Sr. Safety Specialist

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Safety Specialist to join our team!! With general oversight from a safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) manager or director, assists or advises a project or program manager in ensuring that the site-specific SH&E plans, workplaces, and operational tasks being conducted conform to Parsons' risk management practices and comply with the prevailing regulatory and client SH&E requirements. Reports by dotted line to a project or program manager, and reports directly to the Parsons corporate SH&E functional group through a SH&E manager or director.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Advises and assists the project manager, program manager, and/or other project personnel in conforming to Parsons’ Environmental, Safety, Health, and Risk Program (ESHARP) management system and Parsons’ policies and procedures.
• Audits the project or program and its worksites against corporate standards.
• Inspects worksites to detect hazards and provides expertise to project or program personnel to eliminate/control the SH&E risks associated with exposure to the hazards.
• Creates and submits written audit and inspection reports.
• Implements Parsons’ occupational injury and incident reporting and management processes.
• Initiates and conducts thorough incident investigations and root cause analyses using defensible protocols.
• Works collaboratively with the project or program manager, craft workers, and other project or program personnel to identify effective corrective actions.
• Creates and submits comprehensive investigation reports and lessons learned.
• Performs trends analyses on audit findings, inspection findings, and incident reports; creates and submits regular analysis reports.
• Represents Parsons during external regulatory or loss control inspections of project worksites.
• Represents the SH&E manager or director on project or program worksites.
• Seeks active and personal participation from the project or program manager, craft workers, and other project or program personnel to identify SH&E improvements and to implement the improvements.
• Assists with risk assessments for upcoming work and provides SH&E subject matter expertise to work planning processes.
• Assists the project or program manager with new hire orientation.
• Performs regulatory and best practice SH&E training.
• Creates and maintains SH&E training records.
• Participates in routine safe work briefings.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years in Occupational Safety and Health or high school and 9+ equivalent experience of related work experience in the field of Health and Safety.
• Must have a current/active Secret clearance or above
• Advanced knowledge of Federal and State health and safety regulations and reporting procedures
• Advanced knowledge of safety-related national consensus standards (e.g., ANSI, NFPA)
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• An ASP or GSP
• 40 Hour OSHA HAZWOPER
• Construction Experience
• Familiar with ProCore
• Current/active TS/SCI clearance

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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