HSE Compliance Specialist

  Job Description

HSE Compliance Specialist

Department: Operational HSE       

Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Salary Exempt        

Reports To: HSE Regional Manager

Location: West TX - Midland

Amount of Travel Required: 90%

Work Schedule: M-F (Rotational On-call weekends)             

Positions Supervised: N/A

POSITION SUMMARY: HSE Compliance Specialist ensures a safe, healthy work environment and maintains environmental ordinances. To achieve this, a HSE Compliance Specialist must perform inspections to assess the risks that may threaten workers' safety and health while on the job. They will also need to recommend and support company safety controls and safety programs that reduce accident/incident frequency and reduce other losses while embracing the safety philosophy and culture. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Evaluate hazards on location for safety, health, and environmental risks.
• Strategically organize the day to complete administrative obligations and to have a presence during field operations. 
• Supports crew in all efforts to safely perform their jobs by ensuring we are approaching safety through engineering, administration, and using personal protective equipment as a last line of defense. 
• Develops health and safety procedures and programs for all departments and monitors safety compliance to reduce risks.
• Maintains contingency plans, including fire prevention, procedures for controlling hazardous spills in accordance with government regulation, insurance company requirements, emergency action plans.
• Supervises maintenance of material safety data sheets, which are always accessible according to regulations.
• Develops inspection policies and establishes regular inspection schedules.
• Monitor leading indicators through reporting system to build trends for proactive safety engagement.
• To maintain EPA records of hazardous waste, air emission permitting, and water pollution discharge, as well as industrial health monitoring and records of employee hazard exposure according to OSHA regulations.
• Monitors professional literature and attends seminars to stay current with governmental compliance requirements.
• Effectively communicate and work with leadership on location and customer personnel.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Successfully passes background check, pre-employment drug screening, pre-employment aptitude and competency assessment(s).
• Possesses a valid U.S. Driver’s License.
• In-person, predictable attendance.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE LEVEL

· Associates Degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Science, or a related subject

· Minimum three years of experience as an HSE Compliance Specialist within the Energy/Construction/Manufacturing industries

· Root Cause Analysis Training (TapRoot, Five Whys, Fault Tree Analysis, etc.)

· Accident Investigation Training

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, AND ABILITIES