Health & Safety Technician or Consultant

RETTEW•Mechanicsburg, PA

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

RETTEW is seeking a Health and Safety Professional to join its Health, Safety, and Environment team. The final title and level—Health and Safety Technician or Health and Safety Consultant—will be aligned with the selected candidate’s experience, technical depth, credentials, and ability to work independently. The role combines client-facing fieldwork and consulting across a variety of industries and project environments, including field observations, technical evaluation, training, documentation, and practical problem-solving. Developing professionals will receive direction and opportunities to build breadth, while more experienced professionals may lead assignments, advise clients, deliver advanced training, and help shape scopes, recommendations, and long-term client relationships. Depending on experience and project needs, the professional will conduct workplace safety assessments, compliance audits, field observations, and exposure evaluations; identify hazards and recommend corrective actions; support or lead industrial hygiene activities; develop and update safety programs and plans; and prepare and deliver safety training. The role also involves researching and applying regulations and industry standards, preparing client deliverables, communicating with clients and project teams, managing assigned project tasks, schedules, budgets, documentation, and follow-up, and traveling to client and project locations. Experienced candidates may lead complex assignments, mentor developing staff, support business development, and maintain client relationships. The position is hybrid, based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, with substantial field and client-site responsibilities. It combines office-based planning and documentation, virtual and in-person client interaction, classroom-style training, and work at active client or project locations. Schedules may vary according to client needs, travel, field conditions, and training assignments. The position may involve approximately 75% fieldwork and travel, including occasional overnight travel. RETTEW is a 100% employee-owned engineering consulting firm that has served clients since 1969. Its teams collaborate across disciplines to deliver practical solutions that strengthen infrastructure and support communities. The company describes a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement, with opportunities for employee-owners to grow their careers and deliver results for clients.

Requirements

Education or professional experience in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental health and safety, engineering, science, construction, or a related field; a relevant combination of education, training, and experience will be considered.
Relevant health and safety experience appropriate to the role level; candidates with developing, intermediate, or advanced experience are encouraged to apply.
Working knowledge of occupational health and safety principles and the ability to learn, interpret, and apply OSHA requirements and recognized industry practices.
Ability and willingness to work regularly at client and project sites; the position may involve approximately 75% fieldwork and travel, including occasional overnight travel.
Ability and willingness to present safety information and conduct group training, including extended sessions lasting up to six to eight hours in a day.
Strong observation, documentation, analytical, organizational, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently within assigned authority and collaboratively with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn project, reporting, and field-data systems.
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation to client and project locations.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and safely perform field activities, including walking over uneven terrain, climbing stairs or ladders, entering active facilities or construction areas, and working indoors or outdoors in varying conditions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
Experience providing health and safety consulting services to external clients.
Experience conducting OSHA compliance audits, industrial hygiene sampling, incident investigations, or job hazard analyses.
Experience developing or delivering safety training, including confined space or electrical safety topics.
Relevant credentials or training such as OSHA 30-Hour, HAZWOPER, ASP, CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent certifications.
Experience preparing proposals, estimating scopes and fees, managing projects, or developing client relationships.
Experience in industrial, construction, manufacturing, energy, municipal, or related operating environments.

Responsibilities

Perform workplace safety assessments, compliance audits, field observations, and exposure evaluations at client and project sites.
Identify hazards, document findings, evaluate risk, and recommend practical corrective actions to support regulatory compliance and safer operations.
Support or lead industrial hygiene activities, including exposure monitoring, sampling, data collection, interpretation, and technical reporting.
Develop, review, and update written safety programs, policies, procedures, job hazard analyses, and site-specific safety plans.
Prepare and deliver safety training for employees, supervisors, and managers, potentially including extended sessions lasting six to eight hours in a day.
Support training and consulting on confined space, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fall protection, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, and other OSHA requirements.
Research and interpret applicable federal, state, and local occupational health and safety regulations and industry standards.
Prepare reports, recommendations, training materials, proposals, scopes, and other client deliverables.
Communicate professionally with clients, employees, contractors, regulators, and multidisciplinary RETTEW teams.
Manage assigned tasks, schedules, budgets, documentation, and follow-up activities according to project requirements.
Travel to client and project locations and work in industrial, commercial, construction, municipal, and other field environments.
For experienced candidates, lead complex assignments, mentor developing staff, support business development, and maintain trusted client relationships.