California Department of Industrial Relations
Senior Safety Engineer – Chemical
California Department of Industrial Relations, California, Missouri, United States, 65018
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Working at the Cal/OSHA means much more than showing up for a job. You will be able to work on programs that are vital to the health and safety of our community, workforce, and the state. We recognize the strength in teamwork. We know that by encouraging collaboration and diversity, educating employers in best practices, and protecting the health and safety of employees through enforcement of the California Labor Code and regulations will benefit our economy as a whole. Be part of a team that prides itself in making a difference for Californians. What will be the difference that you make for California?
Responsibilities Under the direction of the Regional Manager in the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Process Safety Management (PSM) Unit, the Senior Safety Engineer (Industrial) is responsible for performing the full range of professional‐level senior safety engineering work at chemical plants, ammonia‑refrigeration units, and other facilities covered under California Code of Regulations, Title 8, section 5189 and the Cal/OSHA program. Working throughout the state, the Senior Safety Engineer conducts specialized safety inspections, accident investigations, and consultation assignments related to process safety management principles and California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5189 at chemical plants, ammonia‑refrigeration units, and other PSM facilities. The job requires extensive experience, knowledge and skills in process safety management principles, practices and methods related to such facilities; assists the District Manager and Regional Manager in developing procedures and guidelines for conducting audits, inspections, and accident investigations; leads, plans, organizes, reviews and directs the work of teams assigned to perform inspections (e.g., Program Quality Verification (PQV) inspections, fatal accident investigations, complaints, etc.) and special assignments (e.g., Special Emphasis Projects). The Senior Safety Engineer evaluates work performance of safety engineers and prepares written training development plans for management to help improve staff performance; conducts committee meetings to revise or propose new safety orders within the Cal/OSHA program; performs in‑service and on‑the‐job training of staff, and works in an assigned district office and travels throughout the state as required.
This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR 249.3.
Qualifications
Applicants must be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility.
To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click the exam bulletin link: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=2588
Additional information about the job is found in the Duty Statement.
Additional Information Working Conditions
This job is located at:
Division of Occupational Safety and Health Process Safety Management – Chemical – North (Concord) 1855 Gateway Blvd., Suite 350, Concord, CA 94520
The work will primarily be in an office environment. At other times the work will be at a field site, such as chemical plants (as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 8, section 5189), ammonia‑refrigeration units, PSM facilities, and other field sites which have the potential for exposures to safety and health hazards and hazardous substances. Other field work may be requested of Senior Safety Engineers in state emergencies.
Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% – 4.62% in exchange for hours in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) per month. For more details, please visit the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website.
Multiple locations and positions are available. Please see other postings under different job control in CalCareers for the other locations and positions. If you are interested in more than one location and/or position, please submit an application to each specific job control.
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Senior Safety Engineer – Chemical
role at
California Department of Industrial Relations .
Be among the first 25 applicants. 1 day ago.
California Department of Industrial Relations provided pay range This range is provided by California Department of Industrial Relations. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range Job Description And Duties
***Please ensure application is complete with detailed job description/tasks performed, employment beginning and ending date information, and hours worked per week.***
Working at the Cal/OSHA means much more than showing up for a job. You will be able to work on programs that are vital to the health and safety of our community, workforce, and the state. We recognize the strength in teamwork. We know that by encouraging collaboration and diversity, educating employers in best practices, and protecting the health and safety of employees through enforcement of the California Labor Code and regulations will benefit our economy as a whole. Be part of a team that prides itself in making a difference for Californians. What will be the difference that you make for California?
Responsibilities Under the direction of the Regional Manager in the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Process Safety Management (PSM) Unit, the Senior Safety Engineer (Industrial) is responsible for performing the full range of professional‐level senior safety engineering work at chemical plants, ammonia‑refrigeration units, and other facilities covered under California Code of Regulations, Title 8, section 5189 and the Cal/OSHA program. Working throughout the state, the Senior Safety Engineer conducts specialized safety inspections, accident investigations, and consultation assignments related to process safety management principles and California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5189 at chemical plants, ammonia‑refrigeration units, and other PSM facilities. The job requires extensive experience, knowledge and skills in process safety management principles, practices and methods related to such facilities; assists the District Manager and Regional Manager in developing procedures and guidelines for conducting audits, inspections, and accident investigations; leads, plans, organizes, reviews and directs the work of teams assigned to perform inspections (e.g., Program Quality Verification (PQV) inspections, fatal accident investigations, complaints, etc.) and special assignments (e.g., Special Emphasis Projects). The Senior Safety Engineer evaluates work performance of safety engineers and prepares written training development plans for management to help improve staff performance; conducts committee meetings to revise or propose new safety orders within the Cal/OSHA program; performs in‑service and on‑the‐job training of staff, and works in an assigned district office and travels throughout the state as required.
This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR 249.3.
Qualifications
Applicants must be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility.
To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click the exam bulletin link: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=2588
Additional information about the job is found in the Duty Statement.
Additional Information Working Conditions
This job is located at:
Division of Occupational Safety and Health Process Safety Management – Chemical – North (Concord) 1855 Gateway Blvd., Suite 350, Concord, CA 94520
The work will primarily be in an office environment. At other times the work will be at a field site, such as chemical plants (as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 8, section 5189), ammonia‑refrigeration units, PSM facilities, and other field sites which have the potential for exposures to safety and health hazards and hazardous substances. Other field work may be requested of Senior Safety Engineers in state emergencies.
Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% – 4.62% in exchange for hours in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) per month. For more details, please visit the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website.
Multiple locations and positions are available. Please see other postings under different job control in CalCareers for the other locations and positions. If you are interested in more than one location and/or position, please submit an application to each specific job control.
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