Safety Manager

PURPOSE

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

Essential Functions And 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 and specific projects and operations with 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 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, preplanning, ongoing, etc.

• Manage Workers’ Compensation cases, including OCIP and CCIP sites, clinics, injured employees, return to work, etc.

• Manage training (OSHA 10/30-hour, CPR/1st aid, site specific, etc.).

• May 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 prime contractor.

• Purchase, manage and supply appropriate PPE and safety equipment.

• Manage arc flash gear and update and inspect per schedule.

• Participate in weekly, quarterly and annual EOS planning meetings.

• Generate Safety Bulletins to communicate incidents and jobs well-done.

• Respond to employee’s 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.

Minimum Education & Experience Required To Perform Essential Functions

• A high school diploma or equivalent.

• An associates degree in Safety, Health, Engineering or related discipline preferred.

• CHST, or 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.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Current certifications in First Aid, CPR/AED, OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety or general Industrial safety.

Mental And Physical Competencies Required To Perform Essential Functions

• Strong supervisory, conflict management, multi-tasking and problem-solving ability.

• Experience in writing reports and business correspondence in addition to 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.

• Able to utilize most hand tools.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY

• Significant field and client interactions on construction job sites, which may require prolonged periods of standing, walking and/or climbing stairs.

• Occasional exposure to variety of temperature and weather conditions.

Equipment/Tools

• PPE (safety toe boots, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, hi-vis vest).

• Clothing: weather appropriate.

• Ear plugs.

• Utility knife.

• Ladder.

• Lift.

• Fall protection.

• Microsoft Office Software.

• Basic knowledge of tools.

• Able to utilize most hand tools.