Site Safety and Health Officer

**Site Safety Health Officer**

**Exp** Federal is an established, collaborative, and growing full service architectural and engineering firm that provides a full range of design solutions, construction and mission support to the federal government. Our team of professionals operate in some of the most challenging environments to provide support services to a variety of governmental agencies globally. We enjoy what we do and are good at it.

**The Challenge**:
We are seeking a Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) who can provide regional technical support for a potential project in the Rio De Janerio. This position is contingent upon award of contract.

**Principle areas of responsibility are**:

- The incumbent inspects, assesses, and reports on construction contractor safety programs at the project site to ensure OBO safety and health requirements are being properly implemented.
- The CSHO provides advice and direction to OBO/Project Director, develops, implements, and manages Injury/Illness Prevention Program and directs and coordinates the participation of OBO, the General Contractor and Post within that program, and creates or modifies safety policies.
- Conducts regular safety inspection of facilities, worksites, equipment, work practices, and safety devices to ensure compliance with required workplace safety standards and regulations; reports findings to management and recommends changes to establish safe work conditions; may compel cessation of work in order to address potential imminent hazards; monitors changes and/or makes follow-up inspections.
- Oversees and monitors contractor compliance with safety and health provisions of the construction contract, through daily on-site inspections to evaluate the effectiveness of the contractor’s safety program to comply with OBO requirements.
- Ensures that qualified, competent persons have been designated at the project site to conduct scheduled sanitation and health inspections of food service, mess facilities, toilets, wash rooms, and change areas.
- Applies procedures and guidelines to eliminate or control hazardous conditions resulting from human error, equipment, and machine operations that may lead to injury of persons and/or damage to property. Provides advice to avoid construction accidents.
- Ensures the effectiveness of emergency evacuation plans in case of fire or other emergencies. Ensures that OBO/Rio de Janeiro and contractor plans are tested and evaluated to ensure effectiveness.
- Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports; maintains proper documentation to conform to OSHA record-keeping requirements.
- Reviews contractor safety programs; periodically performs site inspections as needed to ensure safety of construction sites.
- Investigates serious accidents and/or incidents of injury or property damage at worksites to ascertain cause and need for corrective action; develops and implements measures and strategies to prevent their recurrence; advises as to the keeping of records and coordinates the compilation of information necessary for Risk Management files and reports.
- Serves as safety resource to OBO and assists in complying with safety standards; provides consultation, guidance, and technical assistance on matters related to workplace safety and security, including assisting in the development of OBO-specific safety manuals and forms and advising of proper recordkeeping requirements; establishes standards and developing controls or work processes specific in order to minimize or eliminate hazards and maintain consistency with safety policy; disseminates information as appropriate.

**Basic Qualifications**:

- Must possess a Final Secret, Interim Top Secret (ITS), or Final Top Secret (TS) clearance issued by Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) at the time of proposal. At the time of deployment to overseas OBO construction sites for performance on this contract, employees shall possess at minimum Final Secret clearance. However, all employees must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance.Hold a 2 year Associate of Arts Degree or an Associate Technical DegreeCertified Safety Professionals or Certified Industrial Hygienists; possess excellent writing skills and thorough knowledge of Microsoft Suiteseven (7) years experience managing commercial building construction safety programs; shall have a strong working knowledge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety & Health Safety Requirements Manual EM385-1-1; possess a current OSHA 40 hour construction safety certification.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and