Health and Safety Specialist

Langan provides expert land development engineering and environmental consulting services for major developers, renewable energy producers, energy companies, corporations, healthcare systems, colleges/universities, and large infrastructure programs throughout the U.S. and around the world.

Our employees collaborate seamlessly among 40+ offices and gain valuable hands-on experience that fosters career growth. Langan culture is entrepreneurial from advancing innovative technical solutions, to participating in robust training and knowledge sharing, to making progressive change within the communities we live and work.

Langan is consistently ranked among the top ten “Best Firms to Work For” and Engineering News-Record’s top 50 firms worldwide, attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry. Employees thrive at Langan, a firm that fosters an inclusive and supportive work environment for all; prioritizes wellbeing, health, and safety; encourages volunteerism and philanthropy; offers workplace flexibility, along with carbon-neutral office spaces;

and empowers individuals to contribute their skills and knowledge to make impactful contributions.

Langan is seeking a Health and Safety Specialist to join its collaborative team. This individual will serve a key function for our H&S team to enforce and enhance Langan’s corporate health and safety program.

• Review federal, state and local safety regulations to determine applicability, identify potential compliance issues and provide compliance recommendations.
• Prepare, review, and approve site-specific health and safety documents to ensure compliance with applicable government requirements and company programs and policies prior to the commencement of work.
• Manage Langan’s respirator fit testing program, which includes determining employees who need respirator fit testing, scheduling respirator fit testing in office locations and identifying type of respirators to be utilized by employees.
• Identify appropriate training to support evolving client work environment.
• Manage the company’s random drug and alcohol testing program which includes enrolling employees in to program, handling sensitive employee documents and information, notifying employees of required testing and point of contact for issues regarding employees testing results.
• Prepare, review and implement health and safety training programs including:
  Hazardous Communications, Confined Space, Job Safety Analysis and HAZWOPER;
• Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of corporate health and safety policies and procedures.
• Assist in management of work-related incidents, injuries, near-misses and motor vehicle incidents.
• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the plans, policies, and procedures and recommend changes to improve safe work behaviors and eliminate potential hazards.
• Perform and manage jobsite safety inspections/observations to identify and evaluate potential unsafe conditions and practices in the workplace.
• Manage and maintain corporate training records in accordance with company standards.
• Promote a positive health and safety culture within the company.
• Research and purchase of company safety supplies, personnel protective equipment, products and training programs.
• Perform other health and safety related duties as requested.
• Assist in conducting investigations into work-related incidents, injuries, near-misses and motor vehicle incidents to determine root cause and recommend measures to be implemented to prevent reoccurrence.
• Actively participates in internal health and safety training and has strong commitment to health and Safety in the workplace and field.

Job Requirements:

• Associate or Bachelor Degree in Safety Management, Environmental Science or relevant health and safety field preferred;
• Certification in HAZWOPER, Site Supervisor, or 10 Hour Construction Safety and Health preferred;

• Minimum of 4 years of related health and safety experience in construction industry or consulting;
• Experience training employees on health and safety related policies, procedures, and regulations;
• Knowledge of federal and state-specific…