L&I DOSH Process Safety Management (PSM) Supervisor (CISHI5)

State of Washington • Multiple Locations Statewide, WA

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working! Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability. Lead the Team That Responds When It Matters Most. Are you an experienced Process Safety Management (PSM) professional ready to lead a team whose work protects thousands of Washington workers? L&I’s Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) is seeking an experienced Process Safety Management Supervisor to lead a team of expert Compliance Safety & Health Investigators overseeing inspections at some of Washington's most complex and high-hazard industrial facilities. In this leadership role, you'll play a vital part in protecting Washington's workforce by fostering safe and healthy workplaces through enforcement, consultation, education, incident investigations, and collaborative partnerships with employers and employees. You'll have the opportunity to provide leadership during investigations involving catastrophic incidents, chemical releases, refinery operations, and highly hazardous chemical processes. Your expertise will help shape statewide enforcement efforts while mentoring the next generation of safety professionals. Why This Work Matters: Your leadership will directly support Washington's mission of Keeping Washington Safe and Working by helping prevent catastrophic industrial incidents before they occur and ensuring employers maintain safe operations involving highly hazardous chemicals. Every investigation, coaching conversation, and leadership decision contributes to protecting workers, communities, and critical industries throughout the state. If you thrive in challenging environments, enjoy leading technical experts, and want your work to have a lasting impact on workplace safety, we'd like to hear from you. For details about Process Safety Management and to see if it is a good fit for you, read more here: Process Safety Management and Process Safety Management for Refineries in Washington. For this position, teleworking is permitted on occasion dependent upon business needs and supervisor approval. The assigned duty station can be at any one of our L&I office locations Statewide. Learn more about DOSH here: 50 Years of DOSH.

Requirements

• 1 year of supervisory or leadership experience
• A valid and unrestricted driver's license
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Six years’ experience as a DOSH Compliance Industrial Safety and Health Investigator, at the CISHI 3 or 4 level or equivalent experience as a Federal OSHA or other state plan journey-level safety and health specialist or industrial hygienist, with at least one of those years working on Process Safety Management inspections/investigations.
• OR Seven years of full-time experience as an employer’s safety director or manager, industrial hygienist, or safety and health specialist. This experience must be from facilities with PSM covered processes and the work involved ensuring compliance with WAC 296-67, Safety Standards for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, or equivalent OSHA or other state-plan state regulations.
• Qualifying experience" is defined as experience [conducting independent WISHA or OSHA safety and health inspections in the workplace; or regulatory related inspections in the workplace, including construction, manufacturing and other industries; investigating accidents; and writing technical reports as a Safety & Health Officer, Consultant, Inspector, or WISHA or OSHA inspection, or regulatory related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
• Certified Marine Chemist (CMC)
• Bilingual preferred; persons of all languages are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Process Safety Management investigators performing complex compliance inspections and accident investigations.
• Conducts inspections/investigations at large commercial or industrial construction sites or refineries and chemical manufacturers during maintenance “shut-down” periods, to include High Hazard Facility (HHF) inspections to evaluate compliance with RCW 49.80.
• Conducts inspections/investigations at Process Safety Management (PSM) facilities where highly flammable, corrosive, reactive or toxic chemicals are stored in quantities at or above the threshold listed in WAC 296-67, Safety Standards for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals.
• Direct responses to fatalities, catastrophic incidents, chemical releases, and other high-profile workplace events.
• Accompany investigators as well as conduct independent investigations.
• Coach, mentor, train, and evaluate investigators while promoting consistency, quality, and technical excellence.
• Review inspection reports, investigations, and enforcement actions to ensure legal and technical accuracy.
• Collaborate with engineers, attorneys, emergency responders, industry representatives, federal agencies, and other regulatory partners.
• Help shape statewide inspection strategies, workload planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a technical resource on Washington's Process Safety Management regulations and enforcement.
• And much more!

Benefits

• In addition to the base salary above Industrial Hygienists and Safety & Health Professionals will be compensated basic salary plus 10% for each hour they are required to use personal protective equipment (excluding hard hats, boots, hearing and eye protection) to enter a hazardous worksite to consult, inspect or investigate where serious hazards are present.
• PLUS If assigned to a duty station in King County, the incumbent will receive 5% premium pay in addition to the salary listed above.
• IF BILINGUAL If hired as bilingual (not required), after passing an assessment of your ability to write and speak fluently. We do not use translating software. Employees with bilingual responsibilities receive a 5% increase in pay.
• All Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for this position will be provided by L&I DOSH as specified in WAC 296-800-16020 .
• State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee’s career.
• In addition to offering a positive balance between life and work, L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.
• We also believe your voice matters. We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed