Weeks Dredging - SSHO

Position Overview

The Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) position in the Dredging Division coordinates and administers Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) activities on all Weeks Marine, Inc. (WMI) project locations in accordance with company and regulatory guidelines.   

District Overview

Weeks Marine’s vast reach and deep expertise, combined with the sheer size and diversity of its equipment fleet, enables the company to serve as a one-stop shop for clients in both the private and governmental sectors, providing exceptional customer service, environmental sensitivity, operational efficiency, and a long-standing commitment to safety. Weeks Marine is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey, and manages a network of regional offices in Louisiana, Texas, Hawaii, Guam, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.

Location

This position will be worked on a 17 & 11 rotational schedule, meaning 17 days at work and 11 days off, 12-hour shifts. The position will be worked on WMI's dredging projects spanning the eastern seaboard and gulf coast of America.

Responsibilities

•    Understand basic principles of Dredging operations on projects and has the ability to review and decipher company policies/procedures and enforce them in conjunction with project personnel 
•    Assist the SSHO Supervisor and Dredging HSE Manager in the implementation of the WMI Accident Prevention Plan (APP), Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) development, as well as site/ contractual client specific HSE policies for project locations

•    Ability to communicate HSE concerns to all levels of project field and office management daily

•    Perform hazard identification and analyses, inspections, incident management and investigation, reporting, per WMI and contractual requirements   

•    Assist the SSHO Supervisor and Dredging Training Administrator, and/ or Dredging HSE Manager in identifying, communicating, and implementing all annual training needs for project personnel and conduct training sessions including site-specific HSE indoctrination and other applicable requirements.  

•    Acquire, maintain, and deliver up to date records, incident reports, training records, in conjunction with Corporate Risk and Dredging HSE requirements.  

•    Ability to progressively learn all disciplines of dredging operations including hydraulic cutterhead, hopper, and clamshell dredging and become familiar with complex dredging operations and maintenance.  
 

Qualifications

•    5+ years of continuous construction or general industry related safety experience, or 4+ years of experience and a third party nationally accredited certification by ANSI or National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) including: (CHST; CCHST; CHP; CIH; CSP; or CSTS) 
•    Completed 8-hours of formal safety training, in addition to OSHA 30 and CPR, annually for the past 5 years
•    Associate or bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Environmental Sciences preferred
•    Ability to work rotational shift 17 days on; 11 days off, 12-hour shifts, additional hours as needed 
•    Proficient skills in standard office software packages
•    Ability to maintain competency through 8-hours of documented formal, on-line, or self-study HSE coursework annually
•    This position requires fluent use of the verbal and written English language
 
Required Certifications or Licenses 
 
•    OSHA 30 certification in construction or general industry 
•    EM 385-1-1 40-Hour Compliance Course  
•    CPR/FA/AED responder’s certification  
•    Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) 
•    Valid US Passport 
•    Valid Driver’s License with a relatively clean driving record 

Physical Requirements 
 
•    Ability to tolerate rough seas, vibrations, and harsh weather conditions  
•    Ability to remain in seated stationary position for long periods of time 
•    Ability to navigate around office to use equipment as needed 
•    Ability to lift and carry miscellaneous equipment, supplies and parts up to 50 pounds unassisted 
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb ladders w/ capacity limits of 300lbs., push, pull, bend, kneel, crawl, stoop and/ or sit