ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW:
This position is in the Safety and Health Services Division as part of BNL’s Environment, Safety, and Health Directorate (ESHD). Maintaining and protecting the safety and health of BNL employees, the public and the environment is our mission. Our professionals and technical staff provide expertise in support of the overall BNL mission by use of both field deployed Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) personnel, an Industrial Hygiene Lab which provides monitoring equipment, sample preparation, and respirator fit testing and a RCRA-permitted Waste Management Facility.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The selected candidate will serve as a deployed Environment, Safety and Health Representative (ESHR) supporting Fundamental Interactions and Particles (FIP), Innovation, Science & Security (ISS), Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H), Computing and Data Sciences (C&DS), and the Balance of Plant (BOP), providing advocacy and technical resources on environmental, health, and safety matters. This hands-on position involves partnering with line management, scientific researchers, staff at all levels, and trade unions. Fieldwork may take place in chemical, biological, physical science, and nanomaterials laboratories; construction sites; physical plants supporting infrastructure and maintenance; and areas housing large experimental equipment
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Identification of job hazards, exposure evaluation and development of controls; preparation of written training material and job procedures.
Preparation and presentation of briefings, toolboxes, classes and seminars on environmental, health and safety topics; consultation with others on compliance with Department of Energy, OSHA and national consensus standards and requirements.
Conducting environmental, health and safety inspections and tracking corrective actions; and conducting project design reviews, work planning, construction/experimental reviews, fabrication and operations activity reviews.
Requires use of equipment designed to inspect, test, monitor and measure safe levels of environmental and safety hazards.
Work locations may include: chemical laboratory, research, clinical facilities; construction projects; roof work; and field conditions in or adjacent to chemical, radiological, biological and/or hazardous material work areas.
As the Environment, Safety, and Health Representative, the candidate will act as a technical resource to recommend and conduct: general safety reviews (e.g., fall protection, scaffolds, etc); industrial hygiene monitoring for health and safety compliance (e.g., chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic stressors); general environmental compliance oversight with a focus on RCRA and other regulated wastes in laboratory settings, and chemical hazard awareness for hazardous and flammable chemicals in laboratories and other areas.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, health sciences, occupational health and safety, or closely related field of study. Coursework in safety engineering, occupational and environmental health and safety, industrial hygiene, public health.
Three years related work experience showing increasing independence in responsibility as a practicing environmental, health and safety professional.
Demonstrated knowledge of environmental, health, and safety principles, practices, regulations, and requirements, with the ability to apply this knowledge in a professional setting.
Must demonstrate ability to present ideas and concepts orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner to communicate technical information and interact with individuals from a variety backgrounds and levels of understanding including: senior management; line workers; engineers; chemists; trade workers; etc.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Professional experience must demonstrate the ability to effectively initiate and lead projects or programs with minimal…