Site Safety and Health Officer

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Position Location

This position is based in Gig Harbor, WA and will support project sites throughout the NAVFAC Northwest AO.

Job Overview

The incumbent is responsible for the safety and health management of all CSEL and subcontracted work activities to ensure all work is completed safely, the work environment is safe to all employees, and unsafe situations are identified and corrected. The SSHO is responsible for the safety responsiveness, and compliance of the company’s safety plan.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Duties:

• Develops and implements safety procedures and policies. Writes and updates the Safety Plan as needed.
• Performs safety audits, investigates accidents and ensures any needed corrective actions are completed.
• Coordinates with management, Human Resources, and staff for workers compensation claims and actions. Develops job safety analysis (JSAs) to support restricted duty work assignments, claims management, and development of standard operating procedures.
• Performs safety surveys (e.g. noise surveys, air monitoring, time and motion studies) to support personal protective equipment (PPE) policies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain safety programs, including the following: Medical Surveillance, Respiratory Protection, Confined Space Entry, Hazardous Energy Control (Lockout/Tagout), Fall Protection, Ergonomics, Personal Protective Equipment, Hearing Conservation, Fire Prevention, Accident Investigation and Reporting, Hazard Communication, Electrical Safety and General Procedures.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that project complies with all safety regulations state in 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, as well as state standards to avoid in fines, civil penalties, or criminal prosecution.
• Timely, accurate, and cost-effective performance of duties.
• Working closely and harmoniously with fellow workers.
• Working closely and harmoniously with local customer officials and other regulatory agency personnel.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Minimum of three (5) years of cumulative safety experience within the last ten years managing or implementing a SOH program on projects similar in industry type, size, and complexity of the project described in the contract scope of work.
  
• Knowledge of Government contracting terminology and requirements.
  
• Knowledge of pertinent safety regulations and requirements necessary to perform the contractual obligations at this project location.
  
• Knowledge and previous experience in accident investigation and reporting principles and practices.
  
• Ability to obtain access to U.S. Government Installations through the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS).
  
• OSHA 30 Construction Safety training
  
• EM 385-1-1

Preferred:

• Experience using personal computers, office software, word processors and spreadsheets.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in verbal and written forms.
  
• Ability to think clearly and decisively in emergency situations and lead others to perform under extreme conditions.
  
• Superior analytical ability and mature judgment.

Working Conditions:

• Work conditions are performed indoors and outdoors. Outdoors work is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
• Work hours are subject to change.
• Subject to hazards that may cause personal bodily harm; diseases, cuts, bruises, burns, common colds, influenza, dust odors and elevated noise levels.
• Tasks may be performed on uneven, inclined, hand and soft-carpeted floors, cement structures and surfaces.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift 35 pounds

Disclosures

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email [email protected].

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.

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