Construction Safety Specialist (BT-26186)

Bastion Technologies•, FL

40d•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Safety Specialist supports the space program in Merritt Island, Florida, providing on-site construction safety surveillance, assessment, technical review, and risk-management support for multiple active and planned construction projects across Kennedy Space Center. The role is an integral member of construction project teams while providing independent safety insight and oversight to help ensure activities comply with applicable NASA, OSHA, federal, and project-specific safety requirements. The specialist works closely with the NASA KSC Construction Safety Manager, Project Managers, Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), construction contractors, facility representatives, and other Safety and Mission Assurance personnel. The role identifies hazards, evaluates safety controls, documents deficiencies, verifies corrective actions, and provides timely technical recommendations. The position is onsite, some travel may be required, and schedules may change according to position or customer needs. Work may occur in an office or indoors or outdoors depending on the task.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related information.
High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 5 years of recent, related work experience.
Demonstrated professional experience in safety engineering, construction safety, industrial safety, occupational safety, or closely related technical safety functions.
Experience identifying hazards, assessing risk, evaluating controls, and verifying corrective actions.
Working knowledge of OSHA construction safety requirements and applicable federal occupational safety regulations.
Experience conducting field-based safety inspections, assessments, or surveillance in active construction or industrial environments.
Ability to review and evaluate technical safety plans, hazard analyses, work procedures, and other safety documentation.
Ability to independently recognize potentially hazardous conditions and communicate technically defensible concerns to project and management personnel.
Ability to document findings clearly and maintain accurate technical and compliance records.
Ability to coordinate effectively with Government personnel, engineers, project managers, CORs, contractors, and other technical stakeholders.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and exercise sound professional judgment.
Ability to manage multiple simultaneous assignments and changing priorities in a dynamic operational environment.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Strong work ethic, team orientation, and effective verbal and written communication with internal and external customers.
Ability to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
Organization and time-management skills, ability to work outside the normal schedule and adjust schedules for peak periods and surge requirements, and regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule.
Must be able to pass a national agency check; some positions require clearance and extensive background verification.
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience supporting NASA or another federal Government agency.
Experience providing Safety and Mission Assurance support in an aerospace, launch-site, test, industrial, or complex Government facility environment.
Experience supporting large, complex, or high-hazard construction projects.
Knowledge of NASA safety policies, standards, procedural requirements, or equivalent Government safety requirements.
Experience reviewing PSHPs, SSSPs, JHAs, lift plans, energized electrical work documentation, fall-protection plans, confined-space documentation, or similar safety submittals.
Experience with safety surveillance and corrective-action management systems such as SMART or equivalent systems.
Experience with the NASA Mishap Information System (NMIS) or comparable mishap-management systems.
Experience supporting mishap, incident, or close-call investigations.
Demonstrated experience evaluating contractor safety performance and maintaining contractor accountability for corrective-action completion.
Experience performing safety trend analysis and identifying recurring or systemic safety issues.

Responsibilities

Provide real-time construction safety surveillance and oversight across active and planned construction projects at Kennedy Space Center.
Conduct routine and daily field surveillances to verify contractor compliance with NASA, OSHA, and applicable federal construction safety requirements.
Embed with construction project teams and coordinate with NASA Project Managers, CORs, the Construction Safety Manager, and contractor personnel.
Identify unsafe conditions, practices, and safety deficiencies, and ensure appropriate corrective actions and hazard mitigation measures are developed and implemented.
Document field surveillance activities, findings, corrective actions, and closure information in applicable NASA safety management systems.
Monitor contractor safety performance and promote accountability for timely correction of deficiencies.
Support project risk mitigation to help prevent personnel injury, property damage, schedule impacts, regulatory violations, and mission disruption.
Establish and maintain professional relationships with NASA organizations, project stakeholders, construction contractors, and other safety organizations.
Evaluate the effectiveness of engineering controls, administrative controls, personal protective equipment, and other hazard mitigation measures.
Provide technical recommendations to correct or mitigate identified safety deficiencies.
Verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions before closure when required.
Perform other duties as assigned.