HSE Specialist

MRC Global•Bakersfield, CA

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About The Position

The HSE Specialist leads and enhances health, safety, and environmental compliance, risk mitigation strategies, and safety-culture initiatives within an assigned U.S. region or business unit. Serving as a subject matter expert, the specialist advises leadership and supports regulatory compliance, incident prevention, customer HSE requirements, employee training, performance analysis, and continuous improvement across the organization. The role requires travel up to 50% of the time, including after hours and weekends as necessary. The specialist works with branch employees and management, safety leaders, customers, and HSE colleagues to identify and address hazards, investigate incidents, implement corrective actions, deliver training, maintain records and metrics, and advance organizational safety performance and environmental responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Health, Safety, and Environmental-related field, or 5–7 years of proven successful employment in the service field.
Advanced working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations at federal, state, and local levels.
Self-motivation and strong organizational and communication skills.
Team orientation and a strong commitment to the HSE profession.
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail, with excellent project management skills.
Ability to conduct presentations and facilitate training.
Ability to maintain and build relationships with field and customer operations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Availability to travel up to 50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of job experience in the Safety and Environmental field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Inspect workplace environments, activities, and conditions for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local health, safety, and environmental laws, regulations, and requirements.
Conduct audits to identify workplace hazards and unsafe conditions.
Mentor safety leaders in hazard identification, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and HSE mitigation planning.
Investigate incidents, perform root-cause analyses, and drive corrective actions.
Build relationships with branch employees and collaborate with branch management and employees on corrective actions.
Participate in developing and implementing Job Safety Analyses and risk assessments as required.
Analyze HSE performance metrics, including TRIR, severity rates, leading indicators, and training completion, and present findings to leadership.
Conduct HSE training and ensure employees meet training and competency requirements for their job functions.
Complete required recordkeeping and HSE documentation, including inspection checklists, audit corrective actions, and HSE mitigation plans.
Maintain accurate monthly metrics for onsite management teams and corporate reporting systems.
Communicate corporate initiatives and directives to branch locations.
Support customer HSE compliance requirements, audits, and third-party portal submissions.
Promote ongoing safety improvement and operational excellence throughout the organization.
Initiate projects to continuously improve HSE programs and practices.
Work closely with HSE colleagues throughout the organization.