Health & Safety Manager

Haley & Aldrich•Boise, ID

17d•Hybrid

About The Position

Haley & Aldrich is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to work in a technical support role with highly skilled professionals on diverse project teams in a dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in a variety of projects for a diverse range of clients. This is a full-time position located preferably in our Phoenix, AZ; Boise, ID; Butte, MT; Helena, MT; Missoula, MT; or Spokane, WA offices. As our Health & Safety Manager, you will play a critical role in collaborating with technical staff to manage and continually improve site health and safety programs for environmental remediation, site characterization, and remedial construction projects, including active and legacy mine sites. Serving clients in the energy, government, industrial and manufacturing sectors, you will help our teams and subcontractors maintain safety compliance and enhance our culture. You’ll travel as needed up to 50% throughout the Mountain West region to provide expertise, training, and leadership, while reporting to the Corporate Health & Safety Director and collaborating with project and regional teams.

Requirements

B.S. in Safety Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related discipline.
At least 10 years of experience with a Health & Safety background for MSHA and HAZWOPER projects.
Strong commitment to compliance with company and client Health & Safety protocols.
Completed training/certifications in HAZWOPER, DOT HAZMAT, OSHA 30-hour construction preferred, or ability to obtain within first year.
Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of applicable government regulations, H&S compliance, industrial hygiene, and company policies.
Exhibits a thorough knowledge of current H&S management theory.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Emotional intelligence and collaborative mindset to engage with offices, project teams, and clients across our Mountain West offices, with travel up to 50%.
Must be fit for duty for multiple sites and activities including, but not limited to, working outdoors in all environments, lifting up to 50 pounds, standing, kneeling, walking, for long periods of time, passing a HAZWOPER exam, and wearing a respirator.

Nice To Haves

Professional certifications such as CSP, CHMM, and CIH are preferred, or ability to obtain in the first year.
Direct experience providing H&S support for large-scale MSHA and environmental projects, including experience working on active and legacy mine sites.
Familiarity with contaminated site management, characterization, and remediation field activities, and willingness to occasionally support delivery of field activities.
Experience implementing digital H&S management or reporting systems.
Be self-directed and able to work productively and prioritize multiple tasks, initiatives, and projects.
Able to mentor local H&S coordinators, provide coaching to staff members on H&S aspects of office and project related tasks.
Applies emotional intelligence to recognize, communicate, and resolve project-related concerns, fostering an open and supportive work environment.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and leverage relationships to seek continuous improvement opportunities, promote our safety culture, and facilitate H&S in planning and execution of projects.
Strong communication skills including verbal and written, communicating internally and externally.

Responsibilities

Act as a key influencer to continuously improve H&S culture and be consistently relied upon by Project Managers, Project Principals, Staff Managers, and others as a valued partner to safely deliver client services.
Serve as a technical expert, reviewer, and advisor on projects related to H&S.
Apply H&S theory, procedures, and approaches during planning and implementation of projects.
Work with project teams to integrate safety into planning and execution of work.
Serve as the technical reviewer of instruments of service such as Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), and audits.
Manage and oversee conformance with client-specific H&S programs.
Partner with client teams to engage with clients as part of project planning and delivery.
Develop, facilitate, and deliver H&S training, and mentor staff to ensure they have the tools, training, and knowledge necessary to perform their day-to-day functions.
Collaborate with corporate H&S staff in continuous improvement of H&S systems and tools by identifying improvements through engaging with and obtaining feedback from project teams and local leaders.
Lead the implementation of improvements.
Perform field visits to understand how H&S programs impact the work we do and improve our safety culture.
Observe on-site project activities using planned audits and assessments to identify hazards, ensure they are understood by staff, and help staff operate safely in conformance with corporate and client expectations.
Work with project teams to ensure they have the health & safety tools, training, and knowledge necessary to perform their day-to-day job functions.
Screen and prequalify subcontractors and promote alignment with H&A and client safety culture.
Support initial documentation of positive safety observations, incidents, injuries, and near misses in a reporting tool.
Work with project teams to resolve H&S concerns.
Lead and facilitate incident investigations, using empathy, humble inquiry, and applying technical H&S knowledge to identify systemic root causes and corrective actions to aid in preventing recurrence of similar incidents.