Construction Safety Specialist

The Construction Safety Specialist will support the space program located in Merritt Island, Florida.

The Safety Specialists will provide on-site construction safety surveillance, assessment, technical review, and risk-management support for multiple active and planned construction projects across KSC. The position serves as an integral member of the construction project team while providing independent safety insight and oversight to ensure that construction activities are planned and performed in accordance with applicable NASA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), federal, and project-specific safety requirements.

The successful candidate will work closely with the NASA KSC Construction Safety Manager, Project Managers, Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), construction contractors, facility representatives, and other Safety and Mission Assurance personnel to identify hazards, evaluate safety controls, document deficiencies, verify corrective actions, and provide timely technical recommendations supporting safe project execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide real-time construction safety surveillance and oversight across multiple active and planned construction projects at Kennedy Space Center.
• Conduct routine and daily field surveillances to verify contractor compliance with NASA, OSHA, and applicable federal construction safety requirements.
• Embed with construction project teams and work closely with NASA Project Managers, Contracting Officer Representatives, the Construction Safety Manager, and contractor personnel.
• Identify unsafe conditions, practices, and safety deficiencies and ensure appropriate corrective actions and hazard mitigation measures are developed and implemented.
• Document field surveillance activities, findings, corrective actions, and closure information within the applicable NASA safety management systems.
• Monitor contractor safety performance and promote accountability for timely correction of identified deficiencies.
• Support project risk mitigation activities intended to prevent personnel injury, property damage, schedule impacts, regulatory violations, and mission disruption.
• Establish and maintain productive professional relationships with NASA organizations, project stakeholders, construction contractors, and other safety organizations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of engineering controls, administrative controls, personal protective equipment, and other hazard mitigation measures.
• Provide technical recommendations for correction or mitigation of identified safety deficiencies.
• Verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions prior to closure when required.
• Support efforts to reduce the likelihood of personnel injury, property damage, mission impacts, construction delays, and regulatory violations.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED:

This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
• Must have a High School or equivalent .
• Must have a minimum of 5+ years of recent and related work experience.
• Demonstrated professional experience performing safety engineering, construction safety, industrial safety, occupational safety, or closely related technical safety functions.
• Demonstrated experience identifying hazards, assessing risk, evaluating controls, and verifying corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of OSHA construction safety requirements and applicable federal occupational safety regulations.
• Experience conducting field-based safety inspections, assessments, or surveillance in active construction or industrial environments.
• Ability to review and evaluate technical safety plans, hazard analyses, work procedures, and other safety documentation.
• Ability to independently recognize potentially hazardous conditions and communicate technically defensible concerns to project and management personnel.
• Ability to document findings clearly and maintain accurate technical and compliance records.
• Ability to effectively coordinate with Government personnel, engineers, project managers, CORs, contractors, and other technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and exercise sound professional judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous assignments and changing priorities in a dynamic operational environment.

DESIRED:

• Previous experience supporting NASA or another federal Government agency.
• Experience providing Safety and Mission Assurance support within an aerospace, launch-site, test, industrial, or complex Government facility environment.
• Experience supporting large, complex, or high-hazard construction projects.
• Knowledge of NASA safety policies, standards, procedural requirements, or equivalent Government safety requirements.
• Experience reviewing PSHPs, SSSPs, JHAs, lift plans, energized electrical work documentation, fall-protection plans, confined-space documentation, or similar safety submittals.
• Experience with safety surveillance and corrective-action management systems such as SMART or equivalent systems.
• Experience with the NASA Mishap Information System (NMIS) or comparable mishap-management systems.
• Experience supporting mishap, incident, or close-call investigations.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating contractor safety performance and maintaining contractor accountability for corrective-action completion.
• Experience performing safety trend analysis and identifying recurring or systemic safety issues.

WORK LOCATION:

• This position is located onsite; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check and some positions require clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and are required to participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.

STANDARD BASTION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
• All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented.
• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
• Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
• Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task.
• Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.

BASTION BENEFITS:

Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), along with many other options. We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

ABOUT BASTION:

Bastion offers career opportunities with competitive benefits, exciting possibilities for advancement, and an exceptional work environment; the well-being of our employees is a priority, and our flexibility allows our employees a great work life balance. Our culture is based on strong business ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our team members are known for their initiative and high-quality work. When it comes to our employees, we value, respect, and help them grow in their careers.

WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE:

At Bastion, we are passionate about our people and our safety culture. Individual thoughts, opinions, and perspectives bring value and help us develop solutions for challenging problems, they make us more inventive, and more resilient.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Bastion participates in e-Verify.

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