L&I DOSH Occupational Safety Compliance Investigator 3 (CISHI3) Reg 4

State of Washington; Tumwater (WA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Teleworking occasionally

PPE provided

In-training program

Potential bilingual pay increase (5%)

Job summary

The State of Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) seeks a Compliance Industrial Safety & Health Investigator 3 (CISHI3) to join the Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH). You will conduct investigations, identify hazards, and help employers and workers create safer work environments across the state.

The role includes a structured in-training plan with 360+ hours of classroom instruction, field mentorship, and on-the-job investigations to build independence

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented professionals with a strong safety focus.
• Willingness to participate in a structured in-training plan with classroom instruction.

Responsibilities

• Investigate workplaces for hazards and ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Uncover hazards, prevent injuries and fatalities, and promote safe work cultures.
• Conduct independent investigations and inspections with field mentorship.

Job description

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!
Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

Protect Workers. Prevent Tragedies. Make a Real Impact in Washington State.

At the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), our mission is simple but powerful: Keep Washington Safe and Working. The Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH)Compliance Safety & Health Investigators are at the heart of that mission stepping into a wide range of workplaces, uncovering hazards, preventing injuries and fatalities, and helping employers and employees build safer work cultures across the state.

We’re looking for driven, detail-oriented professionals to join us as a Compliance Industrial Safety & Health Investigator 3 (CISHI3). Whether you come to us with early-career expertise or years of experience, we’ll invest in you with a structured in‑training plan, 360+ hours of classroom instruction, field mentorship, and on‑the‑job investigations that build your skills toward conducting independent investigations and inspections.

This is more than a job, it’s a chance to serve your community, grow your career, and make safety a legacy you leave across Washington.

**In addition to the base salary**

Industrial Hygienists and Safety & Health Professionals will be compensated basic salary plus 10% for each hour they are required to use personal protective equipment (excluding hard hats, boots, hearing and eye protection) to enter a hazardous worksite to consult, inspect or investigate where serious hazards are present.

AND IF BILINGUAL

If hired as bilingual (not required), after passing an assessment of your ability to write and speak fluently. We do not use translating software. Employees with bilingual responsibilities receive a 5% increase in pay.

AND

All Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for this position will be provided by L&I DOSH as specified in WAC 296-800-16020.

At the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), our Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is on a mission to keep Washington's workers safe and healthy. We administer the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) Chapter 49.17 RCW, by developing and enforcing workplace safety and health standards that protect workers from hazardous job conditions.

We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. This position can be offered with a flexible schedule (4/10’s, 5/8’s etc.) once fully trained and approved by management.

For this position, teleworking is permitted on occasion dependent upon business needs and supervisor approval.