Principal Consultant, Safety
HybridHouston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead the owner's Safety representative across the full capital project lifecycle, from planning and design through construction, commissioning, start-up, and closeout. Provide oversight, verification, and coaching to contractors while defining EHS requirements for scopes of work, bid packages, execution plans, and safety plans. Conduct site audits, review contractor documentation including JHAs and permits, and participate in daily planning meetings to verify critical controls. Mentor teams on regulatory compliance, strengthen safety culture, and escalate corrective actions to ensure incident-free execution. Requires a valid driver's license and ability to travel frequently to client locations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in safety, occupational health and safety, engineering, construction management, or related field or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of capital project EHS experience
- Experience with Safety in Design
- Experience with constructability reviews
- Experience with PHA/PSM-informed risk reviews
- Experience with project EHS governance processes
- Strong knowledge of OSHA construction/general industry standards
- Strong knowledge of LOTO
- Strong knowledge of permitting
- Strong knowledge of emergency response
- Strong knowledge of fire protection
- Strong knowledge of high-risk construction controls
- Experience reviewing contractor safe work documentation
- Experience reviewing JHAs
- Experience reviewing pre-task plans
- Experience reviewing permits
- Experience reviewing lift plans
- Experience reviewing energy isolation plans
- Experience reviewing training records
- Experience reviewing toolbox talks
- Strong field presence
- Communication skills
- Ability to influence contractors, project teams, and client EH&S personnel
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to travel as needed
- Ability to deliver high-quality client service
- Valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle
Desired Qualifications
- 10+ years of capital project EHS experience
- Owner-side safety support experience
- Contractor oversight experience
- Construction execution experience
- Commissioning/start-up experience
- CHST certification
- ASP certification
- CSP certification
- OSHA 30 certification
- Confined space certification
- Fall protection/prevention certification
- Complex capital project experience in pharmaceutical, high-tech, chemical, LNG, manufacturing, or similar sectors
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