Senior Safety & Health Specialist (Senior or Senior A)

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking a Senior Safety & Health Specialist (Senior or Senior A) to be based in our Aiken, SC location on the Savannah River Site (SRS). 

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The Senior Safety & Health Specialist (Senior or Senior A) monitors, analyzes, and investigates workplace activities and potential hazards to support company initiatives within assigned area or facility(s) through review of work packages, assessments, walk downs, inspections, and/or observations.  Identifies hazardous workplace conditions and removes hazards and/or protects employees by guarding, revising work procedures, and training or requiring use of protective clothing and personal protective equipment. Responsible for identifying and mitigating hazardous conditions that affect workers, property, the environment, and the general public. Takes effective steps to ensure that workplace conditions comply with applicable federal, state, local and organization occupational safety and health standards, ensuring that all required records are prepared and maintained. Prepares and delivers reports and inputs information into database applications as required. Prepares and delivers reports and inputs information into database applications as required.

A Senior Safety & Health Specialist: 

• Assumes technical responsibility for one or more related phases of the Safety and Health (S&H) Program within assigned area.
• Evaluates proposals and makes recommendations based on proposed projects/tasks.
• Assists design teams to identify safety and health specifications and design requirements of low to moderate risk work packages.
• Educates, observes, and ensures all personnel are performing work in compliance within assigned area
• Investigates accidents, injuries, and complaints concerning hazards in assigned area.
• Performs conventional practices of S&H by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling occupational hazards in the workplace through job scope reviews, walk downs, and general observations.
• Conducts facility and self-assessments as assigned and responsible for compiling and providing documentation from investigation.
• Supports emergency response drills and regularly attends Local Safety Improvement Team (LSIT) meetings to provide guidance and support.
• Demonstrates considerable knowledge and understating of company and industry specific regulatory requirements/standards.
• Assists more senior personnel in the development, implementation, and maintenance of safety and health programs, systems, and procedures.
• Researches innovative techniques, materials, equipment to implement into company, ensuring the quality of programs.
• Supports the preparation and review of written programs, job hazard analyses, personal protective equipment assessments and other health and safety program elements as requested.
• Promotes compliance with required Experience Modification Rate (EMR), Total Recordable Case (TRC) and Days Away Restricted or Transferred (DART) established goals.
• Serves as a company Subject Matter Expert of a specific S&H program.
• Utilizes comprehensive experience to develop, implement and maintain safety and health programs, systems and procedures as assigned.
• Generates and reviews trending reports for performance indicators as requested using various sources, such as Site Tracking, Analysis & Reporting (STAR) application. 
• Assigns, tracks, and sends reminders to complete facility S&H required reading assignments as assigned. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional responsibilities for a Senior Safety & Health Specialist A: 

• High School Diploma/GED or Associates degree and related experience

        OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering or related science and related experience

Additional information:

• Must have a flexible schedule to work on-call as delegated by schedule. 
• Internal candidates with experience as a FLM, Radiological Control may also qualify.

This is a multilevel posting. Candidate(s) selected to receive an offer will be offered the position level commensurate with their experience and qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications for a Senior Safety & Health Specialist:

• Fundamental knowledge of S&H standard theories, practices, concepts, principles and techniques;
• Working knowledge of pertinent S&H practices and applications.
• Certified as Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)/ Occupational Health and Safety Technologists (OHST)
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) with intent to obtain Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification.
• Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) with intent to obtain Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) 

Preferred Qualifications for a Senior Safety & Health Specialist A:

• Understands and applies advanced S&H theories, concepts and methods; working knowledge of related disciplines.
• Demonstrated S&H experience as a subject matter expert
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) 

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), a prime contractor for the US Department of Energy, is responsible for managing the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site’s Liquid Waste operations contract. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, SRMC is a limited liability company formed by nuclear operations and environmental remediation global leaders BWXT, Amentum, and Fluor. The SRMC Team is responsible for the closure of waste tanks, the operation of the Savannah River Site’s Defense Waste Processing Facility, tank farm operations and associated production and disposal facilities.  www.savannahrivermissioncompletion.com

Savannah River Mission Completion offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package with flexibility to meet your needs. 

Highlights of our plans include:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
• Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
• Health Savings Account
• Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
• Life and Accident Coverage
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

USD $72,936.00/Yr.

USD $145,704.00/Yr.

Exceptions to this range/rate may be applied on a case-by-case basis taking into account aspects such as education, experience, and skill need of the organization.

Savannah River Mission Completion is committed to equal employment opportunity to employees and qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status as a parent, sexual orientation, or genetics. Our equal employment opportunity policies encompass all aspects of the employment relationship, including application and hiring, promotion and transfer, selection for training opportunities, wage and salary administration.