Health & Safety Specialist
Apply NowCompany: Marubeni America Corporation
Location: Bakersfield, CA 93307
Description:
At PIC Group, Inc., our emphasis is on excellence. We recruit the strongest candidates in the power generation industry. As a global service provider, we continually seek talented individuals.
Title: Health & Safety Specialist
Position Type: Direct Hire
Location: California
Reports to: Plant Manager
Status: Exempt
Job Summary:
PIC Group has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Health & Safety Specialist for a combined cycle generating station located in California. The Health & Safety Specialist reports directly to the Plant Manager and is responsible on implementing and maintaining environmental and NERC activities for the facility and provide support in these areas.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensures all Plant activities are in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Prepares the necessary reports & monitors Plant compliance activities, for all local, state, and federal regulations.
Recommend corrective actions and improvements, when required.
Ensures all shipments of waste are properly coordinated, and that the Plant adheres to all regulations.
For air emissions and Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS), supports or fulfills the role of CEMS Coordinator, or Back-Up CEMS Coordinator, as directed.
For waste shipments and water discharges, ensures sampling requirements are completed properly, documented, and properly and timely reported.
Coordinates environmental, safety, security, business continuity; and NERC drills, tests, and samples, for which contract services are required.
Ensures completion of all reporting requirements, in compliance with laws, regulations, permits, policies, and procedures.
Ensures outages, involving scheduled or unscheduled equipment repairs, are completed safely, conforming to all safety requirements, including contractor adherence.
Ensures that the following procedures/programs are understood, followed, and properly adhered to: lock-out, tag out (LOTO), confined space, machine guarding, personal protective equipment (PPE), mechanical integrity, management-of-change, and chemical safety compliance.
Provides training schedules for annual NERC, Security, Emergency Response, Safety, and Environmental Training requirements.
Reviews work packages, as required for safety conformance.
Compiles all necessary data, investigates, and prepares written reports, for any on-site accidents; following the guidelines, provided in the Safety Manual for Accident Reporting.
Provides viable alternatives and makes economic evaluations, related to Plant equipment and/or procedures and modifications; to ensure improved NERC and Safety and Environmental compliance, including all environmental and other appropriate regulatory agencies.
Maintains and updates Plant's NERC and Safety and Environmental records, within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), as required & ensures the engineering library has complete electronic and hardcopy reports, for historical use.
Reviews all major maintenance expenditures within budget guidelines, to ensure continued compliance with NERC and Safety and Environmental regulations and permits; and identifies potential issues, concerning insurance; Community Relations; and business continuity. Provide relevant inputs to the budgetary process, for the necessary improvements for NERC and Safety and Environmental compliance, as required.
Provide necessary technical support for all related NERC and Safety and Environmental bid specifications, evaluation of vendor/contractor bid proposals, and monitoring contractor work performance, to ensure contract compliance.
Provide NERC and Safety and Environmental direction, to Operations & Management employees. Participates in Plant emergency response, waste minimization, and pollution prevention programs.
Performs duties related to handling hazardous materials and wastes, and spill prevention and control, in accordance with applicable regulations.
Job Requirements:
Strong persuasive oral and written communication skills, as well as good planning and organizational skills, are necessary.
Excellent analytical skills; and an ability to present facts, conclusions, and recommendations in written communications, both in formal and informal formats.
Act as key point of contact when meeting with regulators during compliance visits.
Must be able to deliver training material in a manner that is easily understood by participants.
General knowledge of major Safety and Environmental legislation, involving air, water, hazardous materials, and waste management; with at least one (1) specialized area of knowledge, at the regulatory-requirement level.
Ability to perform and manage multiple varied tasks in an industrial environment; and to promptly identify and analyze potentially complex compliance risks.
Knowledge of chemistry, as it relates to Power Plant operations, as well as environmental and water treatment programs, and statutory regulations.
Understands budgets, bid proposals, contract evaluations, and basic accounting principles.
Experience analyzing and interpreting data, to make sound professional judgments and recommendations.
Experience using continuous emissions monitoring software (CEMS) required.
Physical Requirements:
Requirements include the ability to reach, climb, walk, and stoop throughout the workday, as well as the possibility of standing on feet for extended periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing, and routinely lifting up to fifty (50) pounds.
Education / Experience:
Technical undergraduate degree, or equivalent work experience desired.
5+ years of experience in facility operating compliance, preferably in a power plant
Power Plant startup and commissioning experience is preferred, not required.
At PIC Group, we value our employees and believe in fair compensation that reflects their skills and contributions. The pay scale for this position is carefully determined based on the expected range of base pay, taking into consideration the specific work location. Within this range, employee pay will be determined by a combination of factors such as knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and overall performance. As this job posting is available in multiple locations, the expected pay scale may vary depending on the specific geographic area.
