Safety Engineer

Responsibilities

• Work directly with field supervisors, project management team members, operations department and safety department to promote personal ownership of safety, share successes, and identify areas of opportunity
• Proactively seek and work to resolve potential safety issues relating to employees, subcontractors, clients, and projects
• Conduct inspections following Warfel's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and protocols
• Stay current with industry safety standards; communicate accordingly throughout the organization
• Distribute and communicate inspection reports internally and to associated trade contractors, ensuring proper corrective actions are applied
• Actively promote and encourage safe work practices
• Cook up and conduct safety training for Warfel employees
• Document, lead (as necessary) and participate in accident investigations; perform root cause analysis, and recommend preventive actions
• Aid and advise project teams to ensure subcontractors adhere to safety plans
• Participate in Safety Committee meetings with Warfel employees
• Prepare for, respond accordingly, and follow-up as required to all OSHA inspections
• Provide insight and recommendations based on observations and experience for program improvement
• Provide consistent coaching on safe work habits and decision making
• Identify risks associated with tasks to be performed by front line staff; support planning for safety associated with each task

Qualifications

• Some supervisory experience preferred
• Exhibit a collaborative approach to safety that ensures teamwork and engages all employees across the organization
• Proven ability to work well under stress, with little direction, and in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills critical to success
• Innovative and technologically inclined with computers, tablets, mobile phones, and other construction-specific software / tools
• Flexibility to work longer days and outside of normal business hours as workload may require