Safety, Health & Environment Specialist IV

About the role

AECOM is seeking a Senior Construction Safety Professional to join our team in Herndon, VA. This role involves working at a client's construction sites full-time and acting as an owner's representative at a large data center campus construction site.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and advise on client’s EHS culture and support implementation of EHS procedures and regulatory requirements at the site.
• Independently develop, implement, and maintain safety and health programs, systems, and procedures to reduce risk and exposures.
• Under minimal direction, supervise personnel engaged in the EHS functions within the company or on the same project.
• Maintain a culture of safety across the sites and ensure environmental compliance.
• Work with and advise contractors on the identification and implementation of corrective actions for identified deficiencies or issues.
• Review and advise on Contractor Environmental Health and Safety Plans (CEHSP) for conformance with owner requirements and local regulations.
• Serve in a liaison capacity with the resident contract agency representative and other various agencies engaged in promoting EHS activities.
• Interface and support the construction management team at site by delivering current, accurate, and timely data on Contractor EHS performance.
• Represent client’s Construction EHS Team by participating/attending essential meetings.
• Draft all necessary reports to Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as client stakeholders.
• Support compliance with construction environmental programs, not limited to waste management, stormwater management and plans, spill prevention, control, & countermeasure plans, and air permitting requirements.
• Ensure site safety walks are conducted as needed with the Contractor management representative.
• Evaluate the completeness and effectiveness of the Contractor’s hazard assessments (RAMS, JHAs, ARTs, PTPs, etc.) and communicate opportunities for improvement.
• Create, validate, and communicate lessons learned via Significant Events (SE) and Significant Potential Events (SPE) with trade partners.
• Advise client, GC, and Trade Partners on applicable client’s EHS requirements and Contractual Exhibits.
• Recommend improvements in processes, design, procedures, and operating equipment to minimize hazards.
• Establish a collaborative relationship with the client’s operation team to facilitate the management of EHS aspects of construction activities.
• Attend and facilitate client-specific training, campaigns and initiatives as requested.
• Prepare and provide site-specific construction health and safety training as requested.
• May act as a lead role for a team of EHS specialists and/or support personnel.
• Support global construction EHS team in developing, reviewing, and executing global programs and initiatives.
• Assist with localization of global programs such as translation and transculturation as needed.
• Conduct topic-specific focused field audits, document verification, and personal interviews as needed.
• Provide technical leadership and functional guidance to ensure regulatory standards are being enforced.
• Ensure that quality control procedures are executed to monitor all aspects of regulations.
• Investigate accidents, injuries, and complaints concerning hazards in the workplace.

Qualifications

• BS/BA +6 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience in construction safety or related field.
• Experience in environmental compliance and industry standards.
• Valid Driver’s License and as a condition of employment must be able to pass AECOM’s Motor Vehicle Records review.
• Due to the nature of work, US citizenship is required.