Safety, Health & Environmental Director

About the role

Balfour Beatty Construction in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Safety Health & Environmental Director to support the Mid-Atlantic division.

Responsibilities

• Enforces compliance with federal and state safety regulations on all projects.
• Develops and administers company’s loss prevention programs and policies with Loss Prevention and Operations staff.
• Participates in intra-company Loss Prevention Task Team meetings, initiatives and planning efforts.
• Reviews project plans and specifications and make recommendations to Operations on potential hazards.
• Oversees and conducts education and training programs for employees, subcontractors and owner representatives and ensure programs are effective and cost efficient.
• Conducts random safety and loss control surveys and audits; implements changes to meet identified needs.
• Manages incident investigations and open claims, and analyzes claim data for prevention solutions.
• Aids Project Safety Task Teams with weekly safety evaluations and necessary corrections.
• Safeguards job startup kits and signs for projects.
• Ensures Loss Prevention team is communicating progress, issues, and new developments with company employees on a regular basis.
• Maintains division-wide records, including daily injury logs, OSHA 300 forms, meeting minutes, subcontractor correspondence, etc.
• Prepares and analyzes reports that summarize and forecast division activity and financial impact in areas of safety, worker’s compensation, and other loss prevention activity.
• Prepares and manages the Loss Prevention budget.
• Strives to continually seek feedback and improve services/tools/department deliverables to internal customers.
• Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.
• Actively participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company image.

Requirements

• 10 years or more working as a safety professional in the construction industry.
• Certified as a Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) required, OSHA 500, OSHA 30.
• 10 years or more of supervisory experience related to staff and subcontractors.
• Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of scaffold, fall protection, excavation, fatal four, trenching, swing stage, and other OSHA guidelines.

Skills

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive compensation and benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, 401(k) with company match, Paid time off, Tuition Assistance, Employee Referral Bonus, and more!