Environmental, Safety and Health Representative

Requisition ID: 280131 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Port Arthur, TX 

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Project Overview:

Port Arthur LNG, LLC (PALNG) is developing a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on a site located on the western shoreline of the Port Arthur Canal in Jefferson County, Texas. The project base scope will include two (2) identical LNG trains, two (2) LNG Storage Tanks, one (1) LNG Carrier Berth, and associated utilities/facilities. The Project is to be constructed on a parcel of land located along State Highway 87 south of Port Arthur, Texas, between the inner coastal waterway bridge and Keith Lake.

The Infrastructure Global Business Unit (GBU) is executing site civil and marine scopes of work associated with our scopes of work on the Energy GBU LNG projects.

As the #1 LNG EPC contractor by installed capacity, Bechtel has the capability to successfully deliver a broad range of LNG projects through our integrated EPC self-perform model, strategic partnerships, and proven experience in LNG project delivery. Partnering with Bechtel means lower cost, shorter delivery schedules, and greater certainty of outcomes for our customers.

Job Summary:

As the Project ES&H (Environmental, Safety and Health) Representative, you will be responsible for providing ES&H advice and facilitating, promoting, and coordinating activities related to ensuring the health and safety of all project employees is maintained. The successful candidate will champion ES&H on the project and continuously contribute to a positive safety culture – leading by example, coaching personnel, and providing timely advice and support as required for the project workforce.

The successful candidate will be willing and able to work a reasonable amount of overtime and if required night shift, as needed to support safe project execution.

The ES&H Advisor is a field-based role, providing support to management, supervision, craft professionals and subcontractors. This role requires high levels of engagement with field-based teams, accessing elevated work areas via multi-level stairs, permanent and temporary vertical ladders, scaffolding and aerial work platforms.#LI-VB1

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides assistance in a wide variety of Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) disciplines to facilitate implementation of Bechtel's ES&H program and ES&H Management System to include aiding compliance with Bechtel's ES&H standards, applicable regulatory requirements, and contractual commitments 
• Assists in the development, implementation, and maintenance of programs, systems, and procedures necessary for the safety and health of employees and protection of the environment and communities 
• Maintains ES&H databases, inclusive of incident events, audit/assessment findings, and corrective actions 
• Performs statistical analysis of ES&H data to help identify performance trends and contributing factors as part of continuous improvement 
• Identifies and supports any unique software systems and electronic innovation used by ES&H personnel 
• Leads teams in conducting risk assessment, studies, mitigation planning, and monitoring in response to ES&H issues 
• Prepares communications, writes reports, and prepares documents for program execution and records retention 
• Assists with incident notifications, leads investigations, and prepares incident investigation reports 
• Recommends and implements improvements in processes, procedures, and work activities to minimize hazard potential 
• Participates in and may lead employee training, emergency preparedness, and quality assurance programs 
• Researches moderately complex issues and provides regulatory interpretation and technical advice 
• Provides support to ES&H field and office personnel, inclusive of all ES&H disciplines 

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 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Provides safety technical support and assistance, coordinating safety requirements and formulation of risk reduction measures with engineering, construction, subcontractors and other ES&H Representatives.
• Provides coaching and mentoring as needed within assigned areas when opportunities for improvement are observed regarding at risk conditions and behaviors.
• Participates in engagements with customers, project team members, and subcontractors to advise them of ES&H requirements.
• Conducts ES&H inspections/assessments of project activities to monitor compliance with applicable ES&H requirements including contractual commitments, permits and the project's ES&H plans.
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities for improvement through construction supervision (i.e., Foreman/General Foreman/Superintendents), validating that appropriate action is taken to correct the identified opportunity for improvement, e.g., mitigating the observed dropped object potential.
• Lead and participate in, as required incident investigations, preparing Initial Incident Notifications, conducting investigations, and completing Incident Investigation Reports, meeting quality and timeframe expectations.
• Attend and support daily Pre-Start and Focus4Safety Card Meetings and be in the designated work location by shift start time.
• Attend, participate in, and support ES&H Program activities, i.e., Leadership Engagement Walkdowns, Near Miss Reporting, Weekly Supervisor Safety Meetings, Supervisor Mentoring Program, etc.
• Knowledge of national environmental and safety laws/regulations and regulatory agencies’ processes and responsibilities, industry standards/practices for compliance, and best management practices for minimizing potential ES&H risks during project execution.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction systems, methods, and work processes.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain a site security badge for access to the worksite.

The ES&H Representative is a field-based role, providing support to management, supervision, craft professionals and subcontractors. This position has a work scope that includes field inspections and the physical ability to conduct field inspections which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces and working in small or confined spaces. Some lifting may be required. Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress). Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.)

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