Safety Engineer

About the Role

The Safety Engineer is a resource for supporting the safety manager and project team in the successful completion of a construction project. This position assists the project team in planning, monitoring work activities, and correcting unsafe acts or conditions. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate with various stakeholders including Hensel Phelps staff, craft, and trade partners.
• Assist the project superintendent in the completion, maintenance, and management of the accident prevention plan, safety management tool, and crisis management plan.
• Participate in the six-step quality control/safety process, including reviewing activity hazard analyses and participating in follow-up inspections.
• Conduct project safety audits, including project point files.
• Assist with OSHA inspections, as necessary.
• Assist with accidents and near-miss events, including investigations, injury management, and claim reporting.
• Monitor Hensel Phelps and trade partner safety performance.
• Attend awareness and competent person-level courses.
• Learn the construction process and various roles and responsibilities of all positions.

Qualifications

• A 4-year degree is preferred; Occupational Safety and Health degree suggested.
• Valid Driver’s License, required.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in computer software: Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Excel-based templates), Prolog, Primavera, and AutoDesk Suite.

Physical Requirements

Moderate Work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The individual in this position will periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type. The frequency of each action varies by workflow and office activity.

• Walking – Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, cabinets, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery.
• Frequently communicates with employees and external stakeholders.
• Constantly computes, analyzes, and conceptualizes mathematical calculations and formulas.
• Regularly sits in a stationary position in front of a computer screen.
• Constantly reads written communications and views mail submissions; reads blueprints and takes/verifies field measurements.
• Climbing – Ascends or descends ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and ramps at various heights.
• Balancing – Maintains body equilibrium to prevent falling and to walk, stand, or crouch.
• Stooping – Bends the body downward and forward by the spine at the waist.
• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate.
• Occasionally exposed to high and low temperatures.
• Frequently exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind.

Education

A 4-year degree is preferred. Occupational Safety and Health degree suggested.

Benefits

Hensel Phelps provides generous benefits for our salaried employees, including:

• Company-paid medical insurance, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, long-term disability, 401(K) retirement plan, health savings account (HSA) (not available in Hawaii), and employee assistance program (EAP).
• Employee-paid enrollment in vision and dental insurance.
• Paid time off beginning upon hire.
• Annual bonus plan for salaried positions (project engineers and above), subject to company and employee performance.
• Company cell phone or cell phone allowance.
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance for salaried employees (project engineers and above).
• Cost of living adjustment (COLA) based on position location, subject to periodic review and adjustment.