Job Description

The Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Compliance Officer serves as the contract's subject matter expert on environmental, safety and health programs. The ESH Compliance Officer is responsible for compliance with environmental safety laws. He/she works to protect the environment from potentially harmful business practices while also protecting employees from environmental hazards in the area. Akima Facilities Operations is committed to zero injuries in the workplace and the ESH Compliance Officer is charged with leading the program in the work environment. He/she promotes all employees have the authority to issue a "stop work" to ensure the safety of people and the environment. Position is contingent upon contract award. Position is located in Augusta, GA **Responsibilities** The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and controlling occupational hazards and promoting worksite and/or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial process, mechanics, psychology, physiology and industrial health and safety laws. Duties may include: + Advising on safety requirements. + Designing protective equipment and/or safety devices. + Redesigning controls to eliminate occupational hazards. + Developing standards which set tolerances, stress ratios, strength of materials and other related engineering requirements. + Reviewing proposed occupational safety policies, guidelines and standards to determine their consistency with accepted engineering principles and practices, recommending technical changes as needed. + Conduct safety inspections of work areas, observe work in progress for safety compliance, and ensure proper use of PPE. + Enforce OSHA and company safety policies and standards. + Conduct regularly scheduled safety training awareness sessions pertinent to the tasks being performed. + Develops lessons plans, scenarios and exercises to train managers, supervisors and employees in ESH principles. + Promotes a safety culture built on listening to our employees and having transparent communications with our customer. + Meets with department managers to determine whether the area is in compliance. + Assists in the hiring of supervisors and employees to include job fairs, interviewing candidates and supporting the Akima hiring process. **Qualifications** + Five (5) years of relevant experience in environmental and safety and health management on a US federal government service contract. + Five (5) years working Intelligence Community of Department of Energy experience working supporting facilities operations and maintenance. + Strong personal leadership, management, and organization skills as well as the ability to integrate and harmonize diversified functions to provide overall efficient and effective contract operations. + Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. + Exemplary attention to detail. + Maintains sensitivity to, and report on, instances of fraud, waste, and abuse. + Proficient at the suite of MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint). + Must be able to make presentations to employees at all levels. Must be able to write cohesive and comprehensive documentation. + Must have active Top Secret with SCI and ability to obtain full scope poly. **Job ID** 2025-20228 **Work Type** On-Site **Company Description** **Work Where it Matters** Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States. **For our shareholders** , AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. **For our government customers** , AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs. **As an AFO employee** , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options. We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).

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