Senior Safety Specialist

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

Occupational Safety is looking for a high performing individual with an attention to detail to join our team as a Senior Safety Specialist, to support ongoing and planned projects for the NNSS.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing safety support within the Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) Occupational Safety & Industrial Hygiene (OS&IH) Division.
• Provide PULSE support for construction of assigned projects, subcontract construction activities, and other duties as assigned. Supports the PULSE Work Planning Center, conducts walkdowns and work package reviews, and provides oversite of work performance including off shift and non-standard work shifts if needed
• Responsible for administering and enforcing the Occupational Safety program for underground operations to include construction, maintenance and experimentation activities.
• Develop, implement, and administer methods for accident prevention in close coordination with management and supervisory personnel.  
• Advise Company personnel, DOE, and user agencies on matters concerning occupational safety, safety codes, and accident prevention programs.
• Plan and coordinate the development and implementation of training, instruction, and individual course studies for field supervisors and may conduct these sessions.
• Examine plans and specifications for construction and equipment operations to ensure all occupational safety precautions have been included. 
• Inspect work sites to identify potential or existing job hazard and investigates violations of safety codes and regulations. 
• Investigate accidents, including those involving vehicles, to determine relevant causes.
• Recommend changes in equipment and processes to correct unsafe conditions. 
• Direct enforcement of occupational safety regulations and prohibits work in unsafe conditions. 
• Prepare and publicize safety reports, bulletins, codes, and studies.
• Provide resource and interpretation for all applicable occupational safety codes, standards, and technical development.  
• Develop and administer accident and statistical reporting systems and documentation procedures. 
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety or related field or equivalent training and experience and at least 5 years of related occupational safety experience.
• Must possess thorough knowledge of safety regulations and be able to keep up with changes. 
• Attention to detail, and high degree of accuracy required in writing technical documents and ensuring all Company policies and procedures are followed. 
• Able to utilize independent judgment, creativity, initiative, and ability to apply knowledge and experience to resolve problems and compose technical correspondence and reports and accomplish goals where established procedures may not be specific.
• Must be highly organized and able to prioritize and schedule multiple activities of the organizational unit. 
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills to promote accident prevention, conduct field and accident investigations, and coordinate the development and implementation of new or revised safety procedures and techniques. 
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and ability to deal with all types of people in a tactful, professional, and effective manner while screening and maintaining confidentiality. 
• Able to