Health & Safety Specialist

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. All applications will be submitted via our company career page, www.x-energy.com/careers/. We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. If anyone claiming to represent X-energy directs you in a manner otherwise, please contact us at www.x-energy.com/contact-us.

Job Description

This role is responsible for developing and implementing programs and procedures related to the health and safety of employees, the public, and the environment to ensure the company remains in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The role also identifies safety trends and recommends options to reduce the frequency and severity of issues related to radiological, occupational safety and health, and/or construction safety; and develops, maintains, and continuously improves programs to prevent and mitigate employee injuries and illnesses.

 

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities

• Role assignments will focus on one or more of the following technical specialty areas, depending on the organizational need: Radiation Protection, Occupational Safety and Health, Construction Safety.
  • Assignments supporting Radiation Protection or Occupational Safety and Health will focus heavily on facility/process design and development and implementation of safety and compliance programs and procedures for a new nuclear fuel fabrication facility, and then the role will transition from design/licensing support through construction and start-up/commissioning to supporting day-to-day facility operations.
  • Assignments supporting Construction Safety will provide field support at a 110-acre site development and building construction project.
• Develop/review/revise/implement safety and compliance programs and procedures.
• Anticipate, identify, and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices; assist staff with all aspects of safety; and monitor the effectiveness of hazard controls and hazard control programs.
• Perform/review hazard assessments/accident investigations and develop corrective actions/measures to mitigate and control job hazards.
• Review and analyze injury frequency records, causation trends, mitigation options for reducing injury frequency and severity, compliance activities, compliance history, codes, and standards, as well as technical literature.
• Conduct occupational health consultations and analysis of the workplace to aid in the identification, control and elimination of occupational safety and health hazards, including the selection of appropriate personnel protective equipment.
• Apply and interpret occupational health rules and consensus standards (e.g., ANSI, OSHA General Industry and Construction, AIHA, ACGIH) to enhance understanding of compliance with appropriate standards and controls.
• Conduct safety-related surveys utilizing appropriate sampling strategies, analyze data, and provide follow-up reports.
• Perform hazard assessments and define job safety requirements in work permits.
• Select, calibrate, and maintain a wide variety of sampling and monitoring equipment appropriate for the hazard(s) being evaluated.
• Develop/perform/coordinate/document inspections of health and safety equipment and identify/follow up on corrective actions.
• Participate in Process Hazards Analysis activities with multidiscipline teams to identify potential criticality, radiological, chemical, and fire/explosion hazards and determine potential consequence levels to support the Integrated Safety Analysis process.
• Consult with and advise operations, maintenance, and engineering personnel on the radiation protection or occupational safety and health impacts of new or proposed changes to processes, procedures, and facility designs/modifications.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Support identification of training needs/deficiencies and identifying priorities for training of departments and programs. Design and deliver the appropriate programs through in-person and/or online training systems to educate and train managers and employees in occupational safety and health as well as environmental prog