Amentum is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist (EHS Specialist). You will be responsible for inspecting and evaluating the workplace, equipment, and practices for adherence to the Environmental, Safety and Health Program and government health and safety standards and regulations. You will encourage and facilitate ownership of a safe work culture by front line workers and management and provide collaborative peer to peer support for team members. 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Instills a safety-first mentality within respective work areas and a culture that achieves low accident rates and minimal lost-time injuries.

• Perform incident investigations to include root cause analysis and provide assistance with developing and implementing appropriate corrective actions.

• Provide or coordinate safety training for employees as required. Develop and lead safety toolbox talks on relevant EHS material. 

• Develop and maintain the safety, health and environmental program recordkeeping and reporting system. Support the development, implementation and data capture for leading and lagging indicators to include corrective actions resulting from workplace inspections, process improvements, employee observations, EHS related incidents/injuries/near misses, etc.  

• Assist site Working Groups with the development of Safe Work Procedures, task hazards analysis, safe work method statements (SWMS), and other risk assessments. Provide coaching, mentoring and advising to all levels of the workforce to promote a safe work culture. 

• Conduct and document periodic workplace inspections to identify hazardous conditions and regulatory non-compliance issues. Work with relevant working groups to resolve issues identified. 

• Keep abreast of pending regulatory developments through reference sources; obtains insight on legislative agendas at state and federal levels. Advise administration on appropriate risk management policies, procedures, and issues of safety.

• Coordinate with external vendors for various EHS related site visits including equipment inspections, waste removal, and site surveys as required. 

• Develop plans, procedures, and policies to continuously improve the EHS program. 

• Assist with the successful implementation of the Health and Safety Representative (HSR) program. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Essential

• Diploma in safety or related field, or equivalent

• 10 - 15 years’ experience in occupational safety EHS Specialist. You will be responsible for inspecting and evaluating the workplace, equipment, and practices for adherence to the Environmental, Safety and Health Program and government health and safety standards and regulations. You will encourage and facilitate ownership of a safe work culture by front line workers and management and provide collaborative peer to peer support for team members.