Project HSSE Coordinator

Job Description

APM Terminals

Position Summary

• Coordinates and supports the management of safety activities and execution at the operational level for construction activities, in alignment with corporate strategy and site-specific requirements.

• Support regulatory compliance and stakeholder coordination with OSHA, DEP, EPA, USCG, CBP, and Port Authority agencies relevant to construction and terminal operations.

• Serve as a point of contact for regulatory inspections, audits, and documentation requests.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and systems to support operational business activities in accordance with HSSE guidelines.

• Apply HSSE standards and loss prevention measures.

• Inspect facilities to identify existing risks, potential accidents, and health hazards in order to define corrective actions and ensure their implementation.

• Manage HSSE-related KPIs.

• Report HSSE incidents, support root cause analysis, and assess health risks to which company personnel and external agencies may be exposed.

• Perform accident and injury investigations.

• Provide training to personnel.

• Ensure that APMT ELZ HSSE policies and procedures are applied, and that US legislation is complied with.

• Contribute to continuous improvement processes.

• Inform management of any task that cannot be performed properly or timely due to circumstances beyond control.

• Participate in safety walkthroughs with the Safety Committee.

• Ensure contractor compliance with APMT procedures, standards, and rules.

• Develop emergency drills and train emergency response brigades.

• Oversee implementation of Construction HSSE Plans (CHASP), Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), and Method of Statement reviews.

• Verify contractor competency (licenses, certifications, safety performance indicators).

• Conduct daily field audits and interface checks for simultaneous operations within active yards, high-traffic areas, or berths.

• Validate that engineering controls are established for work along active roadways, near vessel berths, and within restricted terminal areas.

• Provide oversight on hazardous energy control (LOTO), hot work, excavation/shoring, heavy lifting, and marine-side operations.

• Verify that operational objectives align with quality, environmental, and customer requirements.

• Partner with terminal HSSE team to establish operational guidelines for construction.

• Maintain a working understanding of OSHA 29 CFR 1910, OSHA 29 CFR 1926, and 29 CFR 1917 (Marine Terminals) requirements applicable to construction activities within an operating terminal.

• Coordinate with Port Authority, Coast Guard, and CBP to ensure construction activities align with security protocols, access control, TWIC requirements, and FSP updates.

• Support DEP and EPA compliance obligations, including air quality notifications, waste manifests, stormwater sampling records, and SPCC-related activities.

• Lead preparation and documentation for regulatory inspections and audits (OSHA, DEP, EPA, USCG, Port Authority).

• Ensure construction contractor compliance with permit conditions (NPDES, dewatering discharge, air permits, hot work permits, confined space permits, etc.).

• Work with the terminal's FSO to update Facility Security Plan (FSP) requirements impacted by construction.

• Ensure construction zones, temporary fencing, and access points meet USCG/CBP security expectations.

• Ensure all workers obtain proper TWIC access credentials and escort protocols.

• Conduct periodic verification of escort procedures, badge/tags, and visitor management during construction operations.

Authority

• Define operational safety guidelines.

• Stop any process, activity, or situation that poses a risk to people, facilities, assets, or terminal liabilities.

• Facilitate root cause discussions and develop learning packs

• Reject contractor documentation (e.g., JHAs, Lift Plans, CSE permits) that do not meet requirements.

• Request additional resources or controls when risk levels exceed acceptable thresholds.

Environmental Responsibility

• Oversee hazardous waste storage areas, labeling, accumulation limits, and waste manifest documentation.

• Conduct routine environmental inspections (spill kits, secondary containment, dust suppression, sediment controls).

• Coordinate water sampling, soil management, and environmental monitoring required by DEP/Port Authority permits.

• Ensure contractors comply with terminal-specific environmental restrictions (e.g., protected areas, drainage systems, wildlife management).

• Work with terminal HSSE team to amend storm water & storm water plans

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environment, or emergency management

• Master’s Degree preferred.

Trainings / Knowledge

• OSHA 30 Construction

• First Aid/AED

• Confined Space Entry & Rescue

• Work at Heights

• Excavation

• Rigging & Lifting

• DOT HazMat (49 CFR) Awareness

• HAZWOPER 24 or 40 hours (depending on site conditions)

• TWIC credential

• USCG MTSA/FSP awareness training

• Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure (SPCC) program knowledge

• FEMA ICS 100/200 preferred

• Construction Stormwater (DEP/EPA) certification preferred

Experience

• 2 - 5 years of HSSE management within the transportation or construction industries

• Experience working in operational marine terminals, petrochemical facilities, or heavy civil infrastructure environments.

• Experience coordinating SIMOPS and multi-stakeholder operations (terminal ops, contractors, security, environmental).

• Demonstrated experience interacting with regulatory agencies during inspections or audits.

Salary: $108K - $120K
Schedule: First Shift (6 am - 3 pm) and Second Shift (3 pm - Midnight)

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