National Health and Safety Leader

Department: Shared Services-Health & Safety

Location: Dublin, OH

Description

We are Verdantas!

As Verdantas continues to grow, we are seeking to build upon our talented Health and Safety team. The role of National Health and Safety Leader is crucial in establishing programs and oversight to keep our employees safe while mitigating or eliminating potential risk. This role requires a visionary individual who, as a strategic partner, will ensure the highest standards of safety are being delivered and met across the organization. As an employee-focused company, Verdantas is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of our employees. This is more than a job; it's an opportunity to shape our health and safety practices in alignment with our vision to achieve best-in-industry safety performance.

Joining Verdantas means becoming part of a dynamic culture that values everyone’s contribution to the collective mission. It's a place where your skills will not only be appreciated but will directly contribute to meaningful change. If you're driven by the challenge of leading a growing team and are passionate about making a tangible impact in the health & safety of our entire company, Verdantas is your platform to shine.

We are seeking a motivated and talented National Health and Safety Leader who will collaborate closely with the operational leadership team to align workforce health and safety strategies, promote wellness across the enterprise, align policy and procedures with applicable regulations, and monitor metrics to identify opportunities in mitigating risk. The National Health and Safety Leader will be instrumental in continuing to build our health and safety programs in our people-focused culture through partnership and collaboration with our operations and shared services teams.

This hybrid position can be located anywhere in the U.S. where Verdantas has an office.


RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of Area Health & Safety Professionals and supporting administrative staff.
• Lead Verdantas’ health and safety culture by example.
• Manage employee safety training.
• Develop, maintain, evaluate and improve safety programs to address hazards related to activities conducted by Verdantas employees.
• Ensure effective project-specific health and safety plans are in place for all field projects.
• Ensure work-related incidents and injuries are pro-actively managed to minimize escalation of severity for the employee and impact to the company. Lead investigation of incidents and develop/implement effective corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Regularly communicate with all employees regarding safety-related topics via companywide safety messages, companywide meetings, etc.
  

Radiation Safety Officer (RSO):
Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintaining radioactive materials licenses with U.S. NRC, and current Agreement States (CA, OH, PA, MD, NJ, NH) for the use of nuclear densitometer gauges. This includes management of employee training, compliance with regulatory requirements for operating, transporting, storing, and maintaining gauges and safety.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 15 years of experience in health & safety leadership within the engineering/environmental consulting and/or construction industry, CSP certification required, CIH a plus.
• Minimum of BS. in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, or Occupational Health & Safety.
• Strong understanding of OSHA regulations (construction, general industry, and HAZWOPER).
• Radioactive materials license management experience (through U.S. NRC and/or Agreement State(s).
• Strong understanding/experience with MSHA regulations.
• Detailed knowledge of safety compliance platforms (i.e. ISNetworld, Avetta and/or Veriforce).
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills are essential to build relationships and trust at all levels from senior management to entry-level employees, as well as experience presenting to large groups in person and remotely.
• Requires occasional travel throughout the U.S.
  
  

BENEFITS:

Benefits:

• Flexible Work Environment
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off + Holidays

Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet