Take Your Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Corporate Services team is looking for you! From Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing & Communications, and Information Technology to Legal and Health & Safety, our corporate employees are part of the Kleinfelder ecosystem - supporting the projects that improve the communities we work and live in.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is looking for a Divisional Health and Safety Leader for our South Division.

We are a company made up of engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure since 1961. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 100 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia.

Built on a foundation of excellence, Kleinfelder is committed to client-focused solutions. Through our depth of experience and thorough understanding of environmental, regulatory, economic, and civic conditions, we identify and address challenges with innovation and common sense. Kleinfelder's integrated, award-winning experts collaborate with clients to meet their objectives - from project inception through design and execution. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Job Responsibilities:

Manages implementation of and improvements to the corporate safety program while serving as a technical resource to the Division and our clients.
• Works collaboratively with Divisional, Market, and Corporate safety management to create, enhance, and monitor health and safety processes, policies/procedures while consulting with management and staff for health and safety activities.
• Promotes and creatively improves Kleinfelder's Health and Safety culture, systems, and tools and has the technical knowledge and resources to support the geographical area as the resident expert regarding Health and Safety.
• Understands and supports client H&S programs, including work plan development or review, site/facility Health and Safety auditing, technical evaluations, and incident investigations, and is skilled at effective communication with internal and external clients.
• Ensures effective case management and application of engineering and/or administrative controls and technology to analyze and eliminate conditions contributing to occupational hazards and diseases.

Position Requirements:

• Experience: 8- to 9-years of related experience including 5- to 6-years of health and safety experience in a consulting engineering firm or related service business with 3- to 4-years of health and safety coordination and/or management experience in a company of similar or larger size required. Knowledge of and experience with applicable laws and regulations required.
• Certification/Registration: Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred.
• Other Knowledge and Skills: Superior written and verbal communication skills.

Education:

• Education: BS degree in Health and Safety, Engineering or other related discipline required. Master's degree preferred.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Working knowledge of federal and state safety laws, particularly RCRA & OSHA standards and regulations.
• Understanding and applying meaningful operations and safety performance standards and statistical analysis.
• Ability to plan and execute events, safety meetings, incident investigations, and safety celebrations.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 100 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia.Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.