Safety Engineer IV

Job Title: Onsite Construction Safety Manager (Safety Engineer IV)

Location: Fort Irwin, CA

Pay Rate: $57-$111/hr

Shift: 1st shift

Contract role

Job Summary

Provide full time on site Construction Safety Oversight for the general renovation of a 70 meter space antenna with specific emphasis and experience with electrical safety/ LOTO, working at elevated heights (ie. fall protection, scaffolding, personnel lifts), crane operations/lifting devices, confined space and other construction related hazards. 

This work will be located at the NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC), located within Fort Irwin, California. The Onsite Construction Safety Manager (OCSM) will ensure that all work is performed safely, and in compliance with NASA, Federal, State, and installation specific safety requirements.

The OCSM shall provide comprehensive safety oversight for construction activities, including but not limited to:

• Conduct daily site safety inspections and document findings.
• Verify compliance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and energy isolation verification procedures during equipment isolation.
• Monitoring demolition operations involving removal of structures, components, or legacy cable systems.
• Oversight of construction activities throughout the duration of the project including structural, electrical, switchgear, trenching, pipe preplacement, lifting, and HVAC replacement, etc.
• Hazard identification and mitigation related to electrical systems, confined spaces, elevated work areas, heavy equipment use, and environmental conditions.
• Verification that contractor work practices comply with NASA, Federal, State, and installation specific safety requirements.
• Coordination with DSN Project Team including the I&T Manager and Daily Downtime Coordinator (DDC), GDSCC maintenance and management teams, DSN operations, JPL safety personnel, NASA safety personnel and other contractors on-site.
• Review and provide recommendations for procedures and job hazard assessments including but not limited to the appropriate procedures and Safety Plans.
• Provide immediate notification and documentation of unsafe conditions, near-misses, and incidents; and exercise full stop work authority if appropriate.
• Participate in daily construction coordination meetings and safety briefings. Additionally provide feedback into the daily and weekly planning activities with any safety observations or concerns.
• Provide weekly written safety status reports summarizing oversight activities, issues, and recommendations
• Onsite safety representative 5 days /week with vetted and available alternate when needed.

Deliverables

The OCSM shall deliver the following:

• Kickoff briefing materials outlining oversight approach and staffing plan for the duration of the period of performance.
• Daily safety inspection logs (submitted electronically).
• Weekly safety summary reports, including risks, mitigations, and compliance status.
• Incident / near-miss documentation .

Required Skills

• OHSA 30 for Construction
• Ability to maintain access to Ft Irwin and NASA Goldstone
• Familiar with regulations that govern work at elevated heights, high voltage, confined spaces.
• Familiar with multi-employer worksite

Desired Skills

• CSP or CHST 
• Familiar with working with facilities on a federal installation (DoD, NASA, etc)
• Familiar with NPFA 70E
• Have or able to obtain Tier 2/Public Level of Trust clearance for Physical Access (Level of Confidence 50)

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