AECOM has an exciting opportunity for an experienced scientist/engineer to join our Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance team in Dallas, TX or Chicago, IL, locations. You will work at one of our key client’s locations and with a diverse team of technical leaders across a broad range of practice areas delivering compliance and corporate conformance tasks and encouraging a proactive health and safety culture.The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in the health and safety and/or environmental field. This position requires excellent written and spoken communication skills, organizational and time management skills, flexibility to work on diverse projects, a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn new skills. The successful candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively with members of various cross-functional teams, client stakeholders, site personnel and office management, and can work both independently and as a part of a project team.The Responsibilities of this position may include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Under limited supervision, responsible for moderately complex technical work in a wide range of environmental, safety and health disciplines to achieve compliance with ES&amp;H standards along with federal and state regulatory requirements.</li><li>Identify and evaluate operational environment, health &amp; safety (EHS) risks.</li><li>Conduct assessments of client’s existing EHS programs to ensure alignment with the regional strategy.</li><li>Execute EHS training needs based on identified operational risks and ensure that workforce training activities are provided to meet client’s business and legislative requirements.</li><li>Ensure the implementation and conformance of the client’s EHS requirements as appropriate.</li><li>Monitor and advise on the client’s EHS requirements and applicable EHS references to ensure regulatory requirements are implemented and followed onsite.</li><li>Work with and advise contractors in identification and implementation of corrective actions for identified deficiencies or issues.</li><li>Attend and participate in essential meetings not limited to All Hands, Stand Downs, Orientations, Safety Committees, EHS Leads, Activity Briefings, Coordination Meeting, etc.</li><li>Create, validate and communicate lessons learned from safety incidents and near misses with the client’s EHS team(s) and trade partners.</li><li>Investigate and analyze incident reports involving work‐related injuries and illnesses and recommend measures to prevent recurrence.</li><li>Conduct investigation and immediately report all incidents, near misses, and occupational illness, and recommend means of preventing recurrence.</li><li>Perform floor walks and observe work activities; document observations and provide coaching/feedback to personnel to ensure proper safe work behaviors and practices.</li><li>Maintain current knowledge of specific government agency requirements.</li><li>Independently determine and develop approaches to solutions.</li><li>Collect and evaluate project data in both field and office settings.</li><li>Perform environmental fieldwork primarily in relation to industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, and EHS auditing.</li><li>Prepare and implement work plans, data compilation/analysis, and report preparation (text, tables, figures, and calculations).</li><li>Serve as a mentor to junior and mid-level staff.</li><li>Review permits and plans to facilitate compliance with environmental regulations.</li><li>Provide regulatory interpretation and technical advice.</li><li>Act as a lead role for a team of ES&amp;H specialists and/or support personnel.</li><li>Administer an ES&amp;H program on a small or medium-sized project.</li><li>Proactively encourage a culture of producing high-quality work and the importance of Health &amp; Safety within the team.</li><li>Provide technical support to client stakeholders and support inter-disciplinary business activities.</li><li>Collaborate with other AECOM offices, practices, and business lines.</li><li>Perform independent hands-on fieldwork, oversee construction contractors and other field personnel, and interact with various client stakeholders.</li><li>Comfortably work with technology, apps and databases.</li><li>Undertake technical work in accordance with the contracted scope of work, budget, schedule and legislative standards.</li><li>Proactively identify opportunities to increase project efficiencies, improve technical methodologies and add value to client service offerings.</li></ul>

AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Safety, Health & Environment Specialist III - Chicago

AECOM&nbsp;has an exciting opportunity for an experienced scientist/engineer to join our Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Compliance team in Dallas, TX or Chicago, IL, locations. You will work at one of our key client’s locations and with a diverse team of technical leaders across a broad range of practice areas delivering compliance and corporate conformance tasks and encouraging a proactive health and safety culture.The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in the health and safety and/or environmental field. This position requires excellent written and spoken communication skills, organizational and time management skills, flexibility to work on diverse projects, a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn new skills. The successful candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively with members of various cross-functional teams, client stakeholders, site personnel and office management, and can work both independently and as a part of a project team.The Responsibilities of this position may include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Under limited supervision, responsible for moderately complex technical work in a wide range of environmental, safety and health disciplines to achieve compliance with ES&amp;H standards along with federal and state regulatory requirements.</li><li>Identify and evaluate operational environment, health &amp; safety (EHS) risks.</li><li>Conduct assessments of client’s existing EHS programs to ensure alignment with the regional strategy.</li><li>Execute EHS training needs based on identified operational risks and ensure that workforce training activities are provided to meet client’s business and legislative requirements.</li><li>Ensure the implementation and conformance of the client’s EHS requirements as appropriate.</li><li>Monitor and advise on the client’s EHS requirements and applicable EHS references to ensure regulatory requirements are implemented and followed onsite.</li><li>Work with and advise contractors in identification and implementation of corrective actions for identified deficiencies or issues.</li><li>Attend and participate in essential meetings not limited to All Hands, Stand Downs, Orientations, Safety Committees, EHS Leads, Activity Briefings, Coordination Meeting, etc.</li><li>Create, validate and communicate lessons learned from safety incidents and near misses with the client’s EHS team(s) and trade partners.</li><li>Investigate and analyze incident reports involving work‐related injuries and illnesses and recommend measures to prevent recurrence.</li><li>Conduct investigation and immediately report all incidents, near misses, and occupational illness, and recommend means of preventing recurrence.</li><li>Perform floor walks and observe work activities; document observations and provide coaching/feedback to personnel to ensure proper safe work behaviors and practices.</li><li>Maintain current knowledge of specific government agency requirements.</li><li>Independently determine and develop approaches to solutions.</li><li>Collect and evaluate project data in both field and office settings.</li><li>Perform environmental fieldwork primarily in relation to industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, and EHS auditing.</li><li>Prepare and implement work plans, data compilation/analysis, and report preparation (text, tables, figures, and calculations).</li><li>Serve as a mentor to junior and mid-level staff.</li><li>Review permits and plans to facilitate compliance with environmental regulations.</li><li>Provide regulatory interpretation and technical advice.</li><li>Act as a lead role for a team of ES&amp;H specialists and/or support personnel.</li><li>Administer an ES&amp;H program on a small or medium-sized project.</li><li>Proactively encourage a culture of producing high-quality work and the importance of Health &amp; Safety within the team.</li><li>Provide technical support to client stakeholders and support inter-disciplinary business activities.</li><li>Collaborate with other AECOM offices, practices, and business lines.</li><li>Perform independent hands-on fieldwork, oversee construction contractors and other field personnel, and interact with various client stakeholders.</li><li>Comfortably work with technology, apps and databases.</li><li>Undertake technical work in accordance with the contracted scope of work, budget, schedule and legislative standards.</li><li>Proactively identify opportunities to increase project efficiencies, improve technical methodologies and add value to client service offerings.</li></ul>

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