Safety Generalist

As a member of the laboratory deployed safety team, the Safety Generalist will support multiple divisions, acting as a vital link between laboratory health, safety, and environmental programs and programmatic line management, researchers, and workers. The Safety Generalist will ensure compliance with DOE orders, safety requirements, adapt program execution to meet division-specific needs, and provide guidance on all safety matters. This role involves communicating tailored safety solutions, supporting line management and researchers, leading work planning activities, conducting facility safety inspections, investigating incidents, and serving as a local ES&H resource, among other roles and activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Integrated Safety Management:
  • Ensure ESH considerations are embedded in all phases of project activities, including design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, operations, and shutdown/decommissioning.
  • Identify hazards and controls within diverse work environments ranging from lab-scale to industrial-scale applications, with a focus on chemical, mechanical, and electrical safety.
• Support:
  • Act as a safety advisor to line management and project staff to achieve safe project outcomes.
  • Provide solutions to complex safety challenges through hazard evaluations and leveraging expertise and collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Safety Oversight:
  • Conduct facility safety inspections, audits, and incident investigations, ensuring appropriate follow-up actions.
  • Coordinates and monitors the deployed Divisions' industrial, electrical, mechanical, chemical, laser, and mechanical safety activities.
  • Oversee planning and evaluation of spaces for new equipment installations and projects, providing ESH guidance as needed.
• Policy Development and Representation:
  • Review and provide recommendations on safety policies and procedures based on new standards and regulations.
  • Develop division policies and procedures as required.
  • Represent the ESH function in interactions with internal and external stakeholders, including DOE site office and Argonne management.

Position Requirements

• Comprehensive knowledge of OSHA industrial and construction safety practices, Federal codes and standards.
• Strong knowledge of chemical safety and electrical safety (AC/DC systems).
• Proficiency in hazard analysis, workplace planning, and control.
• Strong communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Ability to integrate safety into designs, procurements, and workplace practices.
• Experience in safety oversight of workers and contractors.
• Ability to recognize work that requires additional specialist knowledge and engage these specialists as necessary.
• Capability to acquire competencies in OSHA disciplines relevant to the work in the deployed divisions.
• Provide timely and competent customer service.
• Practical expertise interacting at the customer's work location.
• Willingness to be part of a team of deployed safety staff.
• Proficiency balancing field presence and office work.
• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, engineering, occupational health & safety, environmental engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of professional safety experience
• Ability to model Argonne's core values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.

• Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate Safety Professions (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Chemical Hazard Manager (CHMM) or the ability to obtain certification.
• Familiarity with DOE applicable orders, experience in laboratory, industrial applications such as chemical scale-up, automotive, locomotive, battery, or grid development/resiliency environments.
• Knowledge of chemical safety, ergonomics, material handling, energy isolation and hazard analysis.

This position description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities required of job incumbent. Consequently, job incumbent may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Job Family
Professional Technical (PT)

Job Profile
ESH Multi-Functional 3

Worker Type
Regular

Time Type
Full time

The expected hiring range for this position is $86,299.00 - $134,626.05.

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Additionally, comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package.

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