Sr. Health & Safety Specialist

Finding a better way.

At CHA, we believe in the power of clean water, resilient energy, safer roads, and structures that harmoniously blend with their surroundings. We create solutions. We help People. We improve our world. At CHA, we embed ourselves in our communities - and take pride in improving things where we live. At the foundation is a commitment to inclusion and diversity and choosing to treat everyone with dignity and respect. We also take accountability for making decisions that promote sustainability in our business and our designs. We are on a mission to reduce our environmental footprint and bring greener solutions to our clients. We are responsibly creating a more sustainable future in ways that we can all see and touch. Together. Every day.

CHA Consulting, Inc. is currently seeking a Sr. Health and Safety Specialist to join our Corporate – Health & Safety Team at our Atlanta, GA; Duluth, GA; or Charlotte, NC office.

CHA's corporate support teams provide vital specialized services to our technical business lines and market teams including financial, legal, marketing, business development, human resources, information technology and operational services.  These teams may also support clients when their skills and expertise are required.

The Sr. Health and Safety Specialist is responsible for assisting our operations teams by driving our proactive safety culture; working with operations leadership to assess and mitigate risk; providing technical presentation and safety training; conducting incident investigations/Root Cause Analysis and development/sharing of lessons learned; assist in the development of safety standards and safety program elements; providing safety guidance/expertise to our field operations teams; development of project safety submittals; development of project specific safety plans, Job Hazard Analyses, supplemental programs/submittals for high-risk work activities; conducting Job Site Visits/Safety Audits.

The successful candidate will reinforce our People First approach to safety by focusing on minimizing the risk of workplace incidents, injuries, and exposure to hazards for our employees, partners, and the public. The Sr. Health and Safety Specialist is responsible for implementing and reinforcing our Corporate Safety standards, promoting a proactive safety culture within our Southeast Region Business Practice and developing safety protocols in compliance with OSHA, State, Local and client requirements.

At CHA, you can build a career and find your passion across our diverse business lines and project teams. Being part of CHA means being part of a team of talented professionals, where you’ll find support for your career growth and the opportunity to impact our industry and our communities. Find your “why” at CHA!

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Hygiene; Occupational Safety; Environmental Health & Safety required
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience managing/implementing health and safety programs required
• 3+ years of construction site safety experience preferred
• Safety Certification (Associate Safety Professional or Construction Health and Safety Technician or similar preferred)
• Qualified Trainer preferred: Personal Fall Arrest System, Permit Required Confined Space entry
• Experienced in the development of Project Safety Plans; Risk Assessments; implementation of corrective and preventative actions
• Experience in the development and implementation of proactive safety engagement program
• Safety Inspection/Auditing experience
• Ability to travel to support project site safety inspections/audits (~25% of the time)

$75,000 - $100,000

Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards. 

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of inclusion and equality, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.