Construction Safety Specialist

Washington, DC 20003

@Orchard LLC has been retained by a well-established solutions provider within the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure sector to identify an experienced Construction Safety Specialist to support their federal work in Washington, DC. This will be an excellent opportunity for an occupational safety specialist to showcase their skills in a technical engineering environment for federal customers. Owing to the nature of the work and client requirements, this applicant must be able eligible to obtain a minimum federal clearance when required.

Duties include:

• Advises and assists the most senior construction site representative in the establishment and management of ESHARP Management and our clients SH&E processes, identifying and eliminating/controlling any hazards to persons and property.
• Audits and Inspects the job site to detect and correct safety hazards.
• Supervises first aid personnel in providing first aid care of occupationally injured or ill personnel.
• Audits the job accident records and periodically prepares an audit report of these records.
• Initiates and conducts accident investigations and prepares job accident reports.
• Represents management during safety inspections of the job site by regulatory authorities or company insurance carriers.
• Receives, reviews and distributes safety inspection reports with recommended corrective actions.
• Provides oversight to the new hire safety orientation process and other safety related training.
• Conducts risk assessments for upcoming work and provides technical assistance to the safety planning process.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Skills/Experience Required

• Minimum of a two-year associate degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field and typically 10 years of industrial related experience with 7 or more years on safety management of construction contracts experience.
• Must possess an OSHA 500 certification as well as one of the following certifications issued by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals: CSP, ASP, STSC

If you are excited by this opportunity and believe you have the experience and talent to be a success in the role, we need to hear from you!

Established in 2010, @Orchard LLC, also known as, Talent Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atOrchard.com.