Health and Safety Consultant

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Health and Safety Consultant to join our EHS team in Southern California.  This hybrid position can be located in our Orange, Long Beach, or Los Angeles, CA offices. The successful candidate will be part of a team of engineers and scientists that are responsible for a wide range of health and safety consulting services in California.  We are looking for a proven professional in the industry who understands health and safety regulations and has the ability to implement a variety of support services for our clients. The role includes the opportunity to support large local, national and international clients with their health and safety compliance needs.

The successful candidate will have experience and be capable of executing the following responsibilities of this position with minimal to no supervision:

• Conduct health and safety inspections and audits at various types of sites (manufacturing, commercial, Federal, etc.) for clients to identify potential deficiencies or hazards and determine corrective actions accordingly.
• Ability to understand the intent and application of a set of health and safety-related state and federal regulations (OSHA and Cal OSHA), and the ability to effectively educate our clients specific to their regulatory obligations and compliance.
• Develop and conduct health and safety-related employee training, emergency preparedness and assure the quality of programs for clients.
• Develop, implement and maintain various OSHA and State required safety and health programs, systems and procedures for various clients.
• Recommend improvements in processes, design, procedures and operating equipment for clients to minimize hazards.
• Provide on-site health and safety support services for various clients.
• Provide Federal and California regulatory interpretation and technical advice.
• Conduct accident investigations and prepare accident reports required by regulatory agencies.
• Contribute to proposals and bringing in new work and clients as well as supporting existing projects and clients.
• Regular travel is required to client sites as necessary.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in science, engineering, safety, or related field.
• 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in health and safety regulatory consulting experience.
• Ability to travel at least 1 week per month (i.e. 25% of the time) to conduct H&S audits.
• Valid US Driver's License and pre-employment driving record verification is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 years of health and safety regulatory consulting experience.
• Experience conducting lead, mold or asbestos surveys.
• Professional certification - CPEA, PE, CSP, CIH, or other equivalent certification
• California lead and asbestos certifications (e.g., Lead i