Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional (KIEWIT202609IH104)

ProSidian Consulting, LLC•Aiken, SC

2h•Onsite

About The Position

ProSidian seeks a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) / Safety Professional for a construction/industrial hygiene role supporting environmental management sector requirements at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, South Carolina. This position is for a contract consultant on the ProSidian Engagement Team, supporting a liquid waste contractor (Savannah River Remediation [SRMC]) at the U.S. Department of Energy's SRS. The role involves providing construction/industrial hygiene functions for Savannah River Remediation LLC, supporting the evolving needs of the organization. The position is a Labor Hour Subcontract or Contract W-2 (IRS-1099) with the possibility of conversion to a Full-Time ProSidian employed W-2 Position. The work site address is 121 Richland Ave E, Aiken, SC 29801, USA.

Requirements

Active CIH certification issued by the Board for Global EHS Credentialing for CIH-designated work; active CSP certification issued by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals for CSP-designated work. Both credentials are required when one individual is assigned both scopes.
Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible construction field safety, industrial hygiene, or integrated EHS experience, with demonstrated responsibility for high-hazard work.
Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale commercial, industrial, nuclear, power, chemical, defense, or federal construction projects.
Thorough working knowledge of 29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926 and 10 CFR Part 851.
Working knowledge of hazard identification, exposure assessment, hierarchy of controls, contractor safety, incident investigation, emergency planning, and corrective-action management.
Demonstrated ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, safety data sheets, work packages, sampling data, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Experience working independently in the field while coordinating effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
Strong technical writing, presentation, coaching, facilitation, and conflict-resolution capabilities.
Ability to maintain certification, training, medical, respirator-use, site-access, and other qualification requirements throughout the assignment.
U.S. citizenship and ability to satisfy DOE, SRS, SRNS, Kiewit, and ProSidian background screening, badging, drug-testing, fitness-for-duty, and site-access requirements.
Valid driver's license.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health, environmental health, engineering, chemistry, biology, physics, public health, or a closely related scientific or technical discipline.
For CIH assignments: active CIH credential in good standing and professional-level experience encompassing exposure anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and program management across multiple occupational-health stressor categories.
Industrial hygiene exposure assessment, sampling strategy, instrumentation, calibration, data interpretation, and control validation.
Construction safety planning, field inspection, JHA/AHA review, permit review, hazard mitigation, and compliance assurance.
Knowledge of chemical hazards, toxicology, respiratory protection, ventilation, noise, heat stress, ergonomics, silica, asbestos, lead, welding fumes, coatings, solvents, and hazardous-material controls.
Knowledge of fall protection, scaffolding, excavation, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, confined spaces, hot work, cranes, rigging, lifting, mobile equipment, and emergency response.
Ability to apply the hierarchy of controls and distinguish engineering, administrative, work-practice, and PPE controls.
Incident investigation, interviewing, evidence evaluation, causal analysis, trend analysis, and corrective-action tracking.
Clear written and verbal communication with executives, engineers, field supervision, craft personnel, clients, regulators, and subcontractors.
Ability to deliver training, facilitate meetings, influence without direct authority, and intervene constructively when unsafe conditions arise.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and electronic EHS, document-control, or reporting systems.
Ability to organize high-volume technical records while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, traceability, and timely reporting.
Safety and health leadership: Demonstrates personal ownership of worker protection and reinforces that production objectives never justify uncontrolled risk.
Technical credibility: Applies current scientific, regulatory, and professional principles and recognizes when additional expertise is required.
Risk-based judgment: Prioritizes hazards based on severity, probability, exposure, uncertainty, and changing field conditions.
Field engagement: Builds trust with craft personnel and supervisors through visibility, responsiveness, practical solutions, and respectful intervention.
Communication and influence: Converts complex technical requirements into clear expectations and gains cooperation across organizational boundaries.
Problem solving: Identifies root causes, evaluates alternatives, and develops controls that are protective, practical, and sustainable.
Quality and documentation discipline: Produces complete, accurate, traceable, and timely records suitable for management, audit, and regulatory review.
Collaboration: Coordinates effectively with construction, engineering, quality, operations, occupational medicine, emergency management, environmental, and radiological-control functions.
Adaptability: Responds effectively to evolving designs, schedules, work fronts, hazards, and client priorities without compromising standards.
Integrity and professional ethics: Exercises independent professional judgment, communicates limitations or unresolved risk, and protects workers, the public, and the environment.
Continuous improvement: Uses observations, monitoring data, trends, events, and lessons learned to improve planning and performance.
Must maintain eligibility for unescorted or assigned access to applicable SRS facilities and work areas.
Must comply with all federal-site security, prohibited-article, cybersecurity, information-protection, fitness-for-duty, substance-abuse, and workplace-conduct requirements.
Must immediately report any condition that could affect credential status, site access, fitness for duty, or ability to perform assigned responsibilities.
Must protect controlled, proprietary, personal, and project-sensitive information and use approved systems and communication channels.
Understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio; and able to quickly learn other tools as needed.
Strong understanding and proficiency in business tools and technology, especially Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate should be advanced in Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; proficient in Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio; and able to learn new tools quickly as needed.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in industrial hygiene, occupational health, safety engineering, environmental health, or a related discipline is preferred.
A specific security clearance is not promised unless identified in the final task order.

