[Hiring] Safety Specialist II @Logisticus Projects Group

Role Description

The Safety Specialist II serves as the field safety professional and technical resource for Warehouse, Transport, and Engineering operations. The role maintains the field presence expected of a Safety Specialist while assuming greater responsibility for the quality and consistency of Safety Department work and for programs spanning multiple sites or company-wide operations.

This position leads complex safety investigations, manages assigned company-wide safety programs, and represents the company in interactions with clients and regulatory agencies when the Director of Safety is unavailable.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None at this time.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Technical Authority and Work Product Review
  • Review investigation reports, corrective actions, JHAs, and procedures produced by other safety staff before issue, and return work that will not stand up under regulatory or legal scrutiny.
  • Serve as the technical reference point for other safety staff on regulatory interpretation, hazard analysis, and control selection.
  • Provide a documented second opinion on stop-work decisions that are challenged by operations.
  • Escalate to the Director when a review identifies a systemic issue rather than an isolated error.
• Complex Investigation Leadership
  • Lead investigations across all segments.
  • Apply the company three-tier methodology, serving as the internal lead for TapRooT® analysis on SIF-potential events.
  • Identify the organizational and systemic conditions that made the error likely before addressing individual performance.
  • Produce investigation reports that are factual and complete.
  • Track corrective actions to verified closure rather than to reported completion.
• Field Presence
  • Maintain a documented inspection and observation cadence across assigned sites and projects.
  • Respond on short notice to incidents, near misses, regulatory inspections, and start-up activity at any location, including outside normal business hours.
  • Serve as the senior safety contact for project managers, client representatives, and suppliers.
  • Support Field Operations on site set-up, mobilization, and demobilization activities as business demand requires.
  • Provide coverage for other safety staff during absence, surge, or incident response.
• Regulatory Representation
  • Represent the company during OSHA, state plan, and environmental agency inspections when the Director is unavailable.
  • Manage document production and inspector site walks, and prepare the written response record.
  • Maintain working knowledge of federal OSHA and applicable state plan requirements in every state where the company operates.
  • Perform safety audits and prequalification submissions.
• Training and Development of Others
  • Serve as powered industrial truck trainer and evaluator of record under 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(iii), and qualify other staff to hold that role.
  • Mentor Safety Specialists and the Safety Coordinator on investigation technique, written work product, and holding a position with operations leadership.
  • Build and deliver training content reflecting actual site conditions and recent events.
  • Coach supervisors and crew leads on pre-shift briefing facilitation and JHA development.
  • Evaluate training effectiveness through field observation.
• Contractor and Multi-Employer Oversight
  • Set and enforce supplier safety requirements across all segments.
  • Stop work when an imminent danger condition exists, document the condition, and verify correction before restart.
  • Conduct pre-mobilization briefings and site-specific orientations for supplier crews.
  • Document shared-space and multi-employer responsibilities where a landlord, client, or co-tenant controls part of a site.
• Additional Duties
  • Other safety-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and field experience.
• 5 or more years of field safety experience in industrial, construction, warehousing, or project environments, including experience across more than one operating environment.
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) with a documented path to CSP.
• Base location in the Eastern or Central time zone preferred, near a major airport.
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and accurately under time pressure.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction and General Industry.
• Demonstrated willingness to stop work and hold that position with operations leadership under schedule pressure.
• Availability to respond to sites on short notice, including outside normal business hours.
• Valid driver license and acceptable driving record. Travel can be up to 75 percent.

Preferred

• Environmental compliance experience: RCRA generator requirements, SPCC.
• TapRooT® or comparable advanced root cause analysis certification.
• Experience with contractor management platforms such as ISN.
• Multi-jurisdiction experience across state plan and federal OSHA states.
• Experience with heavy haul, crane and rigging, renewable energy, or utility-scale battery storage operations.
• Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer (OSHA 500 or 501).

Physical Requirements

Work is performed primarily at active warehouse, laydown, and project sites across multiple states. Expected exposures include:

• Traveling up to 75%.
• Non-climate-controlled buildings and outdoor sites in heat, cold, wind, and precipitation.
• Powered industrial trucks, cranes, and mobile equipment operating in shared space.
• Dock edges, elevated racking, uneven terrain, and areas adjacent to confined spaces.
• Noise, airborne dust, and diesel or propane exhaust.

The role requires the ability to:

• Remain on foot and cover uneven ground for extended periods during site walks.
• Climb ladders and fixed structures to reach inspection points.
• Bend, twist, reach, push, pull, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Operate a powered industrial truck for demonstration and evaluation purposes.
• Wear required PPE for full shifts, including hard hat, safety footwear, eye protection, and high-visibility apparel.
• Drive extended distances and travel by air on short notice.

EEO Statement

Logisticus Projects Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.