Safety Specialist, Senior
Radford, VAFull-time$75–128K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
BAE Systems is hiring a Senior Occupational Safety Specialist to manage safety programs at its Radford, Virginia site. The role focuses on regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and reducing recordable injuries. The specialist maintains OSHA compliance, works with operating units, maintenance, and the SHE department, and manages safety programs including lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work, electrical safety, guarding, and regulations for Army contractors.
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Job Description
At BAE Systems, our company mission is to Protect those who Protect Us. In Safety, we apply that same principle to our own teamlooking out for one another so that we can collectively deliver on our commitment to the customer.
BAE Systems is hiring for a Senior Occupational Safety Specialist to manage safety programs at our Radford, Virginia site. In this role as a Senior Occupational Safety Specialist, you will focus on regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and the reduction of recordable injuries.
Responsibilities:
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Maintain expert knowledge of OSHA regulations to ensure 100% site compliance.
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Collaborate with operating units and maintenance to identify and resolve safety issues proactively.
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Partner with the SHE department to drive down recordable injury rates.
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Manage and disseminate knowledge on key safety programs: LO/TO, Confined Space, Hot Work, Electrical, Guarding, and DoW Regulations for Army Contractors.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
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Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in a Safety related discipline with four (4) years of related experience, or the overall equivalent experience.
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Well versed in safety regulations, particularly OSHA.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to effectively disseminate information to a diverse population of employees.
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Computer skills to include Microsoft Office Suite and industry related software applications.
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Able to support on-site, "boots on the ground."
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
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Certified Safety Professional preferred.
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Experience in a chemical manufacturing environment a plus!
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $75254 - $127930
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
Safety Specialist, Senior
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How this job compares
Set against the 750 open Safety Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$75–128K/yr
- US median$78–96K/yr299 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $102K, is 20% above the US median midpoint ($85K) — in the top quarter of Safety Specialist salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 13 open Safety Specialist jobs in Virginia and 750 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Kiewit172 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Safety Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (475 postings).
- Education
- 109 of the 750 open Safety Specialist jobs (15%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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