Safety, Health & Environment Specialist V

Job Description
AECOM has positions available for a Construction Safety Specialists in Omaha, NE, Council Bluffs, IA, and Cedar Rapids, IA. In this role the person will be working at client sites full-time and act as an owner's representative at large data center campus construction sites. As the owner's representative and along with the construction general contractor, this person will review and collaborate on their safety programs to promote a culture of safety across the sites.
The responsibilities of this role include, but may not be limited to, the following:
Complete surveys and measurements related to construction health and safety compliance and performance.
Conduct research on topics related to construction health and safety compliance and report on resulting findings.
Conduct health and safety assessments for new construction and modifications to existing structures, including:
completion of daily observation forms
completion of weekly progress reports & updates
completion of monthly metrics
Facilitate general contractor implementation of the owner's construction safety contract requirements.
Participate in general contractor and subcontractor safety meetings.
Assist with updates to existing construction health and safety plans.
Prepare and provide construction health and safety training as requested.
Under minimal direction supervises personnel engaged in the ES&H functions within the company or on the same project.
Independently develops, implements and maintains safety and health programs, systems and procedures.
Monitors and prevents hazards and diseases in the work area. 
Supervises personnel engaged in monitoring and preventing hazards and diseases that could be present throughout the work sites.
Provides technical leadership and functional guidance to ensure regulatory standards are being enforced.
Ensures that quality control procedures are executed to monitor all aspects of regulations.
Serves in a liaison capacity with the resident contract agency representative and other various agencies engaged in promoting environmental, safety, and health activities.
Drafts all necessary reports to Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as client stakeholders.
Keeps informed on all existing and proposed changes in occupational health and safety regulations. Assists in the development and conducts basic ES&H training to employees.
Communicates programs to enhance employee awareness of prevention and compliance.
May administer an ES&H program on a large, specialized, complex project or multiple projects.
Independently determines and develops approaches to solutions. 
Investigates accidents, injuries, and complaints concerning hazards in the workplace. 
Recommends improvements in processes, design, procedures and operating equipment to minimize hazards. 
May act as a lead role for a team of ES&H specialists and/or support personnel.