Safety Specialist - Data Center

MasTec Utility Services•Boling, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Center Safety Specialist is a front-line safety professional based in Abernathy, Texas. The role conducts safety inspections, observations, investigations, training, and regulatory compliance activities related to OSHA, DOT, and EPA requirements. The specialist anticipates and identifies hazards in systems, equipment, products, facilities, work sites, and operating procedures; assesses the probability and severity of potential loss events; and applies hazard-analysis methods to interpret risks. The role advises and counsels on compliance with safety, health, and environmental laws, codes, regulations, standards, and company requirements. The position operates in a field environment and has substantial physical demands, including lifting and working in varied weather conditions. The employer does not provide per diem or housing.

Requirements

Heavy experience in excavations.
OSHA 500/510.
Associate degree or equivalent related work experience of four years.
Knowledge of overhead and underground distribution safe work practices with reference to OSHA standards.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including bending and lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work in a field environment and in inclement weather, including extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, ice, snow, and wind.
Ability to perform prolonged bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, standing, and twisting.
Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more or 20 inches or less, ability to judge distance and space relationships, precise hand-eye coordination, and ability to identify and distinguish colors.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the excavation industry.
OSHA Outreach Training Instructor (Construction).
Current certification or pursuit of Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) or Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP).
Knowledge of accident investigation following root cause analysis principles.

Responsibilities

Advise and counsel on compliance with safety, health, and environmental laws, codes, regulations, standards, and company requirements.
Inspect workplace facilities, tools, equipment, and machinery to identify and correct deficiencies or potential hazards and ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, and MasTec Utility Services requirements.
Assist local management in investigating safety-related damage incidents, employee injuries or occupational illnesses, and motor vehicle accidents to determine causes and contributing factors.
Conduct or facilitate safety training and education for supervisory and field employees through formal classes, safety meetings, or other venues.
Recommend safe work processes and demonstrate personal protective equipment features that reduce employees’ exposure to workplace and environmental hazards.
Ensure tools, equipment, materials, vehicles, and technical instruments are fit for purpose, functional, and calibrated, and that appropriate protective equipment, methods, guards, and management systems are in place to reduce or eliminate injury and illness risks.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.