Environmental Health & Safety Manager

MEI Rigging & Crating • New Braunfels, TX

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About The Position

The Environmental Health & Safety Manager supports multiple disciplines within MEI Rigging & Crating’s field rigging group, helping ensure efficient operations without risk of injury or damage to facilities and equipment. The primary responsibility is to support incident- and injury-free field operations at the Dallas regional location and promote MEI’s safety culture.

The manager develops, implements, and maintains environmental health and safety policies, procedures, programs, training, and site-specific safety, security, health, and environmental initiatives. The role includes regulatory compliance, safety inspections and audits, incident investigation and claims management, risk assessment, job hazard analysis, safety recordkeeping, reporting, employee onboarding and training, and coordination with site management, regional office managers, customers, regulators, vendors, and other outside organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, project construction management, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience.
• At least 5 years of proven EHS experience, preferably in the heavy construction industry.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience, including developing and implementing strategic site safety programs.
• At least 2 years of experience working in Excel and performing data entry.
• Current OSHA 500/501 documentation or ability to obtain it within six months.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of proven EHS experience in a multi-site, multi-state organization.
• CHST, ASP, or CSP certification.
• Crane and rigging experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain EHS policies, guidelines, procedures, and programs in support of MEI’s safety culture, regulatory changes, and business growth.
• Support MEI-, customer-, and OSHA-required training, including site-specific, protocol, and forklift training.
• Provide technical and administrative support for design-in-safety, risk assessment, job safety analysis, incident investigation and resolution, EHS systems, and integrating EHS practices into operations.
• Work with the Incident Review Board and site management to investigate incidents and accidents, determine root causes, and coordinate with occupational health clinics and insurance carriers.
• Manage the site incident prevention program, hot-work permits, confined-space processes, HASCOM, Safety Data Sheets, and other applicable safety regulations.
• Conduct routine audits and inspections of equipment, materials, work practices, procedures, working environments, and processes for compliance with company programs, government regulations, and industry standards.
• Prepare safety work instructions, procedures, and job hazard analyses as needed.
• Review and approve daily pre-task plans and job hazard analyses, including crane pick plans.
• Develop an on-the-job-injury protocol and manage injury claims from initial communications through claim closure, coordinating with the workers’ compensation carrier, employee, medical providers, and treatment specialists.
• Maintain safety administrative records and prepare EHS meeting materials, reports, OSHA logs, Incident Review Board reports, and audit documentation.
• Address and document safety violations by MEI personnel immediately.
• Develop, maintain, and deliver safety and health training and required certifications.
• Develop and implement programs to reduce or eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, deaths, and financial losses.
• Identify and evaluate conditions that could cause accidents or financial losses and assess the potential extent of resulting injuries.
• Develop accident-prevention and loss-control systems and programs for incorporation into organizational operating policies.
• Coordinate regional office managers’ safety activities to support consistent implementation across the organization.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret statistical data on occupational exposure factors, illnesses, and accidents; prepare reports for management on safety, security, health, and environmental issues.
• Maintain relationships with outside firms and organizations, including vendors, OSHA, and fire and police departments.
• Process new employees by enrolling them in site-specific training, reviewing the MEI handbook, BKM’s, and JHA’s, and assisting with site badging.
• Conduct safety and environmental development training.
• Oversee the site-specific safety incentive program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager