HSE/CIH Manager

QUALIFICATIONS

Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations as well as organizational policies and procedures associated with environmental, health and safety of demolition, remediation and construction operations. Responsible for recognizing and evaluating safe workplace conditions and conducting measurements as appropriate to provide options for minimizing or eliminating risks that impacts people, property and/or the environment. Collaborate cross-functionally vertically and horizontally within the organization to drive EH&S solutions to assigned areas of focus. Provide direct partnership and hands on support to local project management.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and develop plans and objectives, appraising programs, and establishing requirements for the elimination or control of industrial environmental health and safety hazards at the project site.
• Analyze complex problems in industrial and maintenance operations, and/or research, development, test, and evaluations.
• Advise technical program managers, and supervisors in matters concerning modification to or evaluation of new work processes, equipment, or facilities related to the health of the workforce.
• Evaluate occupational health hazards using experience, judgment, and qualitative measurement techniques to assess the magnitude of environmental stresses in relation to their potential to impair worker's health and well-being.
• Plan, develop, recommend, and regularly review and revise industrial hygiene (IH) and occupational health (OH) criteria, plans, standards and direction for all IH/OH aspects of hazardous/toxic waste management activities between the Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal and non-federal agencies and activities.

EDUCATION

• A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health sciences, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, safety sciences, or related science; OR
• A bachelor's degree in a branch of engineering, physical science, or life science OR
• Certification from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (A copy of the certification MUST be submitted.)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years' experience in an Environmental, Health & Safety role.
• Proven ability to conduct comprehensive EH&S training to employee, management and external contractors.
• Critically evaluate work environments, processes, and worker demographics to recognize potential health risks.
• Proven ability to simultaneously manage multiple activities and initiatives.
• Demonstrated successful communication and negotiation skills in order to manage conflicting and/or multiple demands, including ability to present to various levels within an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to apply analytical skills to identify problems; recognizes symptoms, causes, and alternate solutions and makes timely sound decisions even under risk and uncertainty.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of safety and occupational health program management concepts, principles, practices, procedures, body of laws, regulations and precedent decisions to develop and recommend critical programs.
• Knowledge of the latest technical developments in safety management beyond current methods and standards to formulate safety criteria and control procedures.
• Ability to convey safety and occupational health concepts and practical application of these concepts to managers, specialists and others.
• Ability to conduct accident/incident investigations using tools such as interviews, photos, videos, measurements and diagrams in order to reconstruct the events that led to the accident/incident and determine the cause of the accident.
• Knowledge of methods and procedures involved in the compilation of technical findings presented and in determining the acceptability of engineering designs, plans and specifications as related to toxic and hazardous waste projects.