Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) Freelance Specialist

  • Chicago, United States
  • Contract
  • POSTED 3 MONTHS AGO

About the job

About dss+ At dss+, you don’t just deliver projects - you help save lives, improve performance, and build a more sustainable future. We are a purpose-led global consultancy partnering with organisations in high-risk and asset-intensive industries to solve complex operational challenges across safety, operational excellence, and sustainability. With a heritage rooted in DuPont’s industrial operations, we combine deep expertise, practical problem-solving, and digital innovation to deliver measurable and lasting impact for our clients.

Why This Role This role focuses on delivering high-quality outcomes through deep expertise in Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention and operational risk management. As a freelance SME, you will bring immediate, high-value expertise into client engagements-supporting SIF prevention programmes and helping organisations reduce critical risks and improve safety performance at pace.

Your Impact at dss+ You will lead and support SIF prevention engagements, embedding quickly into client environments and operating with a high degree of autonomy to deliver measurable results.

Key Accountabilities

Lead and deliver SIF prevention programmes, applying dss+ methodologies to improve safety performance

Engage stakeholders at all levels, from executives to frontline teams

Identify and define critical SIF risks, precursors, and improvement opportunities

Design and implement processes to control and mitigate SIF risks

Deliver sustainable improvements through coaching, implementation, and capability building

Facilitate assessments, workshops, and interventions across operational risk and safety programmes

Contribute to wider transformation programmes as part of multidisciplinary dss+ teams

Support the development and refinement of SIF methodologies, tools, and assets

What You’ll Experience at dss+ Deliver on our Purpose Be part of a values-led organisation where your work helps save lives, improve performance, and advance sustainability for our clients and their people.

Develop your Trusted Expertise Gain early autonomy and real accountability, working closely with senior clients on complex, high-impact challenges.

Thrive in a Culture of Respect Join an inclusive and collaborative environment where your voice is valued, your curiosity is encouraged, and your wellbeing is supported.

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