Lead Safety Manager

About the role

As a Lead Safety Manager at C.A. Murren and Sons, you will be considered an important part of the team as you bring your expertise in meeting organizational Safety objectives. You will oversee the Safety processes ensuring standards are consistent and met, manage resources efficiently using tools, personnel and budgets, and align the Safety team toward the common Safety goals while resolving process-related issues in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Conduct project site inspections and comprehensive safety assessments as needed to monitor progress and support project team members.
• Intervene as needed to address and resolve issues and problems, and recommend, approve, and implement modifications to the project as needed.
• Provide training and education to company personnel regarding safety requirements and recommend advancements.
• Coordinate project safety programs.
• Assist in planning and coordinating work to minimize risks and aggressively manage losses involving injuries or property damages.
• Participate in inspections, incidents, and near miss investigations.
• Complete accident investigations and root cause analysis and provide reports to the leadership team.
• Identify and analyze risks and hazards on project sites and build a plan to mitigate these risks and hazards in future.
• Coordinate, schedule, and provide safety training on project sites and in regional offices; assist in developing the project safety training schedule.
• Oversee compliance with the Company’s safety standards.
• Communicate with leadership team to provide updates on the status of projects, address concerns, and plan specific actions as needed to ensure the successful completion of projects.
• Provide regular updates to the Safety Director.
• Provide leadership to employees and management on health and safety strategy.
• Keep up to date on relevant health and safety developments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, establish priorities, and accomplish goals and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.
• CHST (Construction Health & Safety Technician) Certification preferred.
• 12 to 15 years of experience in construction Safety with 6–8 years on DOE projects.
• Experience managing at least three direct reports.
• Certifications in Root Cause Analysis, Blue Dragon, Fishbone, 6 Whys, etc. preferred.
• Travel required up to 4–5 days per week.
• OSHA 500, 510 required.
• First Aid, CPR, AED instructor or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Highly knowledgeable in Excavations, Confined Space Entry, Traffic Control, Respirable Crystalline Silica, Rigging, Heavy Equipment Operations, and Fall Protection.
• Self-motivated with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Valid driver’s license.
• U.S. citizen.
• Participation in pre-employment and random drug screening program.
• Subject to background screening.