Safety Engineer

About the role

The Safety Engineer supports the safety manager and project team in the successful completion of a construction project. This role exercises judgment and discretion in making safety-related recommendations, implementing safety policies and procedures, and handling a wide variety of safety matters in the field and office. The Safety Engineer 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.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the company safety and health program, owner requirements, and applicable regulatory standards (e.g., EM 385-1-1).
• Assist the project superintendent in completing, maintaining, and managing 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 follow-up inspections.
• Conduct project safety audits, including project point files.
• Assist with OSHA inspections as necessary.
• Support accident and near-miss investigations, including injury management and claim reporting.
• Monitor Hensel Phelps and trade partner safety performance.
• Attend awareness and competent person-level safety courses.
• Learn the construction process and the roles and responsibilities of all positions.

Requirements

• A 4-year degree is preferred (Occupational Safety and Health degree suggested).
• Valid Driver’s License (required).
• Strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially 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 frequently, and/or 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and type.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, and cabinets.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office machinery (e.g., calculator, copy machine, phone, printer).
• Frequently communicate with employees and external stakeholders on office administration topics.
• Constantly compute, analyze, and conceptualize mathematical calculations and formulas.
• Regularly sit in a stationary position in front of a computer screen.
• Constantly read written communications, mail submissions, blueprints, and field measurements.
• Climb ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and ramps at various heights.
• Maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Bend 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 (e.g., precipitation, wind).

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(K) retirement plan and Health Savings Account (HSA) (HSA not available in Hawaii).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee-paid vision and dental insurance (optional enrollment).
• 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 for all salaried employees.
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance for project engineers and above.
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) based on position location (subject to periodic review).