Power Plant Safety Manager

Hector Figueroa Jr. GSP, CHST & STS-C

****************@*****.*** US Mobile: +1-813-***-**** Kenya Mobile: +254-********* LinkedIn: linkedin.com/pub/hector-figueroa-jr/7/733/246/ Experience Summary

Over 20 years in environmental, safety and health management on DoD and OBO projects. A veteran of the U.S. Army, exceptional in balancing various ESH programs & meeting deadlines pertaining to project progress, ESH innovations and evaluated improved systems to measure performance. Creates trusting professional associations with peers in the project engineering and design services to direct the efforts on conformity with ESH policies and move from risk management to incident prevention. Fluent in the USACE EM 385.1.1 Engineers Manual and will search out and incorporate best practices in construction safety into work activities. Project Experience

Project Safety Manager- NOX/SPX Ext. Caddell Construction, US Embassy Nairobi, Kenya

(SAQMMA-17-R-0271), July 2018 to Present, $253M. Plans, implements and supervises project safety and ensures that site specific accident and fire protection programs are in compliance with the Caddell Corporate Safety Program on the assigned project. Consults with Corporate Safety Director and Project Management to develop safe work plans for all project phases and crew tasks. Ensures project team complies with safety related regulations applicable to project. Conducts thorough daily safety inspections of all active work areas and documents these inspections. Consults with field staff on safety issues, policies, procedures and regulations. Conducts initial field safety new hire orientation sessions. Monitors housekeeping practices to ensure clean and safe environment. Serves as construction safety liaison with owner, subcontractors, and other outside entities. Prepares and submits all required safety-related reports. Conducts post-accident and property damage investigations. Performs additional assignments per Project Manager or Corporate Safety Director’s direction.

Safety Manager – Operations and Maintenance. PAE Government Services, US Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan

(SAQMMA-17-D-0011), July 2017- July 2018, $250M. Implements and maintains the environmental, safety and health program to ensure employee workplace wellbeing and to meet DoS contract requirements. Develops and establishes SOP’s, plans, programs, policies, processes and procedures for proper ESH stewardship and compliance with applicable environmental, safety and health laws and regulations. Enforces the established ESH Plan to oversee and direct the conduct of ESH functions and tasks of contract operations to identify and correct deficiencies. Provide technical advice, coaching, guidance, and mentoring to employees on ESH initiatives and necessary changes. Develops ESH training programs and maintains an on-site OSHA Compliance Program for all work established ESH processes and procedures, hazard communication, Employment History

2018 Caddell: Present

2017-2018 PAE Government Services- 1yr

2015-2017: Gilbane Federal- 2yrs 2mos

2013-2015: URS Corporation- 2yrs

2012-2013: ITT/Exelis Mission Systems-1yr 7mos

2011: 2012 IAP Worldwide Services- 4mos

2010-2011: EnviroTech Inc.- 1yr 2mos

2010: Lear Siegler Services- 6mos

2006-2009: ITT Systems Division- 3yrs 5mos

1998-2006: U.S. Army- 5yrs 9mos

Active Registrations Certifications Clearances Secret Clearance

Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) 2025

Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) 2024 Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC) 2023 Years of Experience

Total – 23 years

With Caddell – 4 year, 3 month

Education

Msc Occupational Safety & Health, Columbia

Southern University – Orange Beach, AL

Msc Environmental Management, Columbia

Southern University – Orange Beach, AL

Diploma in Environmental Health and Safety,

U.S. Army Medical Dept. & Academy of Health

Sciences – Fort Sam Houston - San Antonio, TX

Training Expertise

-Primary Leadership Development Course, US Army

NCO Academy, Fort Knox, KY

-Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training

(BOSIET, including HUET & EBS)

-ISO EMS 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007, Auditor/Lead Auditor Course

-Radiation Safety Course, US Army TACOM-RI

-OSHA HAZWOPER 8 Hour Annual Refresher Course

-OSHA General Industry 30 Hour Course,

-OSHA Construction 30 Hour Course

-American Heart Association, CPR & AED Course

-CSA, Environmental Compliance Officer Course

-OSHA HAZWOPER 40 Hour Annual & Refresher Course

Skills Accomplishments

Fluent in Spanish – Bilingual

Limited understanding of Arabic, Hindi, Somali,

Swahili, Turkish and Philippine language

Knowledgeable in communicating international,

federal and local environmental, safety & health

regulatory requirements (COE, NAVFAC,

AFCEC, OSHA, EPA, NEBOSH, IOSH, OEBGD,

EM 385, DOT, DoS, OBO, SHEM & DoD)

