Project Safety Professional (Des Moines)

About the role

This position provides training to construction project teams on environmental health and safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures. It involves identifying, eliminating, and controlling hazardous conditions to prevent injuries and property damage.

Responsibilities

• Educate construction project team on EH&S programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices.
• Promote safe work practices and conditions in accordance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and project owner contractual requirements.
• Build relationships with project team and subcontractor Safety representatives.
• Contribute to the development of the overall project safety program.
• Enforce safety program, policies, and procedures, and implement immediate corrective actions.
• Ensure proper pre-planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades.
• Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance.
• Hold pre-construction planning meetings with subcontractors to review site safety program and job hazard analysis.
• Create safety reports for the project, analyze metrics, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Conduct safety meetings and issue meeting minutes as directed by supervisor.
• Maintain logs of subcontractors' toolbox safety meetings and provide safety reports to supervisor.
• Conduct safety audits and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluate training needs and make recommendations to subcontractors.
• Manage regulatory exposures to zero citations.
• Administer drug screening program and maintain certifications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications.
• Familiarity with safety/environmental principles and techniques.
• Familiarity with Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations.
• Familiarity with general construction operations.
• Ability to identify safety-related exposures and propose corrective actions.
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills with effective presentation delivery.
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Limited travel may be required, access to reliable transportation required.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.