Health and Safety Compliance Specialist - AECOM

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AECOM's EHS team is seeking a Health and Safety Compliance Specialist.  This hybrid role can be based out of our Long Beach, Los Angeles, or Orange, California offices. The successful candidate will be part of a diverse team of engineers and scientists that are responsible for a wide range of health and safety consulting services in California.  We are looking for a proven professional in the industry who understands health and safety regulations and has the ability to implement a variety of support services for our clients. The role includes the opportunity to support large local, national and international clients with their health and safety compliance needs.

The successful candidate will have experience and be capable of executing the following responsibilities of this position with minimal to no supervision:

• Conduct health and safety inspections and audits at various types of sites (manufacturing, commercial, Federal, etc.) for clients to identify potential deficiencies or hazards and determine corrective actions accordingly.
• Ability to understand the intent and application of a diverse set of health and safety-related state and federal regulations (OSHA and Cal OSHA), and the ability to effectively educate our clients specific to their regulatory obligations and compliance.
• Develop and conduct health and safety-related employee training, emergency preparedness and assure the quality of programs for clients.
• Develop, implement and maintain various OSHA and State required safety and health programs, systems and procedures for various clients.
• Recommend improvements in processes, design, procedures and operating equipment for clients to minimize hazards.
• Provide on-site health and safety support services for various clients.
• Provide Federal and California regulatory interpretation and technical advice.
• Conduct accident investigations and prepare accident reports required by regulatory agencies.
• Contribute to proposals and bringing in new work and clients as well as supporting existing projects and clients.
• Regular travel is required to client sites as necessary.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Minimum Requirements:

• BS degree in science, engineering, safety, or related field.
• 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in health and safety regulatory consulting experience.
• Ability to travel at least 1 week per month (i.e. 25% of the time) to conduct H&S audits.
• Valid US Driver's License and pre-employment driving record verification is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 years of health and safety regulatory consulting experience is preferred.
• Experience conducting lead, mold or asbestos surveys.
• Professional certification - CPEA, PE, CSP, CIH, or other equivalent certification.
• Experience with Process Safety Management.

• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.