Safety Manager

The Safety Manager will monitor workplace activities to promote and ensure employee compliance with applicable safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safety meetings, audits, and inspections to ensure compliance, evaluate performance, identify corrective action, and implement follow-up assessments.
• Plan, implement, and conduct safety training for employees on policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Plan, implement, manage, and maintain comprehensive environmental safety and health programs on premises or at project site locations.
• Advise the project management team on safety issues and compliance, providing guidance on health and safety in industry, local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations.
• Partner with management to develop an Emergency Action Plan and serve as the primary contact for project site injury and incident notification, investigation, and case management.
• Collaborate with general contractors and owners regarding site-specific safety issues.
• Provide support to project managers and field teams (preplanning, ongoing, etc.).
• Manage Workers’ Compensation cases, including OCIP and CCIP sites, clinics, injured employees, and return-to-work programs.
• Manage training (OSHA 10/30-hour, CPR/First Aid, site-specific, etc.).
• Analyze training needs to develop new and improved existing training programs.
• Participate in L10 meetings and provide regular on-site project visibility.
• Conduct drug and alcohol testing for new hires.
• Provide safety orientation for new hires.
• Engage in necessary external training, conferences, etc., to ensure personal growth and continuing education.
• Manage safety programs for subcontractors when acting as the prime contractor.
• Purchase, manage, and supply appropriate PPE and safety equipment.
• Manage arc flash gear, including updates and inspections per schedule.
• Participate in weekly, quarterly, and annual EOS planning meetings.
• Generate Safety Bulletins to communicate incidents and jobs well-done.
• Maintain worker’s union relationships.
• Respond to employees' mental health issues and provide support and resources.
• Work with DevOps to generate company forms.
• Participate in OSHA partnership walks.
• Participate in and respond to OSHA inspections.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate’s Degree in Safety, Health, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred, or CHST, CSP, GSP, ASP, and/or 5 years’ experience in construction or industrial safety.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal safety standards, as well as Workers’ Compensation procedures.
• Current certifications in First Aid, CPR/AED, OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety, or general Industrial safety.

Skills

• Strong supervisory, conflict management, multi-tasking, and problem-solving ability.
• Experience in writing reports and business correspondence, as well as effectively presenting information and responding to questions from senior management, site supervision, clients, and employees.
• Excellent communication skills, maintaining professionalism when communicating with staff and clients alike.
• Strong organization and adaptability skills.
• Ethical integrity.
• Special interest in safety that goes beyond mere working knowledge of safety requirements.
• Risk assessment/management.
• Conceptual planning capability.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to contractors and their employees.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Ability to travel to all worksites; overnight travel may be required.
• Adaptability to a changing workplace, in all weather conditions, in an office and job site setting.
• Technical capabilities including email, internet, computers, etc.

Work Environment

• Significant field and client interactions on construction job sites, which may require prolonged periods of standing, walking, and/or climbing stairs.
• Occasional exposure to a variety of temperature and weather conditions.

Equipment/Tools

• PPE (safety toe boots, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, hi-vis vest).
• Weather-appropriate clothing.
• Ear plugs.
• Utility knife.
• Ladder.
• Lift.
• Fall protection.
• Microsoft Office Software.
• Basic knowledge of tools.
• Able to utilize most hand tools.