Safety Technician

BGIS is currently seeking a SafetyTechnician to join the team in Atlanta, GA and surrounding areas.

BGIS is a leading provider of integrated real estate management services, including facilities management, project management, energy & sustainability services, strategic workplace consulting, real estate services and capital planning. Its range of solutions, supported by efficient systems, processes, and people, enables it to create and optimize places that work for its clients. The team is dedicated to inspiring better business performance and helping clients focus on their core businesses.

The Safety Technician creates processes to report health, safety, and environment (HSE) metrics. The position develops, recommends, and financially justifies HSE activities and risk strategies. The Safety Techniciandemonstrates BGIS values in communications with clients and team members.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety Focus

• Support the management, coordination, purchasing, and distribution of safety, environmental, and emergency response supplies, tools, and equipment.
• Assist with program facilitation to monitor and improve HSE (Health, Safety and Environmental) performance.
• Provide input into the formatting and development of health, safety and environmental programs and related materials and maintain a reference library along with web pages holding the program content.
• Perform hazard/ risk assessments, job walks, and inspection in both critical facilities environments and construction areas.
• Promote the implementation/rollout of programs, policies, and procedures to enable compliance, injury reduction and sustainable management system elements.
• Bolster the implementation and maintenance of the facility’s Hazard Identification and Risk Management Standard.
• Coordinate and track required training to ensure site remains in compliance with all laws, regulations, and company policies and standards.
• Attend all required company and client meetings.
• Develop and distribute site health, safety, and environmental reports, KPIs (key performance indicators), and metrics.
• Act as point of contact for all HSE incidents, investigations, and RCA’s.
• Coordinate emergency response plans, drills, and procedures.
• Monitor vendor performance and compliance to their procedures and regulatory requirements and complete a monthly contractor HSE evaluation.
• Contribute to the completion of other key initiatives as assigned.

Required Education, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Management, or equivalent work experience.
• One year of experience managing the rollout or improvement of health, safety and environmental programs in critical environments or construction projects.
• Preference for or working towards HSE professional certification such as, CSP (Certified Safety Professional), ASP (Associate Safety Professional), CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) (Construction Health and Safety Technician), OHST (Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician), etc.
• Proven experience researching federal regulations 29 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 1910 and 1926.
• Knowledge of RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) Hazardous Waste, Universal Waste, and Title V regulations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to function as an individual contributor and function to teamwork.
• Problem Solving skills to review options and select appropriate resolution.
• Time Management focuses on balancing multiple responsibilities and work activities.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and Visio.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience performing safety and environmental inspections in critical environments or construction projects.
• OSHA-30 Certification
• HAZWOPER 40 Certification
• Certified Safety Trained Supervisor
• Certified Associate Safety Professional

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

Visit us online at https://www.bgis.com/us/careers/ for more information.

Our company culture includes a robust mix of sound business practices and employee initiatives that promote personal and professional development, work/life balance, health and wellness and community involvement.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. We believe every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, or Veteran or military status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state or federal law in the relevant jurisdiction. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training.

BGIS is committed to strengthening our diversity through recruiting and retaining minority and women professionals from all backgrounds. Our commitment is consistent with our recognition that it is the outstanding people within BGIS who have always been the source of our strength. We recognize that promoting diversity is an integral component of our continuing quest for organizational excellence.

This commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is made equally as a social responsibility and as an economic and business necessity.

Anyone with questions or concerns regarding Equal Employment Opportunity should contact their direct supervisor or the Human Resources Department without fear of retaliation of any kind.