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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 14, 2026
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- Employer-provided pay
Job Description
Under limited supervision, the Senior Industrial Safety Specialist (IS) is responsible for implementing and administering project industrial safety programs affecting employee, public safety and occupational health.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work in order to protect self, others, and the environment.
- Provides technical assistance to office and field operations to ensure compliance with applicable international, Federal, State, and/or Company health and safety regulations.
- Conducts compliance evaluations of equipment, structures, and work in progress to ensure that regulatory environmental, safety and health standards of the Company and all applicable codes are followed.
- Recommends facilities and technological specifications to carry out programs that fulfill the organization's overall objectives.
- Identifies workplace hazards throughout operations and maintenance activities in an operating industrial facility.
- Develops appropriate hazard controls and mitigation strategies and provides oversight of work activities to ensure controls are effectively implemented.
- Supports worker safety and health needs, including injury and event response and case management.
- Ensures effective implementation of safety and health rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Actively participates in pre-task and safety meetings.
- Performs incident/event investigations and prepares associated reports.
- Maintains current knowledge of specific government agency requirements.
- Determines and develops approaches to solutions.
- Assists with the development, implementations and maintenance of safety and health programs, systems and procedures.
- Prepares and reviews technical reports, correspondence, and program compliance documents.
- Establishes and maintains permits as required.
- Meets applicable regulatory codes and standards where required.
- Assists in the development of IS training programs and conducts IS training meetings as necessary.
- Performs analysis of IS data.
- IS Specialists are expected to pursue and/or complete a professional certification, such as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
- This job description is not intended to include every duty, task or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisor’s request.
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Requirements
- Education: BS/MS in Safety, Health or Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering.
- Experience: BS 8+ years of related experience or MS 6+ years related experience
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- Experience in a nuclear, heavy construction, chemical processing or petroleum refining environment
- (SHNM-ISH) Safety and Health Non-Manual Industrial Safety & Hygiene
- Performs desk work, including writing, computer, etc. in support of line management safety and health needs. Review and generation of Safety and Health reports, records, etc. Development/management of Safety and Health process/procedure, training, metrics, etc. Perform Safety and Health surveillances and assessments.
- Records generation, instrumentation and equipment management, and other industrial safety/hygiene functions. Oversights and mentors Line Management and workers on the implementation of industrial safety/hygiene hazard controls. Responds to events providing injury/illness response, monitoring of conditions, etc. Hazard analysis and control determinations in support of project work activities. And conducts oversight and monitoring during work task performance to verify that exposure control mechanisms are sufficient to protect workers.
- This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without Amentum visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge.)
- Non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by the Department of Energy as posing heightened security concerns—including sensitive countries, state sponsors of terrorism, countries of risk, and other designated countries –are subject to additional security requirements.
- Amentum is a global company with a heritage dating back more than 100 years and delivering solutions in nuclear energy, infrastructure, operations and maintenance, and national security. Our predecessors helped build Hoover Dam, protected fighting forces in World War II, and supported the Manhattan Project. Today, our teams clean up legacy nuclear waste around the world, manage the United Kingdom’s defense portfolio, design programs and tests for Navy submarine electronic systems, and provide integrated supply chain services needed in developing countries during the pandemic.
- Amentum has joined with Bechtel to create an LLC, known as the Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.
- Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.
Benefits & Perks
- Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
- Educational reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tax-saving options
- Disability and life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
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