Program Specialist

• Serve as a roving HSE resource across Utilities West projects, traveling as needed based on safety, OQ, client, and operational priorities
• Coordinate HSE activities and department support as directed by the HSE Manager
• Conduct project site inspections, focused audits, supervisory inspections, and field observations
• Identify and correct unsafe conditions or behaviors and exercise stop-work authority
• Participate in and lead JSA reviews, pre-task planning, safety meetings, stand-downs, and project safety initiatives
• Support incident response and investigations, including fact gathering, root cause analysis, corrective actions, documentation, and follow-up
• Coach employees, supervisors, subcontractors, and project leadership on company, client, OSHA/Cal-OSHA, DOT, and project-specific HSE expectations
• Partner with Project Managers, Superintendents, field leadership, Quality/OQ, and other stakeholders on safe and compliant project execution
• Support client audits, regulatory visits, training, and project compliance activities
• Support authorized OQ evaluations using Veriforce, NCCER, ISNetworld, and other approved platforms
• Validate personnel performing covered tasks are qualified and authorized; maintain qualification records, certifications, expiration tracking, and required documentation
• Coordinate OQ evaluations and stay current on client-specific and applicable DOT requirements, including 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195
• Support HSE administrative needs including documentation, tracking, reporting, records management, compliance follow-up, and department support
• Assist with onboarding new HSE personnel, including training coordination, system/project access, documentation, field expectations, and department processes
• Assist with maintaining and updating HSE policies, programs, procedures, forms, templates, and field documentation
• Maintain HSE, OQ, training, client-compliance, employee-record, and project-requirement systems and platforms
• Support collection, organization, and retention of project HSE documentation
• Remain flexible between field and administrative/program responsibilities
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned

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