Workplace Safety Specialist

Science Applications International Corp.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Huntsville, AL seeks an experienced safety professional to support a Government customer on Redstone Arsenal. You will manage safety program compliance across transportation, environmental, fire, radiation safety and emergency management programs.

Responsibilities include inspections, training, incident reporting, job hazard analysis, PPE recommendations, and coordination with DoD safety regulations. TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain a polygraph are required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Willing and able to obtain a polygraph.
• Undergraduate and graduate study in safety or occupational health fields; or related degrees with 24 credit hours in safety disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and follow up workplace safety inspections and audits.
• Provide safety training and environmental/radiation safety inspections of equipment.
• Serve as safety representative at agency meetings on Redstone Arsenal.
• Ensure equipment surveys/inspections are completed and documented.
• Report and investigate accidents, injuries, and illnesses.
• Perform Job Hazard Analysis in DoD-regulated operations.
• Recommend and approve PPE for hazardous operations.
• Complete career field training with OSHA/NSC or equivalent.
• Coordinate environmental safety inspections with Redstone Arsenal.
• Develop/update transportation safety procedures per applicable regulations.
• Coordinate with EOE team and Redstone Arsenal for explosive safety.
• Serve on Radiation Safety Committee as alternate Radiation Safety Officer (RSO).
• Support Fire Safety program with inspections; assist Fire Inspector's office.
• Support Emergency Management program with policy updates and exercises.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph eligibility

Safety program compliance

Education

Safety/occupational health degree

Job description

Description

SAIC, a leading provider of systems development & deployment, targeting & intelligence analysis, systems engineering & integration, and training capabilities and solutions for the Intelligence Community, is seeking creative and dedicated professionals to fulfill their career goals and objectives while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance.We are currently seeking a candidate to provide administrative and field support in the development & management of a Government customer’s (located on Redstone Arsenal) all-encompassing Safety Program Compliance, which includes, but is not limited to Transportation, Explosive, Environmental, Fire, Radiation Safety, and Emergency Management support.

This position will be responsible for the following:

• Conduct initial and follow up workplace inspections (safety program audits), and submit required findings reports.
• Conduct safety related training for workforce and provide unique environmental and radiation safety compliance inspections of laboratory equipment.
• Serve as Government customer’s Safety representative at supporting agency meetings on Redstone Arsenal
• Ensure equipment periodic surveys/inspections are completed and documented.
• Report & investigate all accidents/injuries/occupational illnesses.
• Perform Job Hazard Analysis on Government customer’s operations in accordance with DoD regulations.
• Recommend & approve personal protective equipment (PPE) selected for hazardous operations.
• Complete career field training with reputable Safety organizations (i.e. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Safety Council (NSC), etc.) to ensure education remains current and applicable to job duties.
• Coordinate with Redstone Arsenal environmental safety inspections as well as conduct compliance measures and inspections of all the Government customer’s facilities at Redstone Arsenal.
• Ensure Government customer’s transportation safety procedures are developed, updated as needed, and reviewed periodically in accordance with (IAW) with applicable state/federal transportation safety requirements.
• Work with Government customer’s Explosive Ordinance Exploitation (EOE) Team & Redstone Arsenal Explosive Safety agency to ensure compliance with all DoD Explosive Safety Regulations.
• Coordinate and serve on the Government customer’s Radiation Safety Committee as the alternate Radiation Safety Officer (RSO).
• Support Government customer’s Fire Safety program through procedural update/development. Coordinate and perform fire safety inspections with Redstone Arsenal Fire Inspector’s office.
• Support Government customer’s Emergency Management Program through policy update/development. Develop/Lead emergency operations exercises.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI is required
• Willing and able to obtain a polygraph
• Undergraduate and Graduate Education with a major study in safety or occupational health fields (safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene), or degree in other related fields that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours of study from among the following (or closely related) disciplines: Safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, public health, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, and industrial psychology is required.

Target salary range: $60,001 - $100,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.