Location: Moab, Utah
Title: Health & Safety Representative
Schedule (FT/PT): Regular Full Time
Travel Required: No
Clearance: Ability to Obtain
Portage, Inc., is a technically diverse company providing consulting and project execution services to clients on their environmental, engineering, and infrastructure projects. Since its establishment in Idaho Falls in 1992, Portage has completed over $1.2 billion of projects focused primarily on investigations, remedial/response actions, and removal of radiological, hazardous, and toxic waste for federal, state, tribal, and local governments and private industry clients. Portage is ISO9001 certified and has an active NQA-1 compliant Quality Assurance Program. Portage is based in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with satellite offices throughout the country. On January 20, 2017, Portage, Inc., was acquired by North Wind Group.
POSITION PURPOSE:
The Health and Safety Representative provides Safety and Industrial Hygiene support to the Moab UMTRA Project as assigned. Identifies, interprets, and assists management in the implementation of safety and industrial hygiene functional requirements. Work location will be at the Moab UMTRA project sites located in Moab and Crescent Junction UT.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participating in initial task/activity/process design and development
- Physical walk-downs of tasks/jobsites/facilities
- Collection of exposure measurements using IH equipment
- Assist in the development of Integrated Work Control Packages
- Perform oversight of work activities with approved plans
- Conduct and enter exposure assessment information into project database
- Hazardous waste operations, construction, and office/administrative settings
- Evaluate the effectiveness of engineering, administrative, and PPE controls used to mitigate exposure to multiple types of occupational hazards
- Provides feedback to management to ensure implementation of requirements to meet regulatory and contractual requirements
- Performs assessments to evaluate compliance with requirements
- Develop and review documents, procedures, and reports
- Seek solutions to problems, applying ingenuity, innovation, and creativity
- Must be able to work effectively under self-direction, including prioritizing tasks and assignments
- Supports Company goals for operational excellence and Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS)
ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform other duties as may be required from time to time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor or Associate Degree in Safety, Science, or related field
- Minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience
Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrate the ability to follow procedures, work packages, and/or protocols.
- Demonstrate the ability to use different levels of PPE.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with field, project management, and client representatives.
- Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret regulations, and company/customer ESH requirements for dissemination to project personnel.
- Organization and communication skills commensurate with position.
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks and projects while meeting deadlines.
Special Requirements:
- Must pass pre-employment background check.
- Must pass pre-employment drug testing.
- Must have a valid driver license.
- Ability to pass U.S. Government employment background check and acquire U.S. Government Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential card.
- Have or require completion of RAD Worker Level II (16 hour); OSHA 40-Hr. HAZWOPER and First Aid/CPR, along with other required and/or preferred OSHA training.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience on DOE or UMTRA projects is desirable.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands of this job are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Physical demands may include working at a computer, walking to and from specific job sites outdoors in inclement weather, lifting objects up to 50 pounds.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work is conducted both indoors and outdoors. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is normally mild to moderate. The employee may be exposed to moving mechanical equipment, machinery, and vehicles.
North Wind offers a competitive pay and benefits package to include health, life, and disability insurance benefits, 401(k) with company match, generous paid leave and tuition reimbursement for eligible employees. As a company, we are committed to employee wellness, professional development, and work-life balance. We value safety, reliability, and commitment to our people! For more information about our benefits or hiring philosophy, visit the North Wind Career Opportunities Page.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The nature of those accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact our Helpline +1.208.528.8718 or use the Request for Reasonable Accommodation form to get assistance.
North Wind is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion, or other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Proof of citizenship will be required as a condition of employment.
Candidates may be required to obtain and hold a Secret or Higher US Government Clearance.