Job title: Field Safety Observer (Utility Construction)

Pay: $45.00 to $65.00 per hour, W-2, depending on experience and tier

Job type: Full-time, hourly

Schedule: Monday to Friday, day shift, 35 to 40 hours per week; occasional nights or weekends with advance notice

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k); profit sharing; paid vacation; monthly vehicle allowance plus mileage; company phone and laptop; all PPE and FR clothing; certification and exam fee reimbursement

EHS Analytical Solutions is hiring experienced Field Safety Observers for a multi-year contractor safety program with a major San Diego utility. Positions are throughout San Diego and southern Orange counties, and we want safety people who already live and work here.

This is an observation role, not a site safety officer role. You will drive to three to five jobsites a day, watch contractor crews doing electric, gas, and civil work, document what you see (safe and at-risk) in the client's observation app, talk with foremen about what needs to change, stop the job when someone is about to get hurt, and escalate the serious stuff to the utility's program manager the same hour. You will not be parked at one site all day, and you will not be running a contractor's safety program. If you like being in the field, working independently, and talking to crews, this is a good fit.

What you will do

Observe utility contractor crews performing overhead and underground electric, gas distribution, substation, civil, and related work across the service territory
Document observations using the Hazard-Exposure-Control format in Predictive Solutions (SafetyNet) and complete a daily log in Smartsheet
Rate risk, communicate findings to crew supervision on the spot, and escalate high-risk and life-threatening conditions immediately
Attend pre-construction meetings, tailboards, and joint safety walks; respond to incidents and document facts when requested
Daily paperwork
Tier 3 observers also mentor newer observers and take the complex, high-risk work

What you need

Tier 2: 3+ years in a safety-related role, at least 1 year in a utility or similar environment (electric, gas, pipeline, heavy civil, energy, or industrial construction), OSHA 30, and at least 30 additional hours of safety training (excavation and trenching competent person, LOTO, traffic control, confined space, electrical or gas safety, fall protection, or similar)
Tier 3: 5+ years in safety, 3+ years in a utility or similar environment, and an associate degree in a safety field or an equivalent professional certificate; CHST, CUSP, ASP, or CSP strongly preferred. Direct experience observing electric or gas utility crews is a plus, not a requirement
Working knowledge of Cal/OSHA Title 8 and common utility construction hazards: excavation, traffic control, energized work, cranes and rigging, confined space, heat
Experience documenting safety observations in a mobile app (Predictive Solutions, Procore, SafetyCulture, or similar)
A reliable pickup or SUV you can use for work (unpaved access roads and staging yards are part of the job); we pay a monthly vehicle allowance plus mileage and install a GPS telematics unit (Utility requirement), and you carry your own auto insurance at $100,000/$300,000 or better
Valid California driver's license with a clean record for the last three years (no chargeable accidents or moving violations); you will be enrolled in DMV pull notice
Able to communicate clearly and calmly with crews in the field, in plain language, and in writing
Live in San Diego County or southern Orange County
Must pass a background check; must not be currently employed by a Class 1 contractor working for the utility in a way that creates a conflict

Start date

We are staffing a multi-year field safety program for a major San Diego utility, with the first observers starting this fall. Start dates are set once the client approves each observer's assignment through its onboarding process, and we will give you a firm date before you give notice anywhere. We also have construction safety and industrial hygiene work in the region for the right people in the meantime.

How to apply

Apply through Indeed with a current resume that lists your years in safety, your years in utility, pipeline, civil, or similar construction, your certifications, and the observation software you have used. Phone screens start immediately.

About EHS Analytical Solutions

EHS Analytical Solutions is a San Diego-based safety and industrial hygiene consulting firm that has served clients throughout California and nationally for more than 20 years. We put senior safety professionals on heavy civil, utility, federal, aviation, and industrial projects, including the LAX Automated People Mover program, Navy and USACE installations, Caltrans highway work, and the region's biotech and manufacturing facilities, and we back every one of them with in-house senior CIHs, CSPs, and CHSTs. We are a service-disabled veteran-owned small business known for fair pay, real support, and treating the people in the field as the professionals they are.

EHS Analytical Solutions, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Pay: $45.00 - $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Profit sharing
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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