Safety Specialist, Programs

External Job Opportunity

Job Duties/Scope Of Work


Work Safe, Make a Difference, and Be a Part of History with the CPCCo Team!

At the Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), located in Richland, Washington, we are working to provide a sustainable future for the historic Hanford area through the protection of the Columbia River and the remediation of the Central Plateau. To achieve our mission, we need exceptionally talented, innovative, and driven people to help us reduce risks on the Hanford Site by removing some of the most hazardous waste streams and facilities in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. If you would like to work with a highly skilled workforce to achieve unique and challenging goals that critically impact our environment and community, this is your chance to be a part of our legacy!

Our Occupational Safety and Industrial Hygiene (OS&IH) team is seeking a dynamic Safety Specialist within our Central Programs Group who has the ability to provide industry-leading support to the various CPCCo Projects across the plateau. The Central OS&IH Programs team develops, maintains, and verifies that the CPCCo is performing work safely in a manner consistent with company and DOE standards. If you are a professional who wants to be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, and excellence is rewarded, we want to talk to you! Consider our award-winning safety leadership, ethics, reputation, and commitment to continuous improvement and you will see that safety goes beyond our team.

A day in the life of a Programs Safety Specialist may include the following:
* Helping develop OS&IH related communications, presentations, and campaigns
* Assisting in researching OSHA regulations and ANSI standards
* Supporting OS&IH Program Technical Authorities with maintaining and developing procedures
* Helping perform various OS&IH assessments to identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance with requirements.
* Participating in safety and health inspections
* Assisting with tracking OS&IH metrics and key performance indicators
* Participating in various safety committee meetings
* Attending site wide OS&IH committee meetings
* Providing support to maintain CPCCo's Site Wide Industrial Hygiene Database


Basic Qualifications


Early Career Level Grade 13: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Intermediate Grade 14: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with 2 or more years of relevant experience

The higher posted level has greater scope, complexity, authority, impact. The level offered to the selected candidate will be based on the needs of the company and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience.


Desired Qualifications


* Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, or other related fields
* Associate Safety Professional
* Graduate Safety Practitioner
* Certified Construction Health and Safety Technician
* Certified Occupational Health and Safety Technician


Compensation & Benefits


In accordance with the CPCCo salary determination process, CPCCo takes into consideration the level of assigned job duties and responsibilities, and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience relative to internal peers and the external labor market. CPCCo will not solicit salary history for candidates.

Expected annualized pay range based on full time schedule (40 hours per week):

Early Career Level Grade 13: $81,500 - $94,3000
Intermediate Grade 14: $81,500 - $103,750

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay awards.

CPCCo's generous benefits package offers medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) employer match and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please see https://cpcco.hanford.gov/page.cfm/Careers

A few benefits/perks you can anticipate, depending on the nature of your employment with CPCCo, include the following:
- A casual-dress work environment, where jeans are a regular thing.
- A standard 4-10's work schedule that allows for long weekends and recharging on the Columbia River, on a golf course, at 200+ surrounding wineries, or at other Pacific Northwest destinations where fishing, hunting, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor sporting opportunities are in abundance.

CPCCo is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.