Advanced Specialist, Environmental, Health & Safety

Overview The Advanced Safety Specialist provides technical leadership and subject matter expertise for the site's occupational safety and health programs. The position independently manages assigned safety programs, identifies and evaluates workplace hazards, interprets regulatory and company requirements, develops risk-reduction strategies, and partners with site leadership, operations, maintenance, engineering, and employees to drive continuous improvement in safety performance. The role also provides leadership and program management for the site's Emergency Response Team (ERT) and emergency preparedness program Responsibilities Safety Program Leadership • Independently manage assigned site safety and occupational health programs and ensure compliance with regulatory, corporate, and site requirements. • Serve as a subject matter expert for critical safety programs, which may include Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space Entry, Work Permitting, Respiratory Protection, PPE, Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and other life-critical safety systems. • Develop, implement, review, and continuously improve site safety standards, procedures, safe work practices, and supporting documentation. • Evaluate regulatory and company-standard changes and lead implementation of necessary site improvements. • Provide technical guidance to site leadership, supervisors, employees, contractors, engineering, and maintenance personnel.

Emergency Preparedness and Response • Serve as the site lead for the Emergency Response Team (ERT) program and provide overall leadership, coordination, and program management for site emergency preparedness and response. • Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the site's emergency response organization, capabilities, and readiness. • Maintain and periodically update the Facility Emergency Preparedness Plan (FEPP) and associated emergency response procedures. • Establish ERT staffing, qualification, training, drill, and competency requirements and ensure the team maintains appropriate readiness to respond to credible site emergencies. • Coordinate and oversee ERT training, drills, exercises, and response evaluations, including development and tracking of corrective actions and lessons learned. • Provide leadership and direction to ERT members and team leaders and ensure clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations are established. • Coordinate emergency preparedness activities with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Occupational Health, Security, Site Leadership, and other applicable functions. • Serve as the primary site liaison with local fire departments, EMS, emergency management agencies, hospitals, and other external emergency-response organizations. • Coordinate periodic joint exercises and planning activities with external response agencies when appropriate. • Evaluate site emergency-response risks, equipment, resources, and capabilities and recommend improvements necessary to maintain effective response readiness. • Manage inspection, testing, maintenance, and readiness requirements for emergency-response equipment and associated resources. • Develop and manage the ERT/emergency preparedness budget and identify resource and capital needs. • Participate in emergency incidents as a member of the site's emergency management structure and provide safety and technical support to incident leadership. • Lead post-drill and post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned and ensure corrective actions are implemented. • Monitor applicable emergency preparedness and response requirements and ensure site programs remain aligned with regulatory, company, and site expectations.

Risk Management and Incident Prevention • Lead and participate in workplace hazard assessments, field safety evaluations, audits, inspections, and risk assessments. • Identify systemic safety risks