Location: Must live within 1 hour of the job site (Beaumont / Port Arthur area)
Type: W2 Contract (12–24 months)
Work Setup: On?site | 80% Field / 20% Permit Office
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM – 3:30 PM (occasional weekend overtime)
Local Candidates Only: No housing or living allowance provided
Job Summary
The Field Safety Technician provides daily safety support across a large, high?activity industrial construction environment with 500+ personnel on site. This role is primarily field?based and focuses on reinforcing safe behaviors, supporting permitting activities, and engaging with employees and contractors to uphold a strong safety culture. The technician works closely with all site teams to ensure safe execution of work and compliance with organizational safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a visible safety presence in the field, coaching workers and promoting safe behaviors.
- Support the implementation of site safety programs and expectations.
- Participate in hazard identification walks, start?work checks, task?based risk assessments, and toolbox talks.
- Assist with the site’s permit?to?work processes, including elevated work, lifting operations, confined space entry, excavation, LOTO, and related high?risk activities.
- Identify and help resolve safety observations, concerns, and non?compliance issues.
- Conduct focused safety walks to monitor high?risk areas and ongoing operations.
- Participate in incident investigations as requested and support the documentation of events.
- Help manage safety recognition and rewards initiatives.
- Maintain consistent communication with employees, contractors, and leadership to ensure alignment and safe work execution.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of safety experience in field or industrial settings.
- Associate degree or equivalent experience in Occupational Safety & Health.
- OSHA 30 and OSHA 510 (or higher-level safety training).
- Hands?on experience with:
- Crane lifts and rigging
- Confined space entry
- Work at heights
- Excavation activities
- LOTO and permit?to?work processes
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including confidence speaking to groups.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Proven success working in fast?paced, high?stress environments with many simultaneous activities.
- Experience supporting large industrial projects (250+ personnel) strongly preferred.
- LNG experience is a plus but not required.
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs frequently.
- Must be able to walk long distances, climb stairs, and use ladders regularly.
- Must work comfortably in outdoor industrial environments.
- Full PPE required: fire?resistant clothing, hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, steel?toe footwear, and additional gear based on task requirements.
Additional Requirements
- Valid TWIC card.
- Valid state?issued driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Mandatory drug and alcohol screening (pre?employment and random).
- Must be eligible to work in the United States.