AECOM is seeking a Health & Safety Technician to provide field safety support for mine remediation, reclamation, and water management activities supporting a Site Safety Manager in Questa, New Mexico. In this onsite role, you will work closely with crews and supervisors to identify hazards, reinforce safe practices, and support implementation of site health and safety plans. Activities may involve heavy equipment, mine-impacted materials, treatment chemicals, maintenance work, and changing outdoor conditions. Your field presence, practical communication, and attention to follow-through will help teams perform essential environmental work safely and consistently.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct field observations and inspections of reclamation, equipment operations, treatment, and maintenance work areas.
- Support job hazard analyses, daily briefings, and implementation of task-specific controls and site safety plans.
- Identify exposure concerns involving dust, metals, chemicals, noise, and weather; coordinate monitoring with qualified safety personnel.
- Assist with exposure monitoring, instrument checks, and documentation within training and approved sampling procedures.
- Verify use of required protective equipment, exclusion zones, traffic controls, and decontamination arrangements.
- Support review of energy isolation, confined space, fall protection, and electrical work controls with responsible specialists.
- Document incidents, near misses, observations, and corrective actions; assist investigations and track follow-through.
- Support site orientations, emergency preparedness, and safety records; promptly escalate hazards and initiate stop-work when needed.
- Support site operations maintenance and management operations as part of the team as needed. This may involve routine inspections or maintenance activities.