Project EHS Manager (Bay Area)

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and enforce Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) on a single construction project, based on safety staffing requirements as defined by Headquarters (HQ) EH&S policy.
• Build working relationships with project teams to lead and direct assigned EH&S programs to implement cultural changes in safety practices.
• Assess project EH&S practices and known and potential safety related exposures, develop and implement action plans to mitigate risks and drive changes to improve project team safety awareness and activities.
• Communicate requirements for improving performance to project leadership and team to adopt and adhere to changes using job specific safety standards, best management practices, and EH&S policies and procedures.
• Lead training of EH&S safety policies and procedures, and environmental operational programs with project leadership and team, including non-Turner staff (e.g., joint venture partners, Trades, subcontractors).
• Conduct comprehensive analysis of Phase I, Phase II, and pre-demolition surveys to ensure project-specific program addresses mitigation of environmental risks and following environmental policies.
• Review and interpret environmental and hazardous materials reports and conditions, OSHA and EPA regulations specific to environmental hazards (e.g., storm water, mold, asbestos, PCBs, lead), inform EH&S leadership, follow Environmental Operations policy, and provide guidance to project team.
• Develop and implement safety, health and wellbeing programs for benefit of entire project team.
• Develop reports to explain project safety performance and present findings at project meetings and to relevant stakeholders.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors for safety services, off-site occupational health facilities, and on-site wellness/medical services.
• Manage and mentor Project Safety team, align individual employee goals to project and company objectives, and may participate in hiring process and onboarding.
• Deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of ten (10) years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within 6 months of appointment to this position.
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications.
• Knowledgeable of Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations.
• Work experience in incident management and response, ability to assess construction processes to identify known and potential safety related exposures and lead implementation of corrective actions.
• Management experience with ability to delegate and direct work of others.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills and effective presentation delivery skills.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills to build teams and professional relationships.
• Able to work in non-structured environment and flexibility to prioritize responsibilities for self and others.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.