Description:
In this role, you will lead a high-performance team to develop and manage complex Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) project programs. You will assist functional leads to ensure requirements are properly integrated and be responsible for overall project ES&H execution. Your leadership will help achieve ES&H performance expectations, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Major Responsibilities
- Manages an Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) program on a large or complex project, or within a global business unit (GBU), inclusive of technical and administrative aspects; compliance activities; and processes and plans associated with all three ESH disciplines (including medical).
- Supervises EHS personnel and facilitates their development through assignments, coaching, and mentoring.
- Assures that ESH requirements are properly interpreted and integrated in planning documents, design criteria, construction and operational plans, schedules, training programs, and subcontract documents.
- Applies Bechtel’s ESH Management System and standards to achieve, maintain, and continually improve EHS program execution.
- Assures support within ESH teams and to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Management, and other functions regarding integration of ESH requirements.
- Manages budgets, schedules, and resources for interpreting and implementing ESH requirements, evaluating risks, and developing suitable plans and methods for a robust ESH program.
- Helps write and oversees implementation of Environmental Management Plans, Safety and Health Management Plans, and other ESH plans in compliance with Bechtel’s ESH Management System, standards, and contract and regulatory requirements.
- Establishes ESH emergency preparedness planning and confirms investigation and resolution of ESH incidents.
- Conducts assessments and inspections, and participates in audits, to confirm ESH compliance with contractual commitments, laws and regulations, environmental permit requirements, and Bechtel standards.
- Confirms that environmental permitting, specialized studies, assessments, reports, and regulatory submittals are completed as required.
Education And Experience Requirements
- Requires a bachelor’s or master's degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental, safety, health or science-related discipline and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience.
Required Knowledge And Skills
- Ensures the ES&H compliance and inspections of project construction activities are conducted to meet contract commitments, and project level policies, procedures, and plans. Advertises the project specific ES&H policies, systems, processes, procedures, and methods with stakeholders including Client representative and contractors/subcontractors.
- Knowledge of national ES&H laws/regulations and regulatory/resource agencies permitting processes and responsibilities, industry standards for ES&H compliance, and best management practices for minimizing potential ES&H impacts during project execution.
- Experience in managing and/or providing technical oversight of ES&H contractors/subcontractors or consultants during construction. Knowledge of technical vocabularies and terminology common to industrial hygiene, health physics, safety engineering, and environmental compliance.