The Worker, Safety, and Environment organization at Argonne National Laboratory is searching for a talented Safety Generalist.  The safety generalist functions as a member of the Laboratory deployed safety team with a primary assignment as safety generalist supporting the High Energy Physics (HEP) Division.

In this role you can expect to:

• Act as a two-way conduit of information: communicate Laboratory health, safety and environmental requirements and programs to line management, researchers, and workers in the deployed division
• Communicate ideas for tailored execution of programs and area safety needs
• Support line management, researchers and workers to providing effective implementation solutions, lead/participate in work planning activities, and serve as a local safety professional resource
• Provide expertise, support, coordination, and guidance, as needed, to ensure that the deployed Division complies with Argonne policies and initiatives and with DOE orders and OSHA regulations
• Have reach-back to mentor and Laboratory subject matter experts, conducts reviews and provides consultation of experimental plans, operating procedures, and job safety analyses. 
• Coordinate and monitor HEP’s industrial, electrical, chemical, laser, and accelerator safety activities
• Serves as an integral member of the HEP ESH/QA team and in functional

Position Requirements

Required skills and qualifications:

• General knowledge in laboratory, experimental, or industrial facilities safety
• Willingness to explore alternate methods to reduce risk, with input from specialists, and peer mentor
• Effective verbal communication skills with scientists, support staff, and division management
• Effective written communication skills
• Ability to quickly learn safety-related Argonne web applications and well versed in common productivity software
• Ability to acquire general technical expertise and knowledge about the operational aspects and safety challenges of the research in the deployed division
• 2+ years of general safety practice
• Initiating effort toward certification in ESH career field
• Ability to recognize work sequences requiring additional specialist knowledge and to involve these specialists to assist as necessary
• Ability to acquire competencies in OSHA disciplines relevant to the work in the deployed division
• Ability to provide timely and competent customer service
• Willingness to interact at the customer work location in Lemont, Illinois
• Ability to model Argonne’s core values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork

Preferred skills:

• Basic knowledge of radiation safety concepts
• Experience in a laboratory, experimental research, and/or industrial environment

This position description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities required of job incumbent. Consequently, job incumbent may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

The selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level (PT2 or PT3) dependent upon depth and breadth of relevant knowledge and skills brought to the position, as well as the amount of relevant experience. The requirements of the various levels are as follows:

• PT2 Level: Bachelor’s and 2+ years of experience, or equivalent
• PT3 Level: Bachelor’s and 4+ years of experience, or equivalent

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