Occupational Safety, and Health Specialist

Des Plaines, IL
Full Time
Mid Level
Take your career to new heights. Come join us at MORI Associates and help us support the most exciting projects the FAA. As a Occupational Safety, and Health Specialist you will be part of a dedicated team of diverse professionals creating and supporting cutting edge solutions for our client’s critical missions.  MORI is a mid-sized nationwide company founded in 1997 with the ideals that creating an agile organization full of innovative and passionate people will progress science and technology for all life on earth.  We focus on offering a complete range of services from strategic consulting to the development of Information Systems and providing advanced engineering solutions. Now, let’s see if this opportunity is the right challenge for you.

JOB DESCRIPTION: This sub family is responsible for the development, implementation
and management of the company's comprehensive Environmental, Health and Safety
Program with the goal of mitigating organizational risk. Duties may include working
with the local government, and health agencies to review, audit, and update the
program to make sure it is up-to-date with the most current industry practices
IMPACT: Works independently to achieve day-to-day objectives with significant impact
on operational results or project deliverables. Responsible for entire projects or
processes within a technical area. Typically responsible for coaching and reviewing
the work of lower level technical staff. COMPLEXITY: Develops technical solutions that
require collaboration with internal experts, deep analyses and understanding of
impact on end-product/solution. Develops solutions to technical problems and issues
that are unclear and require deep technical knowledge. COMMUNICATION:
Communicates with internal and client project team members. Works to influence
team members regarding solution design, process and/or approaches. LEADERSHIP &
TALENT MANAGEMENT: KNOWLEDGE: Requires deep understanding of and ability to
apply principles, theories, and concepts of technical domain and has broad
understanding of other related specialty areas. TYPICAL EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Typically requires BS and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 – 6
years of prior relevant experience.

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversees safety or occupational health program elements including fall
protection, electrical safety, confined space and hazardous materials. Analyzes jobs,
processes, products, or other systems to determine the risks to employees.
• Performs complex technical hazard assessment assignments involving the
evaluation and analysis of laboratory data to develop hazard control options for
asbestos exposures, mold growth, drinking water exceedances, confined spaces, or
other similar health hazards.
• Conducts workplace environmental/safety inspections and develops
abatement plans to control the identified hazards.
• Serves as subject matter expert in identifying and evaluating personal
protective equipment needs (fall-protection, electrical, and hazardous materials).
• Identifies and evaluates safety training needs in the areas identified above.
• Reviews project designs and identifies safety concerns regarding asbestos, fall
protection, electrical safety, and other work hazards.
• Develops scopes of work for contract resources required to implement specific
aspects of EOSH program operations with overall authority and responsibility for
compliance with federal, state and local Environmental and Occupational Safety and
Health regulations.
• Develops new occupational safety and health programs, policies, procedures,
technical reports, briefing papers, and approaches to address broad, new compliance
and certification problems, taking into consideration FAA policies, Federal laws,
regulations, and industry standards.
• Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across
functional and/or organizational lines.
• May act as a point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the
applications of policies and procedures. May be called upon to communicate FAA
positions on policies and procedures internally and externally.

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or a related field, such as
biology with 4 + years of prior relevant experience.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. and pass FAA security screening for
positions of public trust. Public Trust requires US Citizenship.
• Demonstrated aptitude for collaboration, teamwork, and risk management.
• Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form to individuals at
different organizational levels.
• Strong writing, time-management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently within a fast-paced, large engineering
organization.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently with different schedules and
requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:
• FAA Experience or Military Aviation background highly desired.
• Prior Safety consulting experience for FAA or other Federal agencies.
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals with any of the following certifications:
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification.
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP).
• Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST).
• Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)

 
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