Safety Specialist - Tech Project

About The Position

The Safety Specialist – Technical projects is responsible for ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) regulations, company procedures and standards, conducting hazard analyses, and providing transactional HSE support and guidance to the Technical Projects team, including the delivery of all HSE management system deliverables and resourcing requirements within cross-functional teams. This position will primarily support technical projects in Phase 1 through Phase 5.

This position will report to the Workforce Safety Team Lead within the HSE function of the Chevron ENGINE in Bengaluru, India.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support to the Technical Project team, including coordination and facilitation of risk assessments (HAZIDs) and/or support the development of ALARP statements and Key Decision Sheets.
• Ensure that all technical project activities comply with HSE related regulatory requirements, company procedures and standards, and other applicable safety regulations. Stay updated on changes in safety standards and implement necessary updates to company procedures.
• Develop, update, and communicate significant injury and fatality prevention programs specific to technical projects crews and contractors.
• Utilize IT tools for analysis of data and trends to identify hazards, root causes, and areas of improvement to provide actionable insights to enhance workplace safety.
• Perform hazard analyses for technical projects activities, identifying potential hazards and recommending control measures to mitigate risks.
• Review safety training requirements for technical projects staff and execution contractors, ensuring all personnel are trained/qualified for the activity and are informed about proper safety procedures, personal protective equipment (PPE) use, and emergency protocols.
• Support incident investigation and reporting of any incidents, accidents, or near-misses related to technical projects activities, identify root causes, and assist in the development and implementation of corrective actions.
• Manage and ensure the proper usage of the permit-to-work system, especially for high-risk technical projects tasks such as isolation of hazardous energy, confined space entry, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and hot work.
• Collaborate with the emergency response team to develop and update emergency procedures relevant to technical projects activities, ensuring the team is prepared for potential incidents.
• Ensure that all external contractors performing technical projects work comply with the company’s safety policies and procedures, through routine audit of training and competency records and, for execution contractors an audit of a sample of eCoW records.
• Maintain detailed safety records, including training logs, inspection reports, incident reports, and corrective actions in the correct system of record. (e.g., MyPass, Impact, etc.)
• Identify opportunities to improve technical projects safety processes, reduce workplace hazards, and promote a proactive safety culture.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in safety management, preferably in technical projects or industrial environments.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory regulations, particularly related to technical projects activities, including safety in design, isolation of hazardous energy, hot work, confined space entry, and hazard communication.
• Experience conducting safety risk analysis, safety training and implementing safety management systems.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and mitigate risks. 
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and safety management software.
  
  

Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly, the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1.30pm to 10.30pm.

Chevron participates in E-Verify in certain locations as required by law.