Technician, Health and Safety

Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee, implement, and manage Venture Global LNG’s safety policies and procedures while ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, standards, and requirements
• Continuously inspect, observe, and audit the application of work tasks against our defined company procedures, policies, and conditions of the working environments
• Establish and maintain themselves as the focal point in the field for all Health & Safety related questions, concerns, activities and/or needs
• Spend extended periods of time in the field walking throughout the assigned area(s), climb stairs/ladders as needed to elevated work areas
• Ensure that hazard assessments and permitting requirements are being followed
• Engage workers in the field that are performing tasks unsafely and mentor them in the correct measures or practices to ensure that they are working with a safety-first mentality. Utilize a mentoring or educational approach when interacting with all personnel
• Aid and assist in the accident and incident investigation process as needed
• Participate in incident investigations to guide the identification of root causes and effective corrective actions
• Absorb and enforce a zero-tolerance policy
• Control all unsafe conditions, hazards, and/or scenes when possible
• Conduct daily safety inspections, observations, and audits to ensure all unsafe acts and conditions are immediately addressed
• Perform facility audits, observations, surveys, and inspections to identify environmental, safety, and occupational hazards and weaknesses to promote effective practices and ensure compliance and develop recommendations that provide solutions, remedies, or process improvement
• Inform HSSE leadership about the results of safety inspections, observations, and audits as well as any observed deficiencies and means of mitigation
• Report all accidents, incidents, or events immediately to Shift Supervision and Health and Safety Manager
• Aid and assist in the accident and incident investigation process as needed
• Participate in Emergency Response processes for the site
• Inspect, control, and enforce effective and timely housekeeping standards
• Participate as a member of the Site Safety Committee
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must have specific experience with Health & Safety in Commissioning and Startup activities
• Have strong leadership skills demonstrated by five (5) or more years in a Health & Safety Technician role or Specialist position
• Have previous LNG, Petrochemical or Oil and Gas manufacturing industry experience a plus
• Understand Occupational Health and Safety knowledge, experience, or education related to job site hazard recognition safety inspection/audits for permit to work, hazardous energy isolation, hot-work (metal welding-grinding-thermal cutting), confined space entry, elevated work/fall protection, housekeeping, and crane hoisting and rigging
• Have a degree and/or certification in Health & Safety Sciences or related field strongly preferred
• Eligible to work in the US, pass a drug test and background check with criminal history
• TWIC Required (Current owner or have the ability to obtain)
• Equal Opportunity Employer