Location:Laurel, MD
What We Need:
Tidewater Inc is currently looking to hire an experienced safety specialist to work alongside the United States Secret Service. We are currently searching for a motivated and talented Safety Specialist with experience in Industrial Hygiene to join our team in Laurel, Maryland to provide service to one of the most prestigious agencies in the world. Your duties would be performing tasks which would include but would not be limited to managing and performing various environmental and occupational health assessments to ensure occupational health standards are being maintained at the highest level.
Safety Specialists will be able to communicate with clients, conduct field work and respond to requests for proposals for a wide variety of commercial, State, and Federal clients. They will need to both manage and conduct field projects involving asbestos, lead-based paint, hazardous materials, indoor air quality and other potential occupational hazards. A desire to learn, very strong attention to detail, excellent writing skills and sound verbal communication skills are a must. EPA training and State/District licensing for asbestos and lead-based paint are a plus.
About Us:
Tidewater was founded in 1983 as an industrial hygiene (IH) and environmental consulting services provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Today, Tidewater has over 140 employees performing work across three divisions involving environmental consulting, facilities, and construction. Our environmental division includes consulting, remediation, radiological, and IH service lines. Tidewater is headquartered in Elkridge, Maryland. We currently have eight offices throughout the United States including California, Ohio, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania with additional personnel working in Japan, Kenya, and Germany. Our business spans over 75 multi-year government contracts and an average of 1,000 projects annually for Federal, State, municipal, and commercial clients worldwide.
We are proud to offer our clients and business partnerships an employee base that includes a dynamic mix of industry experts and field personnel. This includes project managers, engineers, geologists, scientists, health physicists, industrial hygienists, health and safety specialists, cost estimators, site superintendents, tank inspectors, licensed drillers, radiological technicians, lead/mold/asbestos assessors, HVAC personnel, and general field technicians and equipment operators.
Tidewater’s IH Service Line has been a key component of the business since the beginning, providing lead, asbestos, and mold assessments; hazardous material surveys; abatement monitoring; indoor air quality testing; drinking water surveys; worker exposure assessments; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Pre-Occupancy testing; and compliance audits for a variety of clients. Key IH Service Line clients include U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, local agencies including Baltimore, Prince George’s, Ann Arundel, Howard counties, City Government, Educational Institutions, and Private Clients (construction firms and architectural firms). Our IH group is comprised of multi-disciplinary staff (CIH, Certified Safety Specialists, Environmental Scientists, etc.) with requisite professional, state, and local certifications.
Tidewater’s core values of integrity, collaboration, innovation, growth, and service, guide employee decision making, relationship building, problem solving, and help to develop and achieve personal and professional goals. Our organization’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion framework strives to promote, fair treatment and full participation of all people and to create a positive work culture that fosters trust, respect, engagement, and contributes to our success and growth.
Tidewater values its workforce and provides a comprehensive and extensive benefit package including company sponsored Life, Accidental Death, and Disability (AD&D) Insurance, health insurance (health, dental, and vision); 401K Plan with employer match, continuing education reimbursement, and paid leave.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with maintaining and improving upon awareness methods and documentation to include:
- Performing lead assessments for various weapons training areas
- USSS Safety Handbook, Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions and Forms
- Ability to work in the field performing various risk assessments. (Performing lead assessments in shooting Ranges)
- Regulatory required and internally developed posters for awareness Assist with EHS Newsletter development
- Assist with training course development and implementation for USSS
- Support the Forklift Training Program at RTC and other locations as needed
- Perform safety building walkthroughs, track issues and facilitate resolution at various locations in conjunction with the Environmental Program personnel
- Act as or reviews with SME, employee inquiries and concerns regarding safety aspects for USSS
- Perform life safety inspections, tracking issues and facilitating resolution to include eyewash/safety showers, emergency lighting and fire extinguishers at RTC
- Assist with the implementation of the Hazard Communication Program to include maintaining chemical inventories, tracking training and overall compliance
What You'll Love:
- A dynamic blend of fieldwork, office tasks, and technical challenges
- The perfect balance of autonomy to lead yourself and robust support for business development.
- Opportunities for cross-training and exposure to a diverse range of projects.
- A tight-knit community of experts who value collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Comprehensive benefits package, medical and dental coverage, company-paid life, short, and long-term disability insurance, a 401k match, tuition assistance, and more.
- A work environment that promotes work-life balance.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years experience working in safety or industrial hygiene, and a BS degree is required for this position.
- Maintaining testing schedule
- Air quality control involving Mold, Asbestos, and lead.
- Arranging testing at various locations
- Assisting with testing (noise, air sampling, ventilation, surface wipe, etc.),
- Reporting and tracking data
- Maintaining equipment list and calibration requirements
- Assist with FIT testing and support the Respiratory Protection Program
- Support metrics development and reporting for accident/incident data and other aspects of the Accident/Incident Investigation Program
- Stay abreast of OSHA and other safety requirements
- Support the Hearing Conservation Program
- Support the Environmental Program as needed
