ESH Coordinator

As a member of the deployed safety team, the ESH Coordinator will provide guidance with primary responsibilities to the Biosciences (BIO) Division in the Computing, Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) Directorate. This role offers the opportunity to actively contribute to our mission of ensuring a safe and compliant work environment within the Laboratory.

The ESH Coordinator will serve as a strategic link between laboratory health, safety, and environmental programs and BIO line management and researchers. The ESH Coordinator will collaborate with the BIO Division to ensure compliance with DOE orders, safety requirements and identify and help drive improvements in safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a vital member of the Laboratory’s deployed safety team, acting as a two-way communicator between Laboratory health, safety, and environmental programs and the deployed Division(s).
• Collaborate with line management, researchers, and workers to tailor the execution of safety programs and address area-specific safety needs in deployed Divisions.
• Provide support in work planning activities and act as a local safety professional resource, offering practical implementation solutions.
• Collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SME), include the Bio Safety Officer, when appropriate to determine appropriate hazard controls for planned work.
• Ensure ESH considerations are embedded in all phases of BIO work activities including preplanning, appropriate hazard controls, and a consistent approach to execution of work.
• Ensure compliance with Argonne’s environmental, safety, and health (ESH) policies, DOE orders, Bio Safety requirements and OSHA regulations by offering coordination, guidance, and support.
• Conduct walkthroughs, reviews, and consultations of experimental/project plans, operating procedures, and job safety analyses with input from mentors and subject matter experts.
• Contribute to the Directorate’s ESH/QA team in various functional roles.

Position Requirements

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