OCONUS Safety Professional

Falls Church, VA, United States

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Job Title

OCONUS Safety Professional

Job Description

Founded in 2007, Markon Solutions is a nationally recognized consulting firm headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. With employees in seven states and overseas, we support the intelligence community, defense and civilian sectors, as well as commercial clients. Markon is committed to advancing clients through project management and business improvement services offered in a premiere, highly personal environment.

Join our winning team! We empower our employees to make decisions and encourage them to take on leadership roles. New ideas from employees are also encouraged. Markon is a place where you can truly demonstrate your capabilities to your full potential. We are consistently named a Washington Post Top Workplace and Best Place to Work in Virginia because we put our employees first. Markon offers an exceptional benefits package that ranks in the top tier of our industry.

Markon Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Safety Professional Specific Duties:

Construction Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) will prove OBO with professional expertise, advice, and guidance relating specifically to construction project site safety and health issues. This includes all phases of building construction operations, including site development, excavation, foundation, superstructure, exterior walls, mechanical systems, electrical, and interior finish work. CSHO ensures contractor and sub-contractor compliance with governing OBO construction safety regulations. As CSHO, the incumbent is responsible for assuring contractor compliance with U.S. Department of State and local host country construction safety and health rules and regulations at the project site.

The Safety Professional will be responsible for:

· Inspects, assesses, and reports on construction contractor safety programs at the project site to ensure OBO safety and health requirements are being properly implemented.

· Provides advice and direction to OBO/Project Director, develops, implements, and manages Injury/Illness Prevention Program and directs and coordinates the participation of OBO, the General Contractor and Post within that program, and creates or modifies safety policies.

· Conducts regular safety inspection of facilities, worksites, equipment, work practices, and safety devices to ensure compliance with required workplace safety standards and regulations; reports findings to management and recommends changes to establish safe work conditions; may compel cessation of work in order to address potential imminent hazards; monitors changes and/or makes follow-up inspections.

· Oversees and monitors contractor compliance with safety and health provisions of the construction contract, through daily on-site inspections to evaluate the effectiveness of the contractor’s safety program to comply with OBO requirements.

· Ensures that qualified, competent persons have been designated at the project site to conduct scheduled sanitation and health inspections of food service, mess facilities, toilets, wash rooms, and change areas.

· Applies procedures and guidelines to eliminate or control hazardous conditions resulting from human error, equipment, and machine operations that may lead to injury of persons and/or damage to property. Provides advice to avoid construction accidents.

· Ensures the effectiveness of emergency evacuation plans in case of fire or other emergencies. Ensures that OBO and contractor plans are tested and evaluated to ensure effectiveness.

· Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports; maintains proper documentation to conform to OSHA record-keeping requirements.

· Reviews contractor safety programs; periodically performs site inspections as needed to ensure safety of construction sites.

· Investigates serious accidents and/or incidents of injury or property damage at worksites to ascertain cause and need for corrective action; develops and implements measures and strategies to prevent their recurrence; advises as to the keeping of records and coordinates the compilation of information necessary for Risk Management files and reports.

· Serves as safety resource to OBO and assists in complying with safety standards; provides consultation, guidance, and technical assistance on matters related to workplace safety and security, including assisting in the development of OBO-specific safety manuals and forms and advising of proper recordkeeping requirements; establishes standards and developing controls or work processes specific in order to minimize or eliminate hazards and maintain consistency with safety policy; disseminates information as appropriate.

Job Requirements

General Requirements:

· An engineering, architecture, or construction management degree from an accredited university in the United States and a minimum of 7 years’ experience required on construction projects of similar scope and dollar value to the project supported by this Task Order. Design office experience shall not count toward an employee’s experience. A Professional Engineering License (PE) is acceptable in lieu of a degree. Overseas experience is preferred.

· Professional Engineering registration is preferred.

· Must have Final Secret, Interim Top Secret (TS), or Final TS security clearance issued by the Defense Security Service at the time of proposal. Must be able to obtain a Final TS security clearance with DS granted Acceptability Review (AR) before deployment.

· Knowledge of International Codes required.

· Develops working knowledge of all technical requirements of project.

· Provides Quality Assurance for ongoing construction project.

· Experience in assessing and responding to Requests for Information (RFI).

· Evaluates proposed submittal substitutions with engineering implications; makes recommendations to the Project Director.

· Coordinates the development of Independent Government Estimates (IGEs) for modifications and change orders.

· Experience in reviewing and evaluating design calculations and data from an engineering perspective.

· Prepares Monthly Progress Reports and attends meetings summarizing project status, with emphasis on engineering.

· Knowledge of Construction Safety regulations, i.e. EM 385-1-1, OSHA, etc.

· Knowledge of Microsoft Suite, i.e., PowerPoint, Excel, and Word required.

Proof of COVID vaccination may be a requirement for employment.

Travel

0 - 10%

Location

Falls Church, VA - Falls Church, VA 22046 US (Primary)

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