Safety & Environmental Health Specialist

San Antonio Water System

Provides water and wastewater services, ensuring reliable, sustainable resources for the San Antonio area.

Leads safety & environmental health programs, compliance, training & audits for SAWS.

16 days ago ago

$29

Intermediate (4-7 years)

Full Time

San Antonio, TX

Onsite

Company Size

1,800 Employees

Service Specialisms

Contracting

Engineering

Customer Service

Utility Locates

Conservation Programs

Open Records Requests

Sector Specialisms

Water Supply

Wastewater Services

Water Distribution

Water Conservation

Water Resources Management

Recycled Water Supply

Infrastructure

Environmental Management

Role

What you would be doing

contractor qualification

safety audits

data management

training delivery

hazard analysis

compliance review

Evaluates contractor safety and environmental health qualifications including due diligence records review, pre-qualification assessments, evaluation of Requests for Proposal’s, providing recommendations; participates in pre-bid and pre-construction meetings, and reviews, monitors, audits, and supports contractor site safety and environmental health plans. Participates in contractor meetings and workshops.
Conducts safety and environmental health-related assessments, participates in post-audit monitoring to create action planning, or determining the plan’s status through evaluations including research, field testing and analysis, and documents findings for inclusion into subsequent reports and recommendations.
Conducts gap analyses, formats, and recommends revision of the Employee-driven Safety Program (ESP), performs program audits, interfaces with representatives from SAWS departments, manages data / reporting software systems, assesses ESP effectiveness and consistency with SAWS safety and environmental health policy. Identifies appropriate measures, reports results to internal customers for local department action plans.
Develops and maintains the safety and environmental health database, which provides information and input to partnerships with stakeholders. Plans and coordinates field safety and health activities with stakeholders.
Develops safety and environmental health performance reports and communicates results as well as developing recommendations.
Applies principles of physical sciences, safety and environmental health regulations, safety and health management principles for the protection of personnel at SAWS.
Responsible for individual elements of the division’s Operating Expense budget.
Evaluates Hazardous Materials and other strategic compliance issues, and assists with providing personal protective equipment specifications, develops and provides testing and inspection specifications for approval. Performs field confirmation of HAZMAT, HAZWOPER, HAZCOM, and emergency response protocols.
Participates in safety and environmental health guideline development and statistical reports, including preparation of departmental spreadsheets, calculates frequency and severity rates, on a monthly basis.
Reviews proposed and existing standards and procedures, performs research to determine if present policies, practices, and protocols are in compliance and assesses the impact to SAWS; participates in written program planning, authoring, and revision.
Identifies staff training and certification needs, and assesses work environment and equipment need with the team.
Represents SAWS’ safety and environmental health interests by participating in external meetings and conferences, providing support to peer and community groups, and by interacting with external entities, including regulatory agencies. Uses safety and health knowledge to provide technical support to SAWS departments. Performs research to identify procedure and protocol needs, drafts procedures, and gains agreement leading to implementation and training.
Documents contractor’s safety and environmental health performance for future contract qualification.
Performs research, defines, and communicates mandated safety and environmental health training requirements to affected organizations. Determines resources required to deliver training. Develops and delivers selected training programs to stakeholders. Coordinates contracted, or SAWS Training Division, resources to ensure delivery of mandated technical training.
Participates in safety and environmental health activities for the department such as associated investigations, administering the SAWS driving policy, prescription eyewear, protective footwear, hazard analysis, coordinates fire / evacuation drills, and trains all Emergency Coordinators.
Contact with internal and external customers, regulatory agencies, contractors, and field consultants.
Performs or supervises testing, monitoring, and inspection protocols dealing with safety and environmental health, including supporting industrial hygiene-related activities.
Applies basic water and wastewater system operating principles as necessarily related to safety and environmental health and acts as a resource for other professionals in the field.
Participates in Safety and Environmental Health Steering Committee meetings and Products Standards Committee meetings, conducts technical review of plans and projects scopes, identifies design safety and environmental health issues, as well as resolving construction and installation safety and environmental health issues.

What you bring

certified safety

environmental manager

regulatory reporting

safety software