HSE Specialist

Job description

Mas Tec Utility Services (MUS) delivers critical infrastructure construction and engineering services for power delivery, gas, and water customers, specializing in overhead and underground electric distribution, gas distribution, and turnkey solutions for water, sewer, and civil infrastructure projects. Backed by decades of experience, MUS provides safe, innovative, and environmentally responsible services that deliver extraordinary value to clients.

Mas Tec Utility Services is a purpose‑driven company guided by core values that promote growth, inclusion, and employee empowerment. As a subsidiary of Mas Tec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 company, MUS is certified as a minority‑controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC).

The Safety Coordinator acts as the front‑line safety professional conducting inspections, observations, investigations, safety training, and regulatory compliance for OSHA, DOT, and EPA. The role anticipates and predicts hazards, conducts hazard analyses, and provides advice and counseling on compliance with safety, health, and environmental laws, regulations, and company requirements.

• Provide advice and counseling about regulatory compliance with safety, health, and environmental laws, codes, regulations, standards, and the related company requirements.
• Inspect workplace facilities, tools, equipment, and machinery to identify and correct deficiencies or potential hazards, ensuring compliance with OSHA, DOT, and Mas Tec Utility Services requirements.
• Assist local management in investigations of safety‑related damage incidents, employee injuries or occupational illnesses, and motor vehicle accidents to determine causes and contributing factors.
• Conduct or facilitate safety training and education programs for supervisory and field employees through formal training classes, safety meetings, or other venues.
• Recommend safe work processes and demonstrate personal protective equipment safety features that reduce employees' exposure to workplace and environmental hazards.
• Ensure tools, equipment, materials, vehicles, and technical instruments are fit‑for‑purpose, calibrated, and have the appropriate protective equipment, methods, guards, and management systems in place to reduce or eliminate the risk of employee injuries or illnesses.
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

• Heavy experience in excavations.
• Must have OSHA 500/510.
• Associate degree, or equivalent related work experience of 4 years.
• Knowledge of overhead and underground distribution safe work practices with reference to OSHA standards.

• Experience in the excavation industry.
• OSHA Outreach Training Instructor (Construction).
• Current certifications or in pursuit of any of the following certifications: (1) Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) or (2) Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP).
• Knowledge in accident investigation following root cause analysis principles.

This job operates in a field environment. It routinely requires extended periods of bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting—sometimes in awkward positions—standing, and twisting. The role may involve inclement weather such as extreme heat or cold, rain, ice, snow, and wind. The employee must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and have clear vision at 20 feet or more or 20 inches or less with the ability to judge distance and space relationships, precise hand‑eye coordination, and the ability to identify and distinguish colors.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. The Company reserves the right to revise or change the job duties as the need arises. Management reserves the right to change the description, duties, or work schedules to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Benefits available include Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase plan. Mas Tec is a publicly traded company (NYSE: MTZ).

The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and EEOC regulations. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.