HSE Specialist, Labs
Position Summary
The HSE Specialist provides Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) leadership and support for the Richmond Technology Center (RTC) and other laboratory facilities as needed. This role partners with operations, project teams, contractors, and leadership to strengthen operational excellence, prevent Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs), ensure regulatory compliance, and foster a culture of continuous learning through Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Safety & Risk Management
- Provide HSE guidance and support to operations, maintenance, project, and contractor teams to promote safe, compliant, and reliable operations.
- Champion SIF prevention by identifying critical risks, verifying safeguards, and reinforcing safe work practices.
- Conduct field engagements, observations, and coaching with personnel and contractors, with a focus on high-risk work activities and permit-to-work requirements.
- Support Job Safety Analysis (JSA) development, toolbox talks, pre-job planning, and Start Work Checks.
- Develop, implement, monitor, and verify the effectiveness of HSE programs, deliverables, and performance expectations.
Assurance & Operational Excellence
- Support assurance activities including Safeguard Assurance, Critical Safeguard Verification, Management of Change (MOC), Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) verifications, and regulatory compliance reviews.
- Track, address, and close HSE and Operational Excellence findings and corrective actions.
- Participate in audits, assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Incident Management & Learning
- Lead and facilitate incident investigations using structured root cause analysis methodologies.
- Support incident response, classification, reporting, and data quality management within enterprise reporting systems.
- Identify trends and help develop effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Promote Human and Organizational Performance concepts to strengthen organizational learning.
Environmental Stewardship
- Support environmental permitting activities, regulatory inspections, and compliance obligations.
- Assist with environmental risk assessments and implementation of environmental controls.
Management of Change
- Support Management of Change (MOC) processes to ensure risks associated with organizational, operational, equipment, and procedural changes are evaluated and managed appropriately.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations and industry best practices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership, facilitation, and influencing skills.
- Ability to work independently and effectively engage employees, contractors, and leaders at all organizational levels.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional certifications such as CSP, ASP, CHMM, CIH, or equivalent.
- Experience supporting laboratory operations, research facilities, chemical processing, refining, or other industrial environments.
- Experience working within the oil and gas, energy, chemical, or manufacturing industries.
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of progressive HSE experience supporting laboratory, industrial, manufacturing, chemical, energy, or oil and gas operations.
- Proven ability to influence operational performance and drive sustainable HSE improvements across multiple sites and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience with:
- Safe Work Practices and Permit-to-Work systems
- Contractor HSE Management
- Incident Investigation and Reporting
- Root Cause Analysis methodologies
- Management of Change (MOC)
- High-Risk Work and Safeguard Verification
- Environmental permitting and regulatory compliance
- Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles
- Ability to influence operational performance and drive sustainable HSE improvements across multiple sites and stakeholders
Additional Notes:
Seeking experience in operational safety, environmental stewardship, Workforce Safety & Health, and regulatory compliance.
Also: strong soft skills, especially communication; will be in the field working with the team; supporting Richmond only.
No need for travel. Working 9/80s with every other Friday off.