Area ES&H Supervisor

Bechtel Corporation; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation seeks an experienced ES&H Project Lead for the Port Arthur LNG project in Port Arthur, TX. You will guide a high‑performance team to develop and manage complex ES&H programs, ensuring integration with engineering, construction, and startup activities to meet safety and regulatory requirements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8–14 years of experience in ES&H, with strong emphasis on regulatory compliance, incident investigations, and continuous

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in environmental, safety, health or science and 8–14 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of national safety laws/regulations and safety standards; experience with ES&H in construction environments.
• Experience overseeing ES&H subcontractors or consultants and conducting ES&H assessments during construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage ES&H programs and ensure integration with project requirements.
• Provide technical support to engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, operations, and procurement teams.
• Prepare and implement Safety and Health Management Plans and training programs.
• Lead ES&H incident investigations and report findings with corrective actions.
• Coordinate with functional leads to ensure compliance with ES&H requirements.

Skills

ES&H knowledge

Safety leadership

Regulatory compliance

Construction safety

Incident investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental, safety, health or science

Tools

ESHMS

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

• Relocation Authorized: National/International - Single


• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project


• Work Location: Port Arthur, TX

Requisition ID: 298317

• Relocation Authorized: National/International - Single


• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project


• Work Location: Port Arthur, TX

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Project Overview

Port Arthur LNG, LLC (PALNG) is developing a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on a site located on the western shoreline of the Port Arthur Canal in Jefferson County, Texas. The project base scope will include two (2) identical LNG trains, two (2) LNG Storage Tanks, one (1) LNG Carrier Berth, and associated utilities/facilities. The Project is to be constructed on a parcel of land located along State Highway 87 south of Port Arthur, Texas, between the inner coastal waterway bridge and Keith Lake. The Infrastructure Global Business Unit (GBU) is executing site civil and marine scopes of work associated with our scopes of work on the Energy GBU LNG projects. As the #1 LNG EPC contractor by installed capacity, Bechtel has the capability to successfully deliver a broad range of LNG projects through our integrated EPC self-perform model, strategic partnerships, and proven experience in LNG project delivery. Partnering with Bechtel means lower cost, shorter delivery schedules, and greater certainty of outcomes for our customers.

Job Summary

In this role, you will lead a high-performance team to develop and manage complex Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) project programs. You will assist functional leads to ensure requirements are properly integrated and be responsible for overall project ES&H execution. Your leadership will help achieve ES&H performance expectations, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Major Responsibilities

• Supervises a component of a safety program, inclusive of technical and administrative aspects.


• Supervises assigned safety personnel and provides guidance on their work activities.


• Provides technical support within ESH teams and to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Startup, Operations, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Management, and other functions regarding ESH program execution.


• Confirms that safety and health requirements are integrated in planning documents, design criteria, construction and commissioning plans, schedules, and subcontract documents.


• Prepares, or helps prepare, Safety and Health Management Plans and awareness and training programs in compliance with Bechtel standards, the ESH Management System, and contract and regulatory requirements.


• Emphasizes and uses risk assessment, data analysis, and Bechtel's ESH Management System to help track and achieve continual improvement.


• Prepares technical and regulatory reports, researches issues to support ESH program execution, evaluates data, and reports performance trends.


• Participates in ESH emergency response planning and confirms investigation and resolution of safety and health incidents.


• Builds and maintains working relationships with stakeholders and addresses their issues.


• Participates in and leads meetings with customers, team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of safety and health requirements.

Education And Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental, safety, health or science-related discipline and 8 -10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Knowledge of national safety laws/regulations and regulatory agencies' regulatory requirements and responsibilities, industry standards/current practices for ES&H, and best management practices for minimizing potential ES&H risks during project execution.


• Knowledge of engineering and construction systems, methods, and work processes.


• Experience in managing and/or providing technical oversight of ES&H subcontractors or consultants.


• Experience in ES&H assessments/inspection during construction. Knowledge of hazardous materials and physical risks and the mechanisms to mitigate them.


• Provides assistance to project and construction management in implementing and complying with project safety requirements and in addressing ES&H issues as they arise during project execution.


• Coordinates with and provides technical assistance to other project-assigned functional leads (e.g., engineering, subcontracts, procurement, project controls) with regards to compliance with project-specific ES&H requirements.


• Participates in meetings to advise of safety requirements that may affect project schedule.


• Provides technical support and assistance directly to construction supervision and subcontractors in planning and executing field activities in accordance with the project safety requirements.


• Conducts ES&H assessments/inspections of project construction activities to monitor compliance with ES&H requirements including contractual commitments, laws and regulations, and the project's ES&H plan.


• Reporting of observed opportunities for improvement through construction supervision (i.e., Foreman/General Foreman/Superintendents) and validating that appropriate action is taken to mitigate the identified opportunities for improvement, e.g., mitigating the observed dropped object potential.


• Lead and participate as required in incident investigations, preparing Initial Incident Notifications, conducting investigations, and completing Incident Investigation Reports, meeting quality and timeframe expectations.

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