Area Health & Safety Manager jobs at Jacobs in United States, Boise

As an
Area Health & Safety (H&S) Manager,you will be a key member of our collaborative Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) West Region team, supporting projects and offices within the Buildings & Infrastructure Business Group. Reporting to the Northwest Geography HSE Manager, your primary responsibilities will be within Northwest (Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, & North Dakota), though you will also be expected to support broader regional efforts as needed. You will oversee H&S initiatives and governance for offices and projects across various market sectors including water, transportation, healthcare, education and aviation while driving strategic efforts within the West Region HSE Team.

Responsibilities

Demonstrating visible Health & Safety leadership by:

• Establishing strong working relationships with your operations partners.

• Working closely with project managers and operations teams to integrate H&S practices into business objectives.

• Providing technical reviews of project and office H&S planning documentation to ensure conformance with internal procedures and compliance with applicable regulations.

• Staying updated on Federal OSHA regulatory requirements.

• Providing governance oversight to ensure alignment and consistent implementation of project and office H&S requirements.

• Conducting periodic site audits, risk assessments, and inspections to identify hazards and implement corrective actions.

• Writing reports and communications to disseminate H&S guidance and best practices.

• Leading investigations into workplace incidents, documenting findings, and recommending preventive measures to minimize future occurrences.

• Developing and delivering H&S training.

• Assisting in the development of emergency response plans and drills to ensure teams are prepared for potential workplace emergencies.

• Performing subcontractor H&S prequalification reviews to ensure alignment with company safety standards.

• Presenting H&S information in operational meetings, office town halls, and project pre-mobilization meetings.

• Proactively identifying and raising health, safety, security and environmental observations while promoting engagement in the BeyondZero observation reporting process, fostering a culture of caring.

• Utilizing safety data and metrics to drive improvements in H&S performance across your area of responsibility.

• Implementing and continuously improving H&S programs and practices.

Working with other members of our local and regional team, you’ll perform design engineering, project design staff oversight, quality control, client development, proposal preparation and sales pursuits for challenging projects related to fish passage, stream restoration, stormwater management, drainage, hydropower, and water conveyance and storage and throughout the Northwest. You will be leading a multi-disciplinary design team and working directly with our clients to complete tasks within established schedules and budgets and help advance our business development strategies.

Your Impact:

Based in West Chicago, IL, you’ll have the opportunity to perform a variety of tasks in the operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant including maintenance of equipment and quality control testing. You’ll contribute to the success of our program with efficient preventive maintenance and effective solutions to challenges that may arise in municipal facilities. You’ll operate treatment facilities to control flow and processing of water/wastewater, sludge, and effluent, observe variations in operating conditions, and interpret meter and gauge readings. You’ll also collect samples, maintain shift logs and perform other duties as required. Most importantly, you’ll take action to ensure the safety, health and well-being of you and your team.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Interface directly with clients, internal team members including subconsultants, and regulatory agency staff.

• Lead the preparation of aviation planning documents in compliance with FAA.

• Assist our aviation client in writing grants to fund projects.

• Staff and manage interdisciplinary teams.

• Develop project scopes, schedules, and budgets and manage project delivery to meet client expectations and Jacobs financial goals.

• Lead or assist with the preparation of competitive bid proposals and participate in presentations.

• Recognize, communicate, and mitigate risks.

• Provide expertise in aviation, state, and local regulatory requirements and permitting processes.