and regulations for company and/or functional area.
• Support management and facilitation of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs.
• Provide basic ergonomic support and guidance to affected team members when needed.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a health and safety role within a similar work environment.
• Experience supporting incident management, investigation and corrective/preventative action development.
• Previous use and fundamental administration of digital H&S management platforms and tools including incident management systems, learning management systems, field data collection software, and vehicle telematics.
• Experience in H&S management system implementation and assurance.

Skills

• Ability to complete complex assignments independently and with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective relationship building and fostering collaboration with a variety of business partners.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills, with demonstrated ability to provide guidance related to organizational policies, procedures, and other guidelines.
• Solid understanding of health and safety regulations and standards that include OSHA General Industry (29 CFR 1910) and OSHA Construction Standards (29 CFR 1926) as well as at least familiarization with those established by MSHA (30 CFR 56.12001).
• Strong understanding of common hazards and minimum controls associated with operations (e.g. investigation, remediation, O&M of treatment systems, etc.) that fall under the HAZWOPER standard (1910.120/1926.65).
• Familiarization with the common hazards and minimum controls associated with water supply and wastewater (sanitary or process) treatment facilities (e.g., confined space entry, air monitoring, fall protection, etc.).
• Strong ability to be able to review and interpret regulatory, client and/or company policies, procedures, and guidance for implementation, maintenance and/or development.
• Strong knowledge in hazard assessment and control principles demonstrated experience in identifying hazards and eliminating or mitigating associated potential risks.
• This includes the ability to develop and appropriately review task-specific Job Hazard Analysis (JHAs).
• Strong understanding of company incident management program with ability to effectively support incident management and investigation through close-out.
• Including demonstrated ability to provide guidance and recommendations for appropriate actions to prevent recurrence.
• Strong understanding of H&S organization and functional area leading and lagging indicator tracking and reporting processes.
• Demonstrates a strong aptitude for quickly mastering new software applications and documenting procedures, ensuring alignment with BC’s evolving programs and guidelines to maintain up-to-date and compliant operations (i.e., CoPilot, Adobe/Bluebeam/SpecLink).
• Capable of managing and maintaining H&S systems with strong skills in adapting to new technology and adopting new systems or software.
• Skilled in MS Office products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; proficiency with Internet applications.

Pay

The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Schedule

Not specified.

Benefits and Other Compensation

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance.

About Brown And Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities.

Contact Information

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