Safety, Health & Environment Manager - #9826571

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AECOM is actively seeking a responsive, organized, detailed orientated SH&E Manager for immediate employment to fulfill the following duties: 

• Lead Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) efforts in the US West Region for AECOM in one or more business lines  

• Lead SH&E efforts for AECOM’s offices in one or more states in the Midwest 

• Travel may be required as needed, potentially for up to one month at a time, to serve as Site Safety Officers (SSOs) or Site Safety and Health Officers (SSHOs) at various projects throughout the US West Region.   

This position works as a member of a dynamic team of SH&E Managers, Specialists, and Administrators providing support to AECOM Design, Consulting Services operations throughout the western United States. This position reports to the Transportation Business Line Safety Manager and can be located anywhere in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, or Wisconsin. This role will be a hybrid work arrangement to include a combination of remote and travel, with occasional overnight stays that will be required and may account for up to 25% of time and up to one month at a time.

The SH&E Manager must be able to quickly learn and adapt to new situations and challenges, make assessments about resource needs and assist operations leadership in successfully delivering safe and healthy work. AECOM is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects.     
     
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, those listed below: 

• Provide visible and active support throughout the region for safety 
• Monitor and assess safety programs at diverse work sites (highway and aviation construction project sites, construction sites for buildings, medical centers, and sports facilities, among others) 
• Provide SH&E leadership at various offices within one or more states, including providing local visible leadership, identifying and mentoring office SH&E Representatives, and participating in local safety-focused activities 
• Identify specific, actionable and feasible solutions to complex safety, health and environmental issues 
• Lead the incident management process and validate the effectiveness of corrective actions  
• Review site and project specific safety plans, training programs, audit protocols, and supporting safety programs (rewards and recognition, security plans etc.) 
• Recommend changes to policies and procedures that affect the region’s operations and employees  
• Train and coach all levels of employees in the organizations 
• Assist operational group in meeting safety performance targets 
• Conduct safety training, lead meetings and work groups involving various types of workers, ability to adapt with group dynamics and create engaging learning environments 
• Be available to travel for up to one month at a time to provide on-site safety officer capabilities during project kickoffs or other times.  These posts will typically take place while full-time safety officers are being identified or hired for major projects.   

Minimum Requirements:  

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, Engineering, Geology or other Sciences, or other relevant subject + 8 years of relevant experience in an SH&E role or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Travel with occasional overnight stays will be required and may account for up to 25% of time and up to one month at a time.
• Ability to travel to other facilities to perform inventory duties, using a AECOM provided Vehicle.
• For positions with driving responsibilities, Motor Vehicle Records are reviewed as part of AECOM’s background check process to ensure compliance with the Company’s driving standards.
• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required in order to assist on US Army Corps of Engineers projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading geographically and technically diverse organizations 
• Experience preferable in the transportation, vertical construction, and civil/heavy construction projects 
• Experience supporting very large construction projects 
• Professional certification with at least one of the following: CSP, CIH, CHMM, or the ability to obtain one within 18 months.
• Meets US ACE SSHO requirements 
• Experience or demonstrated knowledge of Federal OSHA, USEPA, DOT, EM-385.1.1, Radiation Safety, NFPA 70e, and other regulatory requirements 
• Experience and ability to meet US ACE EM385 requirements to serve as a Site Safety and Health Officer or ability to obtain within 18 months 
• Must be able to motivate others, build teams and maintain forward thinking approach 
• Ability to successfully influence and inspire others to work safely and effectively 
• Able to form trusted relationships with clients, subcontractors and consultants 
• Able to prioritize appropriately, be flexible and self-motivated, and respond to request appropriately  
• Able to work cross functionally in operations, and partner with other internal stakeholders 

• Relocation assistance and/or per diem is not offered for this position.
• This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization, now or in the future. 
• This position will be subject to a pre-employment Motor Vehicle Record Screening.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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