Environmental, Safety and Health Officer - Full Scope Poly Required

Akima Support Operations (ASO) provides logistics, facilities maintenance and operations, transportation and support services for mission-critical military installations and civilian agencies around the country. From the homes of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command to the highways of suburban Virginia, ASO experts and professionals work behind the scenes to ensure smooth and continuous operations. Our personnel enjoy competitive benefits packages and challenging roles in work environments committed to safety, diversity and opportunity for career growth. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), 100% of our company’s profits go back to our more than 14,000 Iñupiat shareholders that have resided near and above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. Our business helps support their way of life and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived in a challenging environment.

Job Summary:

The Environmental, Safety and Health Compliance Officer (ESHCO) serves as the contract’s subject matter expert on environmental, safety and health programs. The ESHCO is responsible for compliance with environmental safety laws. He/she works to protect the environment from potentially harmful business practices while also protecting employees from environmental hazards in the area. Akima Support Operations is committed to zero injuries in the workplace and the ESHCO is charged with leading the program in the work environment. He/she promotes all employees have the authority to issue a “stop work” to ensure the safety of people and the environment.

Job Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and controlling occupational hazards and promoting worksite and/or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial process, mechanics, psychology, physiology and industrial health and safety laws. Duties may include:

• Advising on safety requirements

• Designing protective equipment and/or safety devices

• Redesigning controls to eliminate occupational hazards

• Developing standards which set tolerances, stress ratios, strength of materials and other related engineering requirements

• Reviewing proposed occupational safety policies, guidelines and standards to determine their consistency with accepted engineering principles and practices, and recommending technical changes as needed.

• ESHCO will conduct safety inspections of work areas, observe work in progress for safety compliance, and ensure proper use of PPE

• ESHCO will enforce OSHA and company safety policies and standards

• Conduct regularly scheduled safety training awareness sessions pertinent to the tasks being performed

• Develops lessons plans, scenarios and exercises to train managers, supervisors and employees in ESH principles

• Promotes a safety culture built on listening to our employees and having transparent communications with our customer

• Meets with department managers to determine whether the area is in compliance

• Assists in the hiring of supervisors and employees to include job fairs, interviewing candidates and supporting the Akima hiring process

Minimum Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of relevant experience in environmental and safety and health management on a US federal government service contract

• Strong personal leadership, management, and organization skills as well as the ability to integrate and harmonize diversified functions to provide overall efficient and effective contract operations

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Exemplary attention to detail

• Maintains sensitivity to, and report on, instances of fraud, waste, and abuse

• Proficient at the suite of MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint)

• Must be able to make presentations to employees at all levels. Must be able to write cohesive and comprehensive documentation

• High School Degree

The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description generally cover the nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. This is not intended to be a complete list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Subject to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the company management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as may be necessary. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are Equal Opportunity Employers. Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you have a physical and/or mental disability and are interested in applying for employment and need special accommodations to use our website to apply for a position please contact, Recruiting Services at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053. The dedicated email and telephonic options above are reserved only for individuals with disabilities needing accessibility assistance. Please do not use the dedicated phone number above to call on the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

In order for our company to stay compliant with government regulations, please apply on line. Please DO NOT email resumes or call in lieu of applying online unless you have a physical and/or mental disability and need assistance with the online application.

Job: Maintenance & Repair

Travel: No

Organization: ASO

Clearance: TS/SCI Lifestyle-Fullscope Poly

Shift: Day Job

Req ID: ASO02236