Safety Specialist

About us

We are a nationally ranked, safety-focused, and talent-driven organization focused on delivering project management services through tailored delivery models. Our foundation is built on our people, culture, and values. Our teammates come first. We support each other through successes and failures and respect each other's ideas and opinions. We are a people-first company. We know there is always a way to do it better, so we seek and nurture curious minds with a desire to solve problems and move forward by being creative and curious together. We celebrate each other's successes and acknowledge hard work because we know our people are the backbone of our success.

Summary

The Safety Specialist is ultimately responsible for monitoring and executing an effective, safe workplace in compliance of safety, health, and the environment. This position directs the resources and activities of the organization to support the Health and Safety programs by providing advice and guidance to project staff which includes Project Directors’, Sr. Project Managers’, Project Managers’, Project Engineers’, and Construction Managers’. This position has a significant influence on the company’s overall performance in the areas of construction site Health and Safety. The primary goal is to continually maintain an appropriate level of awareness, knowledge, and preparedness across the organization to create a culture that prioritizes effective safety protocol. This position will provide overall leadership, professional knowledge and expertise in the administration and support of Health and Safety processes to include regulatory agency compliance, company policies and human capital development. This position reports to the Director of Field Safety for administrative purposes, but closely collaborates with the safety team, Senior PMs, PM/CM, and PE’s to coordinate program efforts and outcomes. This position requires daily travel to jobsites. This is a full-time FLSA-exempt position. The position requires 40 work hours per week with the ability to work more if necessary.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Program Management (50%)
  • Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state and local legislation and codes governing construction site environmental health and safety.
  • Enforce policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations and guidelines.
  • Interfaces with regulatory agencies, staff members, trade contractors and key client personnel (as applicable) to formulate corrective actions.
  • Ensures personnel training and corrective action follow-up is completed.
  • Performs or reviews accident investigation, data analysis, and recurrence prevention programs and procedures.
  • Provides feedback for the continuous development of Safety Policies and Procedures as well as effective implementation of these policies.
  • Works with Construction Managers (CM) and Project Engineers (PE) to positively encourage their development and support implementation of their ideas.
  • Serves as a resource for Construction Managers (CM) and Project Engineers (PE) to ensure compliance with site safety protocols, corporate safety programs and goals.
  • Utilizes behavioral based safety (BBS) practices.
  • Responds to and helps all emergency situations on site.
• Training and Development (10%)
  • Attends conferences, meetings, and workshops to keep up to date on new safety methods and procedures applicable to codes and regulations or to maintain required level of certification and continuous education.
  • Studies and prepares to take safety certification exam – STSC, CHST, ASP, etc. (It is expected that you will complete the STSC exam in first year of employment, then prepare to take the next level exam following.)
  • Tracks and schedules required safety trainings or certification renewals.
  • Provides one-on-one training on specific safety subjects.
  • Regularly deliver safety moments during team meetings, project meetings or group sessions to raise awareness and educate attendees on safety topics and issues.
• Safety Audits (30%)
  • Develops accident investigation reports to track and prevent recurrence of incidents and to ensure information on incidents is shared adequately across the organization.
  • Manages the process for post-incident investigations and lessons learned.
  • Conducts (or coordinates through other field staff) on-site reviews and audits of safety protocol at all jobsites.
  • Ensures site safety through review of procedure documents, and contractor’s safety manuals.
  • Perform site safety inspections / audits using inspection checklists and photos and provides reports to field personnel.
  • Immediately addresses critical safety concerns arising in the field working with all parties involved to determine a corrective plan of action.
  • Performs site safety audits using inspection checklists and photos to provide a comprehensive report to field personnel.
  • Ensures adherence to owner safety rules and regulations.
  • Intervenes to understand behaviors and determine a corrective action plan with employees whose work habits require correction.
• Reporting (10%)
  • Reports all accidents for proper recordkeeping and reports to proper agencies (OSHA 300a logs etc.).
  • Reports all safety violations to onsite project managers, directors and subcontractors.
  • Reviews, provides feedback and uploads weekly housekeeping photos to Procore or client project software.
  • Updates client databases with current safety metrics and data required.
  • Aids in the preparation of regular written reports, metrics, KPIs, etc. as well as other production-related results and updates to the Safety Director.

Minimum Requirements

• Education or equivalent experience in Safety, Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering, or military service.
• Preferred: 5–10 years of field or military experience; strong cultural fit considered with less.
• Microsoft Office Suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, etc.).
• OSHA 30, required or able to achieve within the first 6 months of employment.
• Preferred: STSC, or CHST, certifications - Studies and prepares to take safety certification exam – STSC, CHST, ASP, etc. (It is expected that you will complete the STSC exam in first year of employment, then prepare to take the next level exam following.)
• Procore knowledge or ability to learn is a must.
• Must be highly motivated and possess excellent interpersonal communication skills, including incident report writing and reporting of safety metrics.
• Must be able to travel and willing to work occasional weekends if needed.
• Ability to work in an effective safe manner with little supervision.
• Familiarity with industrial hygiene is a plus. Willingness to understand IH basics is a must.

Competency Requirements

• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Situational Adaptability