The SSHO/QCM position is responsible for the coordination and implementation of corporate health and safety programs and policies to assure compliance with government contract specifications and regulatory requirements. This position provides technical support for military construction sites and complex projects at multiple locations across the USA.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
Coordinate, administer, and maintain program documentation in accordance with OSHA and EM385 (e.g., USACE and NAVFAC) requirements.
Provide technical health and safety guidance related to construction, restoration renovation, and remediation projects.
Ability to be approved by our government clientele and serve as an EM385 (2024) Alternate Level 1 Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO).
Write Accident Prevention Plans (APPs), review Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), and support subcontractors with producing client-approved project-specific plans, such as Fall Protection and Prevent Plans, Excavation and Trenching Plans, Steel Erection Plans, and others as needed.
Support the Bristol Health and Safety Training Manager in achieving corporate objectives on training employee and subcontractor Competent Persons for high-risk work activities, such as work at height (i.e., Fall Protection), Excavation and Trenching, and Confined Space Entry.
Work with Project Managers and site personnel to ensure compliance with company programs, government regulations and other guidelines.
Administer the Motor Vehicle Safety Program, including new hire motor vehicle records screening, computer-based-training (CBT) for Authorized Drivers, Monitor DOT compliance (as necessary) and review In-Vehicle Monitoring System (IVMS) data.
Update existing CBTs and develop new CBTs for Bristol health and safety programs for all levels of employees, managers, and supervisors.
Assist with incident and near miss investigations, root cause analysis and development of corrective actions and lessons learned.
Conduct periodic inspections and audits of operations and construction projects.
Possess high level of integrity and maintain confidentiality at all times.
Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to work with MS Office software applications.
Ability to gather and analyze data, reason logically and creatively, draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
Skilled in written and verbal communication.
Ability to be flexible and adapt to constant change.
Ability to anticipate trends and risks.
Skilled in interpersonal communication to assist staff and clients.
Skilled in Microsoft Office.
Ability to travel up to 25%.
Required Qualifications:
Meet the minimum requirements for USACE EM385 (2024) Level 1 SSHO –
High school diploma or GED and at least five years of cumulative health and safety construction experience within the last ten years. In addition, must have maintained competency by taking 24 hours of documented formal classroom training within the past five years. OR
A health and safety, science, or engineering Associate’s degree. AND
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) certification:
Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) AND
Three years of construction health and safety experience.
Valid driver’s license with fewer than 3 minor moving violations (e.g., speeding < 15 mph over the limit) in the past 3 years and no serious violations (e.g., DUI, leaving the scene or failure to report an accident) in the past 5 years.
Preferred Qualifications:
A health and safety, science, or engineering BA, BS, MA, or MS degree.
Minimum of 5 years construction QCM experience construction projects similar to applicable contract.
BCSP Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification. AND/OR
BCSP Graduate Safety Professional (GSP) certification. AND/OR
BCSP Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification. AND/OR
BCSP Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT). AND
More than three years of experience serving as SSHO on EM385 military construction projects.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Position may require close visual acuity to perform activities such as viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading.
Position may require specific physical requirements include, but are not limited to, balancing, stooping, sitting for long periods of time, reaching, walking, lifting, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions.
Position may be subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions, noise sufficient to cause the worker to shout.
Position may be subject to a variety of physical conditions – proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electric current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
Position may be subject to atmospheric conditions – fumes, odors, dusts, mist, gases, or poor ventilation.
Physical Qualifications:
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.
Mobility: Must be able to stoop, kneel, reach, walk, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.
Hearing: Must be able to hear audible safety alarms.
Visual Acuity: Must be adequate to perform above listed tasks in a safe manner and perform activities such as viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading.
Lifting: Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Benefits:
Excellent salary and benefits package to include paid time off, paid holidays, comprehensive health insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match.
Contingency:
Continued employment is contingent upon passing security clearance, drug screen, and background check.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:
Bristol Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and offers any available positions to all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nation origin, age, disability, veteran status, parenthood, pregnancy, marital status, or changes in marital status, in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. This applied to recruitment, placement, pay, benefits, training, employment status changes, social and recreational programs, and other conditions and benefits of employment.
Bristol Alliance of Companies grant employment preference first to BBNC and Choggiung shareholders, their spouses, or descendants, and second to Alaska Native Corporation shareholders in accordance with P.L. 93-638.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
