Health & Safety Specialist

Pay Range: $90000 - $130000

Why choose us

Our founding company was built more than 50 years ago and has a legacy of welcoming new employees with our commitment to provide the best place to work by inspiring financial security and premier health and wellness programs for you and your family while enjoying an adventurous and dynamic culture.

Our employees commitment to protecting the environment is intrinsic and deeply rooted both individually and collectively at Tunista Construction LLC giving you purpose driven work that is impactful.

What does Tunista Construction LLC do

Tunista Construction is a highly experienced and qualified heavy civil Native Alaskan DBE contracting firm performing work throughout Washington State with sister companies that operate all over the world.

We are built from a strong culture that provides a high level of safety quality and significant returns to all our clients and stakeholders as we have developed a reputation for being a crucial partner with both design build and bid build projects for the Department of Defense Washington State Department of Transportation Homeland Security and multiple public and private entities performing work in Washington Oregon and Alaska.

What can you expect

As the Health & Safety Specialist you will work onsite in Tacoma WA and will be responsible for ensuring the safety and health of employees through the development implementation and enforcement of the companys safety programs. You will also be responsible for implementing applicable environmental permitting programs maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with all relevant safety regulations including OSHA MSHA EPA WAC and EM385-1-1. You will drive safety in operations alongside project managers develop and implement company health and safety programs conduct safety audits lead investigations and contribute to the development and establishment of a company-wide safety culture and goals. Your role is crucial in demonstrating our core values and ensuring that we create the safest most highly trained and educated workforce possible.

How will you do it

• Maintain effective communication between field crews and senior management by serving as the safety liaison to support safety initiatives and resolve field-level concerns.
• Develop and distribute weekly toolbox talks to reinforce safety awareness and promote ongoing safety education among field crews.
• Leverage professional expertise to coach managers leaders and employees to drive ongoing evaluation and continuous improvement of the companys safety culture.
• Develop coordinate and implement overall project-specific safety documents.
• Track and follow up with safety-related asset maintenance requests on Salus.
• Assist in creating safety-related forms and perform daily reviews of submitted forms to ensure accuracy and compliance with company standards.
• Assist in monitoring and oversight of safety training and education.
• Lead near-miss and incident investigations to identify root causes support the development of corrective actions and monitor the completion of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Enforce corporate and project-specific safety and health programs as well as federal state and local safety standards.
• Coordinate with and maintain professional relationships with OSHA and WISHA - Washington Industrial Safety & Health Act representatives to ensure regulatory compliance and effective communication.
• Conduct daily on-site safety walks with field crews to identify hazards reinforce safe work practices and ensure compliance with safety protocols.
• Develop and maintain a system to track and inventory small tools & consumables.
• Assist with warranty repairs and rigging recertifications.
• Conduct safety orientation with all new hires.
• Assist Safety Manager in the development of the Company safety program.
• Implement EMrequirements when applicable.
• Enforce all safety procedures and adherence to the corporate safety plan to minimize our exposure and risk on projects.
• Oversee safety and occupational health management surveillance inspections and safety enforcement at project sites.
• Review current safety legislation to determine necessary changes.
• Ensure subcontractor compliance with safety and health requirements.
• Maintain records of job personnel safety training.
• Travel to job sites up to 75% of the time.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no direct supervision responsibilities but may serve as a coach / mentor for all field employees.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Provide leadership to develop processes and programs to strengthen and enhance company safety leadership.
• Extensive knowledge of federal state and local laws rules regulations and standards for employee health and safety and the ability to implement them in the workplace.
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of EM385-1-1.
• Advanced knowledge of standard safety equipment used in construction occupations.
• In-depth understanding of construction architectural and building industry-standard operating practices/procedures.
• Ability to exercise confidentiality when dealing with sensitive and confidential issues and situations.
• Possess good organizational skills and be detail oriented.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules regulations reports advisories and other technical documents and manuals.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel Word Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to demonstrate independent supervisory planning problem-solving and decision-making skills as well as the ability to work independently.
• Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff public professional colleagues and other governmental agencies.
• Ability to conduct employee safety training.
• Ability to develop organize and manage procedural systems and associated scheduling.
• Ability to comply with and enforce standard policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ability to travel to job sites.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.

Who is Tunista Construction looking for

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Five (5) years of continuous safety experience in Construction or general industry managing safety programs or processes and conducting hazard analysis and developing controls.
• A 30-hour OSHA construction safety class or equivalent within the last 5 years is required or the ability to attend a class upon hire.
• Ability to obtain and maintain access to secure military installations.
• Valid state drivers license and qualified to operate a vehicle under the conditions of the Tunista Constructions Driving Policy.
• Ability to pass drug driving and background screening.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Occupational Safety Industrial Hygiene or another related field preferred.
• Working knowledge of EMsafety standards; prior experience applying these standards on federal or military projects preferred.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Construction Quality Management (CQM) certification preferred.
• Certified Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification and/ or other accredited certifications relating to safety strongly preferred.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Tunista has a fast-paced multi-tasking environment requiring a high degree of efficient and effective performance. At times work is performed outside of the office at indoor and outdoor job sites. Adaptability regarding schedule and design changes and occasional overtime for immediate field support or bid processing may be necessary.

More reasons you will love working with Tunista Construction LLC:

• Competitive wages and bonus programs We believe in developing our employees to progressively advance in their careers. We achieve this by providing you with annual performance reviews with recommendations on training to achieve your goals.
• Mentorship Program designed for employees to formalize a working relationship between seasoned professionals and young professionals to develop specific areas of knowledge to grow their careers within the family of companies.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Health insurance through the Federal Employee Benefit Program (FEHB) with many plans to choose from with ridiculously low employee premiums.
• FSA health care and/or dependent care/HSA with HDHP.
• Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Company paid Life Insurance AD&D & LTD.
• Voluntary paid Life Insurance and AD&D as well as STD Accident Cancer/Critical illness and Whole Life Insurance.
• Paid time off (based on an employee having 2080 paid regular hours per year (40 hours per week). May increase per years of service in eligible status.)
• 0-2 years 15 days
• 3-5 years 23 days
• 6-9 years 27 days
• 10-14 years 30 days
• 15-19 years 33 days
• 20 or more years 37.5 days
• 10 Regular Holidays 1 Bonus Work Anniversary Floating Holiday. Eligible after 1 year of service must be taken within the calendar year.
• 401(K) match at $0.50 on the dollar up to 6% of your contribution.

*Benefits may vary based on status of position and subject to associated plan eligibility provisions or company handbook. For questions please email the Human Resources Department at

How do you apply

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PREFERENCE STATEMENT
Preference will be given to Calista shareholders and their descendants and to spouses of Calista shareholders and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g).

EEO STATEMENT
Additionally it is our policy to select place train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality attitude and experience so as to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees in compliance with applicable local state and federal laws and without regard to non-work related factors such as race color religion/creed sex national origin age disability marital status veteran status pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity citizenship genetic information or other protected status. When applicable our policy of non-discrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to recruiting hiring training transfer promotion placement layoff compensation termination reduction in force and benefits.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
It is Calista and Subsidiaries business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations according to applicable state and federal laws to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties responsibilities and requirements.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.