Major duties and responsibilities
- Enforce, monitor, and document construction safety, environmental safety, and security requirements for the MATOC contractors.
- Coordinate with WMATA's Department of Safety and Environmental Management (SAFE) as necessary and provide reports to WMATA's safety department as needed.
- Work closely with WMATA field staff and contractors to ensure understanding of their safety responsibilities, and conduct regular daily safety surveys.
- Attend project-related meetings, including project meetings in the field or other required locations.
- Review and comment on project-related submittals, including Job Hazard Analyses, Contractor Safety Manuals, Safety Data Sheets, and Crane Lift Plans.
- Administer, monitor, and coordinate MATOC construction safety to ensure compliance with the Authority's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).
- Direct implementation, administration, and review of the effectiveness of the industrial, construction, and environmental safety aspects of the PTASP in association with the MATOC Program.
- Consult with and advise the MATOC Task Manager and the Contractor's Project Manager on developing safety goals and objectives in accordance with the PTASP.
- Implement and evaluate safety standards and procedures necessary to eliminate, minimize, or control risk involving people-to-equipment interface in a variety of occupational and related areas.
- Determine the adequacy of maintenance safety practices and procedures and recommend any necessary policy and procedure changes to SAFE.
- Support SAFE's investigations of MATOC construction accidents and incidents to identify root causes, determine facts, recommend corrective actions, and develop preventive measures.
Background and experience required
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience in construction safety or transit safety and working on multiple task orders.
- Successful completion of the OSHA 30-Hour Construction Course.
Location: WMATA New Carrollton Headquarters, New Carrollton, MD
Estimated work hours: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday–Friday
Salary range: $105,000 – $145,000 YR