Over 400 incidents investigated and completed

Provided 1M hours of HSE training

condition monitoring and use of ESH equipment. Identify best practices and lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce work process risks, raise ESH awareness and improve safety and health of the work culture. Determines improvement adequacy with reviewing short and long term strategic ESH planning and development systems. Site Safety & Health Officer –NSP 11-07 P-686 Power Plant 3 Upgrades. Gilbane Federal, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa, NAVFAC Europe Africa Southwest Asia (N62470-13-R-3006-0012), May 2015 to June 2017, $18.3M. Administered the safety program and serve as a safety advisor for construction operations. Enforce safety compliance by the project team, all employees, and subcontractors on site. Design-Bid-Build upgrades for electrical and mechanical renovations to Power Plant II and Power Plant III. Work included electrical and mechanical renovations to both facilities; an overflow fuel tank at PP II, and a fuel line connecting both power plants. Scope also included fencing installations and repairs, install of aboveground fuel storage overflow tank at PP II; and a duplex pumping system at PP III.

Project Safety Manager – USACE Buildings 66 and 30 Renovation Project. URS Corporation, Cairo, Egypt, June 2014 to May 2015, $10M. Managed the overall safety of NAMRU-3 installation construction project. Enforced the direct implementation of the project safety program and accident prevention plan. Design-Bid-Build renovations to restore building systems for the US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), at the Navy Medical Research Unit Number Three (NAMRU-3) facility. Building conversion involved extensive selective demolition and reconstruction of the building frontages, finishes, mechanical, electrical, and structural systems in order to meet the requirements of the Department of State (DoS) criteria for special construction (12- FAH-5). In addition, due to the extent of renovations required, the entire building was upgraded to comply with current building codes and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) for life safety, accessibility, Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP), seismic resistance and progressive collapse avoidance.

Safety Specialist – Environmental Response Team Project. URS Group, Kandahar, Afghanistan, October 2013 to June 2014,

$16.4M. Supervised the H&S of field activities for the project. Achieved 99.9% safety during chemical neutralization and recycling operations and hazmat destruction yard operations. Recommended preventive and corrective actions during daily risk assessments for environmental clean-ups and closure actions.

Safety Engineer – Kuwait-Based Operations and Security Support Services (K-BOSSS). ITT/Exelis Mission Systems, Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 2012 to September 2013, $2.5B. Supervised approximately 3,000 personnel over three sites. Applied scientific principles for the control of the workplace to achieve occupational safety and health protection for employees by working with management to eliminate hazardous conditions. Environmental Specialist – Environmental Response Clean-Up Team Project. IAP Worldwide Services, Baghdad, Iraq, September 2011 to December 2011, $40M. Performed Phase I, II and III environmental site assessments, impact studies and site closure surveys. Organized and managed environmental response and cleanup teams’ remediating hazmat or waste spill response and site closure projects.

Environmental Area Manager – Various Environmental Work Project. EnviroTech, Inc., Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 2010 to September 2011, $43M. Performed fieldwork to complete base EHS audits. Identified signs of petroleum, oil & lubricants ground contaminated sites, monitored hazardous waste storage areas, manifests, burn pits and base closure requirements. Health, Safety & Environmental Site Coordinator – Maintenance and Tire Repair Program. Lear Siegler Services, Mosul, Iraq, January 2010 to June 2010, $1B. Conducted injury and near miss incident investigations with root cause analysis completed. Performed environmental and safety operations compliance and inspections. Lead Environmental, Safety & Health Specialist – Global Maintenance and Supply Services (GMASS) TO 1 & 2. ITT Systems Division, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait & Joint Base Balad, Iraq, August 2006 to December 2009, $3B. Performed compliance audits, inspections, risk/hazard analysis assessments, and evaluation of new/modified processes supporting over 430 personnel. Performed site assessments including review of environmental and safety programs and processes. Preventive Medicine Lead – Environmental Health and Safety Operations. U.S. Army 224th Med Detach, Fort Hood, TX & Camp Speicher-Tikrit, Iraq, November 2002 to June 2006, $30M. Monitored and prepared safety programs and PM/CA reports for company resulting in zero accidents. Supervised environmental health teams operations, procedures, inspections and surveys. Environmental Health Technician – U.S. Army Environmental Health Dept., Walter Reed AMC, October 2000 to November 2002. Manifested surveys for research of West Nile virus and Lyme disease. Performed technical and administrative functions of environmental health activities related to EPA, FDA, CDC, NIOSH, OSHA, CHPPM and HACCP for senior staff. Preventive Medicine Technician – U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX, December 1998 to October 2000. Performed lectures, demonstrations and practical exercises for the Field Sanitation Team. Trained/certified over 450 personnel annually. Conducted audit inspections for unit assignment readiness. Affiliations

American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)

Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)

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