EHS Executive

About the role

The EHS Business Unit (BU) Lead supports the application of the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Program at the BU Level and supports consistency at a Regional Level. This position supports EHS initiatives and project management within the Business Unit (BU).

Responsibilities

• Hazard Recognition, Prevention, and Mitigation
• Conducts daily site visits across the BU and influences project teams, trade partners and individuals to practice safe work techniques and to do what’s right over who's right.
• Create solutions to a wide range of safety and environmental issues across the BU throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Holds the Project Team and Management accountable to instill a culture of safety on projects and across the BU.
• Reviews data and utilizes both leading and lagging indicators to help determine a course of action to prevent and or mitigate risk.
• Supports project teams with OSHA investigations, incident investigations, 5 Why’s, cause mapping, and cause analysis.
• Shares incident results, total cost, and lessons learned with the BU and Regional Leaders to help drive process improvements.
• Follow up with other Project Teams who have similar activities to ensure Lessons Learned are being implemented and applied as a team.
• Project Team Partnership and Support
• Builds and maintains trusted, respected relationships with the Project Teams, Key Trade Partners, and Owners.
• Engages with the Project teams, craft, and trades to educate, train, and inspire safe work practices.
• Interprets collected EHS data to shape policies, procedures, and strategy.
• Collaborates with Pre-Construction teams and other services for project planning and pursuits.
• Embraces the role of a technical builder by demonstrating well-rounded knowledge of construction sequencing and the effect on EHS practices.
• Leverages relationships with trade partners to create engagement from trade leadership and provide solutions across projects.
• Challenges practices that overlook safety as a priority or value.
• Introduces and recommends new methods, procedures, and ideas to help project teams accomplish their project scope and tasks safely.
• Manage a group of EHS professionals and managers across the BU.
• On the Job EHS Training
• Recommends topics for project safety meetings and toolbox topics based on current trends across the BU and like scopes.
• Presents EHS Moments and / or EHS Content to the Leadership Team.
• Addresses gaps in team safety knowledge across multiple and complex projects utilizing coaching, training and collaboration.
• Coach, mentor, and develop Safety Professionals, EHS Managers, and Champions.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of OSHA and other regulations related to construction and how to apply to commercial construction projects.
• OSHA 30 trained within 5 years
• OSHA 500 or 502 OSHA Authorized Trainer
• CPR/First Aid Certified - Current
• Excels with incident cost analysis and insurance claims management processes.
• Proficiency in using digital software’s such as Microsoft Suite and EHS software/tools for data analysis and reporting.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Ability to influence and educate others.
• Excellent level knowledge with multiple trades across commercial construction and the specific hazards associated with these trades.
• Excellent knowledge of all types of workplace hazards (safety, biological, chemical, environmental, etc.) and how they apply to DPR specific project types.
• Ability to disseminate responsibilities and influence others in a fast-paced construction environment.

Benefits

DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs for skilled craft and labor or experienced professionals and recent graduates.