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The Safety & Occupational Health Specialist will collaboratively partner with individuals at all levels, from across the organization to run a robust, professional, and proactive safety program. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, as youll be called upon to engage employees; explain technical concepts so that non-experts can understand; and negotiate recommended changes to the work environment to prevent accidents and injuries.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with United States Park Police and National Park Service personnel in matters relating to emergency and disaster management, including but not limited to the discovery of unexploded ordinance (UXO).
- Participate as a member of the Trusts Emergency Management Team-act as the Safety and Security Officer.
- Develop and implement building emergency evacuation plans, annual building evacuation drills in conjunction with the Trusts Deputy Fire Marshal and/or Fire Protection Inspector.
- Plan, organize, direct, operate, and evaluate safety and occupational health program-includes but not limited to apply established standards and codes, investigate accidents and near misses, and correct unsafe acts and conditions by proposing effective countermeasures.
- Utilize contemporary safety and occupational health methodology and devise measures to control or eliminate hazards and reduce risk.
- Coordinate with the Workers Compensation program and Employee Support Services Department to implement measures, policies, and procedures to reduce the incidence and cost of occupational injury and illness claims.
- Respond to workplace emergencies during both duty and non-duty hours.
- Conduct safety and health surveys to determine potential hazardous or unsafe conditions.
- Plan and prepare safety and health guidelines for various work tasks. Develop goals and objectives, draft safety policies, procedures and develop, coordinate, conduct safety and health training for employees, supervisors, and managers.
- Coordinate OSHA/EPA mandated training to ensure employees secure and maintain proper certifications/licenses relating to EPA/OSHA/DOT requirements.
- Maintain occupational injury and illness records, analyze trends and propose corrective actions.
- Coordinate medical evaluations for respirator utilization, audiometric exams, blood lead tests, and other occupational health services with the Federal Occupational Health (FOH) Agency and conduct annual fit testing for respiratory protection devices.
- Coordinate First Aid, AED, and CPR Training to meet OSHA requirements and for general office and workplace safety.
- Coordinate the procurement and maintenance of utility truck first aid kits, wall mounted first aid cabinets, and AEDs.
- Respond to safety and health complaints or suggestions from employees, tenants, or visitors in a positive, constructive, professional manner.
- Review construction plans (Site Specific Safety and Health Plans- SSSHP) prepared by construction and remediation contractors for inclusion of appropriate safety, health, and environmental provisions.
- Monitor and track abatement of unsafe or unhealthy working conditions. Recommend corrective solutions/actions to ensure prompt abatement of unsafe or unhealthy working conditions.
- Public Safety representative for Emergency Operation Centers.
- Other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.

Qualifications

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TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications
- Masters degree in Occupation Health, Industrial Safety, or applicable field and minimum of three (3) years of experience in safety and occupational health; OR
- Bachelors degree in Occupation Health, Industrial Safety, or applicable field and at least five (5) years of experience in safety and occupational health.
- Valid California Drivers License.
- Safety and occupational health experience in the construction and/or the federal government.
- Strong knowledge of Federal safety compliance regulations, including but not limited to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, regulations, and guidelines.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and conduct training.
- Ability to work in a team environment and achieve results. Ability to work with all levels within an organization and the ability to manage in a diverse work safety workgroup.
- Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to handle multiple projects.
- Computer skills, especially in Microsoft Office and data base systems.
- Ability to lead incident investigations, track, analyze and report on results.
- Perform inspections of restaurants and other food service facilities to ensure they are following health and safety regulations.
- Conduct investigations of complaints about possible food borne illness outbreaks or issues with sanitation.
- Review and approve various mobile and fixed food establishment permits.
Desired Qualifications
- NIMS Incident Management certification.
- CPR instructor certified.
- A passion for the mission and values of the Presidio Trust.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.