Compensation Range per year: $118,000 - $122,000
Our client is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Title: Health & Safety Specialist
Position Type: Direct Hire
Location: California
Reports to: Plant Manager
Status: Exempt
Job Summary:
PIC Group has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Health & Safety Specialist for a combined cycle generating station located in California. The Health & Safety Specialist reports directly to the Plant Manager and is responsible on implementing and maintaining environmental and NERC activities for the facility and provide support in these areas.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensures all Plant activities are in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Prepares the necessary reports & monitors Plant compliance activities, for all local, state, and federal regulations.
Recommend corrective actions and improvements, when required.
Ensures all shipments of waste are properly coordinated, and that the Plant adheres to all regulations.
For air emissions and Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS), supports or fulfills the role of CEMS Coordinator, or Back-Up CEMS Coordinator, as directed.
For waste shipments and water discharges, ensures sampling requirements are completed properly, documented, and properly and timely reported.
Coordinates environmental, safety, security, business continuity; and NERC drills, tests, and samples, for which contract services are required.
Ensures completion of all reporting requirements, in compliance with laws, regulations, permits, policies, and procedures.
Ensures outages, involving scheduled or unscheduled equipment repairs, are completed safely, conforming to all safety requirements, including contractor adherence.
Ensures that the following procedures/programs are understood, followed, and properly adhered to: lock-out, tag out (LOTO), confined space, machine guarding, personal protective equipment (PPE), mechanical integrity, management-of-change, and chemical safety compliance.
Provides training schedules for annual NERC, Security, Emergency Response, Safety, and Environmental Training requirements.
Reviews work packages, as required for safety conformance.
Compiles all necessary data, investigates, and prepares written reports, for any on-site accidents; following the guidelines, provided in the Safety Manual for Accident Reporting.
Provides viable alternatives and makes economic evaluations, related to Plant equipment and/or procedures and modifications; to ensure improved NERC and Safety and Environmental compliance, including all environmental and other appropriate regulatory agencies.
Maintains and updates Plant's NERC and Safety and Environmental records, within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), as required & ensures the engineering library has complete electronic and hardcopy reports, for historical use.
Reviews all major maintenance expenditures within budget guidelines, to ensure continued compliance with NERC and Safety and Environmental regulations and permits; and identifies potential issues, concerning insurance; Community Relations; and business continuity. Provide relevant inputs to the budgetary process, for the necessary improvements for NERC and Safety and Environmental compliance, as required.
Provide necessary technical support for all related NERC and Safety and Environmental bid specifications, evaluation of vendor/contractor bid proposals, and monitoring contractor work performance, to ensure contract compliance.
Provide NERC and Safety and Environmental direction, to Operations & Management employees. Participates in Plant emergency response, waste minimization, and pollution prevention programs.
Performs duties related to handling hazardous materials and wastes, and spill prevention and control, in accordance with applicable regulations.
Job Requirements:
Strong persuasive oral and written communication skills, as well as good planning and organizational skills, are necessary.
Excellent analytical skills; and an ability to present facts, conclusions, and recommendations in written communications, both in formal and informal formats.
Act as key point of contact when meeting with regulators during compliance visits.
Must be able to deliver training material in a manner that is easily understood by participants.
General knowledge of major Safety and Environmental legislation, involving air, water, hazardous materials, and waste management; with at least one (1) specialized area of knowledge, at the regulatory-requirement level.
Ability to perform and manage multiple varied tasks in an industrial environment; and to promptly identify and analyze potentially complex compliance risks.
Knowledge of chemistry, as it relates to Power Plant operations, as well as environmental and water treatment programs, and statutory regulations.
Understands budgets, bid proposals, contract evaluations, and basic accounting principles.
Experience analyzing and interpreting data, to make sound professional judgments and recommendations.
Experience using continuous emissions monitoring software (CEMS) required.
Physical Requirements:
Requirements include the ability to reach, climb, walk, and stoop throughout the workday, as well as the possibility of standing on feet for extended periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing, and routinely lifting up to fifty (50) pounds.
Education / Experience:
Technical undergraduate degree, or equivalent work experience desired.
5+ years of experience in facility operating compliance, preferably in a power plant
Power Plant startup and commissioning experience is preferred, not required.
At PIC Group, we value our employees and believe in fair compensation that reflects their skills and contributions. The pay scale for this position is carefully determined based on the expected range of base pay, taking into consideration the specific work location. Within this range, employee pay will be determined by a combination of factors such as knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and overall performance. As this job posting is available in multiple locations, the expected pay scale may vary depending on the specific geographic area.
Compensation Range per year: $118,000 - $122,000
Our client is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.