HSE Compliance Specialist

Job Description

HSE Compliance Specialist

Department: Operational HSE   

Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Salary Exempt        

Reports To: Regional HSE Manager

Location: W/TX - Midland

Amount of Travel Required: 90%

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday (On call weekends)               

Positions Supervised: N/A

AIP Level: 7

POSITION SUMMARY:

HSE Compliance Specialist ensures a safe, healthy work environment and maintains environmental ordinances. To achieve this, a HSE Compliance Specialist must perform inspections to assess the risks that may threaten workers' safety and health while on the job. They will also need to recommend and support company safety controls and safety programs that reduce accident/incident frequency and reduce other losses while embracing the safety philosophy and culture. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Evaluate hazards on location for safety, health, and environmental risks.
• Strategically organize the day to complete administrative obligations and to have a presence during field operations. 
• Supports crew in all efforts to safely perform their jobs by ensuring we are approaching safety through engineering, administration, and using personal protective equipment as a last line of defense. 
• Develops health and safety procedures and programs for all departments and monitors safety compliance to reduce risks.
• Maintains contingency plans, including fire prevention, procedures for controlling hazardous spills in accordance with government regulation, insurance company requirements, emergency action plans.
• Supervises maintenance of material safety data sheets, which are always accessible according to regulations.
• Develops inspection policies and establishes regular inspection schedules.
• Monitor leading indicators through reporting system to build trends for proactive safety engagement.
• To maintain EPA records of hazardous waste, air emission permitting, and water pollution discharge, as well as industrial health monitoring and records of employee hazard exposure according to OSHA regulations.
• Monitors professional literature and attends seminars to stay current with governmental compliance requirements.
• Effectively communicate and work with leadership on location and customer personnel.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Successfully passes background check, pre-employment drug screening, pre-employment aptitude and competency assessment(s).
• Possesses a valid U.S. Driver’s License.
• Overtime may require and in-person, predictable attendance.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE LEVEL:

• Associate degree in occupational safety and health, environmental science, or a related subject
• One to three years of experience as a HSE Compliance Specialist/Specialists
• Excellent skills in written and oral communication
• Basic computer skills with both word processing and database applications
• Ability to drive and inspect both outdoor and indoor areas to observe compliance with established programs.
• Oil and Gas Experience or knowledge
• Root Cause Analysis Training (TapRoot, Five Whys, Fault Tree Analysis, etc.)
• Accident Investigation Training

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to attend, participate, and successfully complete the scheduled New Hire Safety training, including but not limited to H2S, Powered Industrial, and basic First Aid and CPR training.
• Attends and successfully completes annual safety and operations recertification training.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment, adapt to change and receptive to new instructions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or control, and reaching with hands and arms. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and adjusting focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Work environment includes exposure to hazardous materials, operating conditions, audio up to 85 dB and inclement weather. Given these conditions employees are required to wear company mandated and issued personal protective equipment (PPE) (fire retardant coveralls, safety hat, steel-toe boots, safety glasses, ear protection and impact gloves) and must strictly adhere to all safety policies. May be required to lift heavy objects; therefore, must be able to lift <50 lbs. independently and 50-100 lbs. with a team lift. 

Work hours may include early morning, late evenings, and weekends, depending on job demands.

AAP /EEO STATEMENT

The Company is committed to the cause of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, thus abiding by all applicable state and federal laws.  Our practices regarding employment, job promotion, compensation, training, and termination do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, national origin, veteran's status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.  It is expected that all employees, both management and staff, will fully support these nondiscriminatory policies.

*All field and shop employees and potential employees performing or assuming roles that require exposure to industrial activities, including, but not limited to, roles in shop or field operations environments, must be able to effectively communicate and comprehend the English language. This provision does not purport to require employees to always speak only English in the workplace or otherwise prevent employees from speaking non-English languages, provided that such employees are able to effectively communicate and comprehend English to satisfy the company’s expectations and business objectives.

English comprehension is necessary to ensure employees:

• Understand all health and safety communications
• Possess a sufficient level of relevant equipment knowledge
• Comprehend verbal and written communications from the company and other employees
• Comprehend all operational and safety procedures
• Understand alerts and emergency notifications, including Responses to Alerts, Warnings and Emergencies
• Understand the contents of announcements and/or radio communications
• Are able to effectively and independently communicate with customers, supervisors, and colleagues
• Are able to prevent workplace accidents and/or injuries through effective communication

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure essential functions and duties have been included. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities.

Last Revised 07/25