KEVIN BURRELL
Pearland
Summary
Motivated Safety Professional with expertise in implementing effective safety programs that minimize workplace injuries and illnesses. Delivered key reports identifying risks and promoting solutions while developing training programs that significantly reduced accidents. Focused on fostering a culture of safety through collaboration and strong team leadership.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Safety Manager
W&W Steel Erectors/CSE
Brownsville
12.2025 - 06.2026
- Developed safety policies to enhance workplace safety standards at W&W Steel Erectors.
- Conducted regular safety audits to identify hazards and ensure compliance.
- Trained employees on safety protocols and emergency response procedures.
Safety Manager
W&W Steel Erectors/CSE
Nashville
02.2025 - 11.2025
- Developed safety policies to enhance workplace safety standards at W&W Steel Erectors.
- Conducted regular safety audits to identify hazards and ensure compliance.
- Trained employees on safety protocols and emergency response procedures.
Safety Manager
W&W Steel Erectors/CSE
Taylor
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Developed safety policies to enhance workplace safety standards at W&W Steel Erectors.
- Conducted regular safety audits to identify hazards and ensure compliance.
- Trained employees on safety protocols and emergency response procedures.
Safety Supervisor/Permit Writer
Lyondellbassell/Captial Group(HRO)
Pasadena
01.2017 - 10.2021
- Conducted risk assessments and site inspections to identify hazards and ensure safety compliance
- Issued permits and communicated requirements to affected workers to ensure understanding and adherence
- Assessed/ performed all other activities associated with permit-to-work requirements; Including oversight/reviewing of blinding requirements, ventilation of equipment, lockout/ tagout, PPE, and access/egress needs
- Collaborated with Multi-Craft supervision daily to ensure compliance with permits and adherence to SOPs during task execution
Safety Advisor/ERT ll
CB&I
Sulphur
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Provided specialized safety input to engineering, construction, and subcontracts, thus ensuring that safety requirements are properly integrated into project planning, design criteria, construction plans and specifications and subcontracts.
- Participated in meetings, as required, with project team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of specialized safety and health requirements that may affect project design, construction schedule, and cost
- Issued permits and inform affected employees of permit requirements.
- Assessed / performed all other activities associated with permit-to-work requirements. Including oversight / review of blinding requirements, ventilation of equipment, lockout / tag out, clearing requirements of equipment, PPE requirements, and access/egress needs
- Conducted safety inspections of project construction activities to monitor compliance with safety requirements including contractual commitments, permits, the project's HSE plan, and other applicable safety plans
Safety Professional
Celanese
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Developed permits and SOPs for hot works, confined space, excavations, heavy lifts, and critical path jobs to ensure safe operational protocols.
- Performed secondary gas testing following evacuation procedures and client requests to assess alarmed meters and identify potential gaseous hazards.
- Coordinated with multi-craft supervision daily to verify compliance with permits and adherence to SOPs during task execution.
- Conducted unit and zone walkthroughs and audits to ensure tasks, conditions, or standards have not changed, nor need updating while ensuring compliance to the Celanese procedures.
- Knowledgeable with the SOP's and its supplemental documentation needed, participated in Hazard Identification, JSA's for jobs.
Permit Writer/ Safety Professional, Certified Safety Specialists
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Wrote Level 1 HITRA and Level 2 HITRA Permits, SMPs, all which entail Hot works, Confined Space, Excavations, Heavy Lifts, and Critical Path Jobs.
- Scribed, Reviewed and Issued permits on multiple pillars on a weekly basis, while in the process aiding Permit Writers in learning the COW process and ensuring the quality of the PTW.
- Knowledgeable with the Control of Work System and its supplemental documentation needed, participated in Hazard Identification Task Risk Assessment for jobs and assembled PTW packets.
- Collaborated daily with multi-craft supervision to verify adherence to permits and compliance with tasks outlined in PTW and HITRA.
- Conducted unit and zone walkthroughs and audits to ensure task, conditions, or standards have not changed nor need updating while ensuring compliance to the BP COW procedures.
- Conducted secondary gas testing post-evacuation to assess alarmed meters and identify potential gaseous hazards, ensuring safety compliance.
Education
Master of Science - Construction Management
University of Houston
Houston, TX 08.2025 - 06.2026
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health & Safety
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL 08.2019 - 08.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Process Technology
Houston Community College
Houston, TX 05.2016 - 01.2017
Skills
- Safety policy development
- Safety program design
- Safety auditing
- Risk assessment
- Incident investigation
- Hazard identification
- Site inspections
- Compliance monitoring
- Incident reporting
- Safety hazards analysis
- Tailored safety programs
- Employee training
- Safety culture improvements
- Leadership Development
- Effective communication
- Safety Communication
- Permit preparation
Timeline
Safety Manager
W&W Steel Erectors/CSE
12.2025 - 06.2026
Master of Science - Construction Management
University of Houston
08.2025 - 06.2026
Safety Manager
W&W Steel Erectors/CSE
02.2025 - 11.2025
Safety Manager
W&W Steel Erectors/CSE
09.2022 - 03.2023
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health & Safety
Columbia Southern University
08.2019 - 08.2021
Safety Supervisor/Permit Writer
Lyondellbassell/Captial Group(HRO)
01.2017 - 10.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Process Technology
Houston Community College
05.2016 - 01.2017
Safety Advisor/ERT ll
CB&I
01.2016 - 01.2017
Safety Professional
Celanese
01.2014 - 01.2016
Permit Writer/ Safety Professional, Certified Safety Specialists
01.2010 - 01.2013