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Construction Safety Representative at Architecture49 in El Paso, TX
Job Description
Construction Safety Representative
Location: El Paso, TX, United States
ABOUT WSP
WSP is one of the world's leading engineering and professional services consulting firms. We design and deliver lasting solutions for the property & buildings, transportation & infrastructure, environment, industry, resources, and energy sectors. With over 80,000 talented professionals globally, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
POSITION OVERVIEW
WSP is seeking a seasoned Construction Safety Representative (CSR) to provide comprehensive, field-level safety oversight during the construction of major mining infrastructure (including processing plants, shafts, tailings facilities, and haul roads).
In this role, you will act as the vital "eyes and ears" of the project owner on-site. You will monitor safety compliance, validate contractor hazard analyses, manage incident risk vectors, and ensure absolute adherence to regulatory standards (MSHA and OSHA). If you are a courageous safety leader who thrives in heavy industrial environments and can stand firm against production pressures to protect workers, we want you on our team.
Your Impact
1. Contractor Oversight & Safety Auditing
- Plan Review: Audit and validate contractor health and safety management plans, Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), and high-risk work packages.
- Field Inspections: Conduct rigorous daily field inspections across heavy civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical mining construction zones.
- Metric Tracking: Monitor contractor lagging indicators (e.g., TRIR, Lost-Time Injury Rates) alongside proactive leading indicators (e.g., near-miss reporting and safety training efficacy).
2. Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance
- Regulatory Adherence: Ensure all active construction blocks strictly abide by federal (MSHA/OSHA), state, and specialized mining safety regulations.
- High-Risk Oversight: Directly oversee critical, high-risk mining construction activities, including heavy lifting, deep excavations, explosives handling, and confined space entries.
- Risk Elevation: Maintain a dedicated project risk register, elevating critical, unmitigated field risks directly to the asset owner's home office.
3. Leadership, Incident Resolution & Culture
- Culture Building: Model and foster an active, interdependent culture of safety that treats incident prevention as a primary project value rather than a bureaucratic checklist.
- Incident Investigation: Lead independent investigations into significant near-misses or site accidents, verifying root causes and enforcing corrective action plans.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Facilitate and participate in contractor safety alignment meetings, daily toolboxes, and joint project leadership safety forums.
Who You Are
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Industrial EHS: 7–10+ years of dedicated Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) experience on large-scale industrial or heavy civil projects.
- Mining Focus: Minimum 3–5 years working specifically on surface or underground mining construction sites.
- Methodology Expertise: Deep understanding of mining infrastructure construction methods (e.g., shaft sinking, processing facilities, structural steel assembly).
- Framework Proficiency: Expert proficiency tracking structural metrics like TRIR, DART, and JSA compliance frameworks.
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
- Conflict Resolution: Strong conflict resolution skills with the backbone to stand firm against contractor production pressures when safety is compromised.
- Emotional Resilience: High emotional intelligence and resilience to balance and influence the various work mentalities found in heavy labor environments.
- Physical & Environmental Fit: Capability to walk, climb, and audit extensive industrial sites in extreme West Texas weather conditions.
- Travel: Willingness to work in remote environments under a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) or rotation-based schedule.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
- Certifications: MSHA Certification (Current) and OSHA 30/SST required.
- Professional Designations: CSP (Certified Safety Professional) or CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) highly preferred.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Mining Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field preferred (equivalent field experience will be considered).
- CMSP – Certified Mine Safety Professional.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive compensation packages and project-based incentives.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and wellness benefits.
- Group retirement savings plans.
- Outstanding opportunities for professional growth and continuous learning within a global network.
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.