EHS Safety Professional
$85k - $105k/yr+ Discretionary year-end bonus + 401(k) 40% employer match
Junior
Bachelor's, Associate's
Rayville, LA, USA
In PersonFrequent project travel is typically 40% to 60%, with some overnight travel.
Facilities OperationsEnvironmental Health & Safety
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene, or a related subject from an accredited school; alternatively, an associate's degree (AA/AS) in Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene, or a related subject from an accredited school and at least two years of related experience and/or training in professional field safety; alternatively, successful completion of an accredited EHS Apprentice program. Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities will be considered.
- Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a valid Oregon driver's license.
- OSHA 30 in construction or equivalent certification is required.
- Frequent project travel is required, typically 40% to 60%, with some overnight travel as needed.
Responsibilities
- Participate in achieving the goals of the safety organization.
- Plan, implement, and coordinate safety programs and procedures.
- Keep current with regulatory changes and implement them; ensure manuals, policies, and procedures are in place and clarify their intent to support regulatory and company-expectation adherence.
- Collaborate with facility and site safety staff to support consistency and knowledge sharing across sites.
- Support and mentor employees' and leaders' development of technical safety skills.
- Execute the facility safety vision and plan, and mentor staff in achieving that vision.
- Conduct or coordinate employee training on safety, regulations, hazardous-condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
- Maintain the site-specific required-training matrix.
- Investigate near-hit and injury incidents, follow site-specific internal notification protocols, assist with initial and follow-up care and case management for injured employees, and ensure incident reports are completed and distributed to appropriate parties within established timelines.
- Lead and document risk and hazard assessments, conduct follow-ups, and implement corrective actions to minimize or eliminate incidents that could harm employees, contractors, or visitors.
- Address ergonomic risks involving work outside the neutral zone and body positioning that may increase the risk of musculoskeletal disorders.
- When a new project is awarded, collaborate with the project team to develop the project Environmental Health and Safety Plan; walk the site with supervision to learn the upcoming work scope and identify hazards and impacts requiring mitigation.
- Communicate health and safety goals, objectives, performance expectations, and metrics to employees at each work site.
- Consult with and support employees regarding personal medical and work-related injuries to identify opportunities to improve safety performance and reduce risk and cost.
- Conduct and administer safety audits, including inspections of safety facilities, machinery, and equipment, to identify and correct hazards and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Prepare regular weekly audit recaps and distribute them as directed by the supervisor.
- Oversee facility safety inventory, including supplies, equipment, and training materials.
- Analyze and use data to set safety priorities and develop action plans.
- Act as an intermediary in situations involving team-member and site safety.
- Participate in pre-task plan and job-briefing reviews.
- Represent EC when working with general contractor, client, and owner EHS professionals to provide guidance and counsel on project safety.
- Follow the site-specific EHS internal-role guidelines and work with project teams to detail specific needs.
Desired Qualifications
- Current First Aid, CPR, and AED certification is preferred.
- Certification or membership through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management.
About the company
EC Electric designs and installs electrical systems for commercial and industrial facilities, from schools and hospitals to factories and airports. Its work connects buildings to the power grid and includes comprehensive electrical installations, equipment upgrades and planning before construction. Customers hire the contractor to plan and price projects, build installations and maintain existing systems, with emergency repairs available around the clock. It also handles complex electrical work in data centers and power plants, coordinating construction from initial design through on-site execution. Founded in 1946, EC Electric is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Portland, OR
Founded
1946
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Safety support reaches EC crews daily: dedicated professionals monitor job sites, trailers and classrooms.
- EC retains long-running service work: it still maintains its first customer, a paper mill in Camas, Washington.
- Eligible EC office staff get 40 paid volunteer hours yearly after ninety-day probation, for 501(c)(3) nonprofits during scheduled workdays.
What critics are saying
- EC medical coverage has a wait: full-time nonunion employees start approximately 60-90 days after hire, depending on start date.
- EC's full-time Portland BIM Modeler 2 has variable rewards: its year-end bonus is discretionary.
- EC's full-time National Technical Systems traveling project manager covers multiple US jobsites; its base extends beyond Portland.
What makes EC Electric unique
- EC fabricates before installation: its off-site manufacturing holds independent product-safety certification.
- EC checks designs against real sites: 3D scanning and augmented reality support its virtual construction service.
- EC gives maintenance customers asset visibility: its portal tracks electrical health, maintenance logs and real-time system status.
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