Specialist, Safety

Primary Location: USA – Louisiana – Houma

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. The Marine Safety Specialist reports to the Marine Safety & Training Supervisor and works alongside a team of Marine Safety Specialists.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with personnel and management on all aspects of marine/shipyard safety, environmental, regulatory, and training.
• Apply, develop, implement, and maintain safety and health programs.
• Develop, maintain, conduct, and track training for all employees as needed.
• Assist with management of computer‑based training database.
• Interact with regulatory agencies such as USCG, ABS, and OSHA.
• Conduct vessel visits, internal TSMS audits and security audits as needed.
• Attend external TSMS audits and towing vessel surveys with regulatory agencies as needed.
• Conduct barge TBSIP inspections as needed.
• Attend SIRES and customer inspections of vessels as needed.
• Assist with safety meetings and employee/contractor orientations.
• Prepare and distribute safety meetings, drills, daily safety moments, safety alerts, and notices.
• Assist with distribution and tracking of employee personal protective equipment.
• Provide safety oversight for projects and day‑to‑day work activities as needed.
• Perform incident investigations as required.
• Provide safety support to assigned vessel team as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent (required).
• Bachelor’s degree in safety or other relevant technical field (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of marine industry training, safety, or operations experience (preferred).
• Internal TSMS Auditor and Root Cause Analyst Incident Investigation Certification (preferred).
• Valid Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) (required).
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record (required).
• Knowledge of USCG Subchapter M Regulations for towing vessels (preferred).
• Experience developing technical documentation and/or safety materials related to marine (preferred).
• Strong presentation and communication skills; ability to adapt style for different audiences (required).
• Proactive, dependable, and able to demonstrate conscientiousness and commitment (required).
• Ability to juggle competing priorities, multitask, and adapt to changing directions (required).
• Proficiency with computer and smartphone use; Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) (required).
• Experience with HELM, Mobile Ops, Oracle software (preferred).
• Physical ability to lift and move up to 50 lb; ability to walk, access, and ride along on inland towing vessels and barges (required).
• Willingness to travel up to 75 % domestically (required).
• Availability to respond to after‑hour calls and/or emergencies as needed (required).
• Ability to satisfactorily pass a drug screen and background check (required).

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, up to 50 % of the time.