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Safety - Emergency Management Intern

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Harris County

Feb 15, 2024

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Healthcare
  • Houston

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in an educational institution and working toward an undergraduate or graduate degree in a Safety/EHS or Emergency Management related discipline
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Ability to work in and facilitate cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Capacity to speak effectively before groups or employees of the organization.
  • Detail oriented.
  • Works well both independently and as part of a team.
  • Respectful of and diligent with confidentiality and sensitive information.
  • Taken courses in Safety/EHS, FEMA ICS (preferred)
  • Knowledge of OSHA, FEMA, DOT policies, procedures, and guidelines (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Assists the Safety-Emergency Manager to update and maintain Pct 4's Disaster Events and Safety Manuals.
  • Track progress, deadlines, and priorities of projects.
  • Work closely with the Safety-Emergency Manager.
  • Assist with planning, organizing, scheduling Safety Department Training for the Precinct.
  • Assist with organizing, placing, and tracking Safety Supply Orders for the Precinct.
  • Assist with scheduling and performing Safety Audits of Precinct facilities and preparing audit reports.
  • Attend various Safety and Emergency Management meetings on and offsite

Government
Industry
10,001+
Employees

Mission & Purpose

Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of 2000 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 3,400,578 (though a 2007 estimate placed the population at 4,011,475), making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston.