Project Safety Professional

About the role

Maryland Project Location(s): Frederick, MD 21702 USA
Minimum Years Experience: 2
Travel Involved: Yes
Job Type: Regular
Classification: Experienced
Education: Bachelors Degree
Compensation: Salaried Exempt
Position Description: Provide training to construction project team for safe work practices to educate and enforce adherence to Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Educate construction project team, including Turner Trade employees, on Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and adherence.
• Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and project owner contractual requirements.
• Build working relationships with project team and subcontractor Safety representatives.
• Contribute to development of overall project safety program.
• Enforce safety program, related policies and procedures, and implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with Turner, Federal, State and Local regulations and owner requirements.
• Ensure proper pre-planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades.
• Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
• Hold pre-construction planning meeting with subcontractors to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and review risk mitigation plans.
• Gather Pre-Task Plans (PTPs) and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) for project subcontractors based on contractual requirements.
• Cook up safety reports for project, analyze metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline.
• Conduct safety meetings and issue meeting minutes as directed by supervisor.
• Maintain log of subcontractors’ toolbox safety meetings held with their staff and provide Safety reports to supervisor as required.
• Conduct safety audits and recommend corrective action per company policy and work with supervisor to issue reports of violations and/or unsafe practices to subcontractors for immediate resolution.
• Evaluate training needs and make recommendations to subcontractors.
• Actively participate in reducing Project Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established Business Unit goals and manage regulatory exposures to zero citations.
• Administer drug screening program (e.g., pre-employment, post-accident, random, cause) consistent with company and owner’s requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of 2 years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within two years of appointment
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications
• Familiar with safety/environmental principles and techniques
• Familiar with Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations
• Familiar with general construction operations
• Demonstrate elements of leadership from within, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build professional relationships
• Professional verbal and written communication skills with effective presentation delivery skills
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Flexible benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay

Physical Demands

• Sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Work 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

Work Environment

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock
• 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
• Works in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws