HSE; Health, Safety and Environment Specialist

Job Overview

APTIM is seeking Temporary HSE Specialists to join our team in Rosemount, Minnesota. This person will develop, implement, maintains, and manages project health, safety, worker's compensation, and safety programs. Provides technical expertise necessary to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety, environmental, and worker's compensation regulations. Works closely with the Regional HSE Manager, Project Manager and Construction Managers in addressing and resolving HSE technical challenges and issues, while supporting the project.

Requires an effective communicator who follows corporate guidance and sets clear, concise health, safety and environmental performance goals with managers, employees, subcontractors and client representatives.

Conducts compliance evaluations of equipment, structures, and work in progress to ensure that regulatory environmental, safety, and health standards of the company and all applicable codes are followed. Recommends facilities and technological specifications to carry out programs that fulfill the organization's overall objectives. Prepares and reviews technical reports, correspondence, and procedures manuals. Establishes and maintains licenses and permits as required. Internal contacts may include site management, risk management personnel, include business line leads, Health and Safety personnel and office managers.

External contacts include clients at work locations and regulatory agencies. This individual exhibit knowledge and applies the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of their environmental specialty. Under minimal supervision, assists in the application and enforcement of company and project standards and regulations. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.

Some work is routine, and instructions are detailed.

• Ensure implementation of the Project Accident Prevention Plan and applicable client procedures.
• Conduct Site Safety Orientations and Site Required Training to all APTIM personnel with emphasis on confined space entry requirements and fall protection.
• Participate in and facilitate the APTIM Target Observation program; monitor and analyze safety observation trends and implement corrective actions designed to improve results.
• Ensure day-to-day safety work processes are followed (e.g., rigging and material handling safety, client Permits, required personal gas monitoring, JSA implementation, routine safety inspections and reporting).
• Monitors the pre-job brief process periodically to ensure quality of safety coverage in the briefs.
• Assists in developing and reviewing Activity Hazard Analyses and Review and Submit the AHAs to the client for acceptance.
• Assist Supervisors on daily walk-downs and weekly safety supervisor inspections.
• Reviewing and communication of daily lessons learned in morning meetings and at other appropriate times in the field.
• Facilitates proper incident investigations and injury management according to current Safety Plan and Site Safety and APTIM Expectations; communicate verbally and written initial incident notification to Site Safety and APTIM Management.
• Provide injury management leadership; case management, visits to clinic as needed. Following up with employee injury progress.
• Enter all accident, incident data in the APTIM Incident Management System (AIM).
• Performs investigation of all accidents and incidents independently and in coordination with other agencies as required and communication with managers and all employees.
• Ensures compliance with company, industry, governmental agency, and other applicable safety, environmental standards and regulations and worker's compensation laws.
• Monitors federal, state, regional, and local safety regulations for impact on APTIM and recommends changes as needed.
• Administers the medical surveillance program
• Administers and monitors the worker's compensation program
• Serves as the liaison with governmental agencies
• Coordinates with Corporate Safety and Environmental Health to maintain compliance with APTIM plans and programs.
• Performs and/or coordinates safety related training including new employee orientation
• Works with Managers and employees to correct findings discovered during inspections
• Assists Managers in conducting Job Hazard Analysis and Safety Observation Program.
• Must be willing to work overtime along with nights and weekends as needed.

• B.S or B.A. in Life Sciences or Safety-related discipline or a combination of education and hands on experience
• 5 years professional-level experience in Environmental Safety and Health in an Oil and Gas environment
• 30-Hour OSHA Construction Safety Training Class
• 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER and current 8-Hr Refresher
• Good written and verbal communication skills are required, as well as moderate to advanced computer and presentation skills (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)