Responsibilities

Serve as a dedicated, on-site ProSidian Safety and/or Industrial Hygiene Professional supporting Kiewit's HFTOC construction activities.
Implement and continuously improve applicable elements of the project Safety Management System, Worker Protection Plan, industrial-hygiene program, and Integrated Safety Management requirements.
Maintain visible field presence and partner with project leadership, superintendents, supervisors, craft personnel, and subcontractors to plan and execute work safely.
Participate in constructability reviews, work-package planning, daily coordination meetings, pre-job briefings, safety meetings, plan-of-the-day meetings, and readiness reviews.
Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), work packages, permits, procedures, and pre-task plans for completeness, technical adequacy, changing conditions, and appropriate controls.
Verify that hazards are identified and controlled before work begins and that controls remain effective throughout execution.
Exercise stop-work responsibility and immediately elevate imminent-danger, uncontrolled-hazard, or noncompliant conditions in accordance with project procedures and delegated authority.
Conduct and document routine field inspections, worker observations, housekeeping inspections, and compliance assessments; communicate deficiencies and track corrective actions to closure.
Interpret and apply applicable provisions of 29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926, 10 CFR Part 851, DOE requirements, SRS procedures, consensus standards, contractual requirements, and project-specific plans.
Support event reporting, fact-finding, causal analysis, lessons learned, corrective-action development, and verification of corrective-action effectiveness.
Prepare accurate, timely, and defensible records, reports, dashboards, trend analyses, and management briefings.
Coordinate safety and health requirements across subcontractors and ensure consistent communication to affected workers.
Protect sensitive project and personnel information and maintain records in accordance with site document-control, records-management, and quality-assurance requirements.
Combine expertise in occupational health science, construction safety leadership, regulatory adherence, contractor oversight, and risk management to prevent injuries, illnesses, releases, property damage, and operational incidents.
Provide BOA Support Services for multiple department requirement Service Areas (SA) for Savannah River Remediation LLC (The SRMC/LW Contractor) at the U.S. Department of Energy | Savannah River Site (DOE-SRS) in Aiken, SC to support the evolving needs of the organization.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation
Health benefits
Pre-tax employee benefits
Incentives
Company contributes a fixed monthly amount to medical and dental plans, deducted pre-tax.
Group Medical / Dental / Vision Health Insurance Benefits
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Company matching (pre-tax Safe Harbor plan)
Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits
2 weeks of vacation
three sick days
10 ProSidian holidays
Government holidays
Pre-Tax Payment Programs
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans
ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program (up to $5,000)
Performance Incentives
Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance