Safety, Health & Environment Technician

Shimmick is seeking a highly talented Safety Technician based out of various job sites in Orange County, California.  This challenging position will provide an excellent growth opportunity while improving the infrastructure of the city. This role will assist with multiple projects based out of Orange County and will require travel to various job sites. They will primarily assisting with administatrative functions to support the projects. This role is not scheduled to begin work until late May or early June, after Memorial Day weekend.

At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble and resilient. We work hard together—and with our clients—to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget and beyond expectations.

Shimmick has a long history of completing complex water projects, ranging from the world’s largest wastewater recycling and purification system in California to the record-setting Hoover Dam. In 2021, we began a transformation to re-envision our strategy to meet the nation’s growing need for water and other critical infrastructure.

Today, Shimmick is at the forefront of delivering solutions to meet the nation’s growing demand for water infrastructure.

Our commitment extends to water treatment, water conveyance, water storage, flood protection, environmental projects, and more. Our solid foundation of enduring client relationships, financial stability, market leadership, effective risk management, and strategic presence in key regions ensures our ability to execute this crucial mission.

• Debut in ENR’s Top 10 for dams, reservoirs, and more
• Led by industry veterans with 20+ years of experience
• Solid foundation: client relationships, financial stability, and market leadership

Southwest Division

Shimmick’s Southwest Division, headquartered in Irvine, California, focuses on large public owners in Southern California, across water resources, water treatment, transportation and transit markets. Over the past decade, the division has grown tremendously, securing major projects, including the $350 million North City Pure Water Facility in San Diego at the $200 million Groundwater Replenishment System in Orange County.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Under general supervision, demonstrates the ability to perform assigned duties and is knowledgeable of the significance of these duties.
• Performs moderately complex technical work utilizing instructions, drawings, sketches and results from computer systems and schematics.
• May be involved in training and supervising technical personnel.
• May perform some data entry, utilizing CRT terminals and/or keypunch.
• May be required to pass professional test.
• Must obtain BCSP STS-C Certificate within 18 months of employment.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED + 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Valid Driver's License is required
• Must have the ability to climb ladders while maintaining three points of contact
• Be able to lift 50 lbs max.
• Stand 8+ hours/day
• Crouch, bend at waist and kneel
• Reach in all directions with one or both arms/hands
• Must obtain BCSP STS-C Certificate within 18 months of employment. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• OSHA 30
• Familiar with requirements of and experience in the areas of hazard identification and safety compliance
• Computer/Software proficiency with Microsoft Office proficiency required (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of CAL-OSHA and federal OSHA regulations
• Satisfactory safety record as Safety Representative 

Additional Information:

• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.

The salary range for this position is between $25.00-28.00 per hour depending on experience and/or education. 

Shimmick's comprehensive benefits plan includes medical, dental and vision coverage; as well as options to participate in an FSA or HSA. The Company also provides employer paid STD, LTD, basic life and AD&D, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additional voluntary benefit offerings include pet insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, legal and identity theft protection.

These benefits are available to all employees working more than 20 hours per week. Employees working less than 20 hours per week are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage as well as EAP services.