Safety Health and Environmental Coordinator
Balfour Beatty US is an industry‑leading provider of general contracting, at‑risk construction management and design‑build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Through Zero Harm®, we challenge the construction industry’s assumptions about safety, believing that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business. Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News‑Record, our U.S. business is a subsidiary of London‑based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Referral Bonus
- And more
About the role
Balfour Beatty is seeking a Safety Health & Environment Coordinator to join our team in Stafford, VA. This position serves as the primary loss‑prevention support for a construction project, acting as the liaison between the jobsite and the SH&E Director to ensure all safety standard operating procedures are followed. The coordinator also handles all administrative needs and documentation duties for company safety programs.
Responsibilities
- Organize and administer loss‑prevention records and reports.
- Train employees about company safety policies and project hazards.
- Requisition safety, first‑aid, and fire‑prevention equipment and ensure it remains in good condition.
- Conduct daily inspections of the job site, shops, and material stockyards.
- Report unsafe acts or conditions to the Superintendent or Project Manager and follow up to confirm correction.
- Coordinate all loss‑prevention efforts on the project with the Project Manager and Superintendent.
- Prepare minutes of and participate in weekly safety meetings with supervisors.
- Participate in and record the outcome of toolbox meetings, maintaining attendance sheets.
- Assist the Loss Prevention Manager or Director in investigating accidents, fires, and near‑misses and provide prevention recommendations.
- Participate in inspections conducted by Federal, State, or local inspectors and ensure immediate correction of violations.
- Notify the Loss Prevention Director immediately when an OSHA inspector arrives.
- Post warning notices in hazardous areas and enforce company and client rules and regulations.
- Maintain a safety bulletin board.
- Provide first‑aid services.
- Maintain all records and reports involving accidents, including Employer’s First Report of Injury, Incident Investigation Report, OSHA Form 300, Weekly First‑Aid Report, and Monthly Accident Analysis.
Requirements
- B.S. in Safety & Environmental Health or related field preferred.
- 2–4 years of safety experience, preferably in the construction industry.
- Accurate record‑keeping skills.
- OSHA 30 certification required.
- At least 1 year of direct or indirect supervisory experience.
- Proficiency with a personal computer and Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
Pay
Pay Rate: $90,000 – $120,000 per year. The range reflects the lowest to highest salary the company believes it would pay for this role at the time of posting; actual compensation may vary based on education, qualifications, certifications, experience, seniority, geographic location, performance, and other factors.