Safety Manager

The Safety Manager will manage the Simons Observatory Safety Office and Safety Officers.

The Safety Manager will be responsible for:

• Assuring that the Simons Observatory site is a safe site operated following best practices
• Managing the safety officer and working with the safety officer to always have an on-site safety presence.
• Working with the site engineers to ensure regulatory compliance in installed systems.
• Ensuring labor regulatory compliance on-site
• Maintaining and developing safety policy and best practices documents
• Working with the instrument teams to review all instrument installation and maintenance procedures from a safety perspective
   

Skills & Experience

Required: prevencionista certification

• Required: experience in safety policy development
• Required: working knowledge of Chilean Norms and Regulations around power generation, electrical power distribution, safety equipment placement, and work at high elevation
• Preferred: experience in safety management
• Preferred: experience at high elevation

Location & Schedule
The Safety Manager will be expected to work a standard 9×5 shift schedule, being located in San Pedro and on-call during their shift. Housing in San Pedro can be provided if necessary.

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. 

We are looking to fill the position as soon as possible, and will be accepting applications until the position is filled.

SO institutions are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For additional information, contact jobs@simonsobservatory.org.

This is a full time position