Safety Supervisor

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversee and enforce Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) at construction sites according to guidelines from the Corporate Safety Director and CMS Health and Safety policies.
• Oversee the management of time and resources while providing safety leadership for the assigned projects.
• Evaluate project safety practices and exposures, create action plans to mitigate risks, and enhance safety awareness within the project team.
• Communicate requirements for improving performance to project leadership and team for adoption and adherence to changes, using project-specific safety standards, best management practices, and EH&S policies and procedures.
• Create site-specific training for project management, employees, subcontractors, and CMS personnel on Health and Safety programs, policies, and safe work practices.
• Identify unsafe actions and conditions, and work with the project team to implement corrective actions per CMS, federal, state, local, USACE regulations, and owner requirements.
• Conduct practical worker orientation for new employees; administer and record participation.
• Collaborate with project leadership to create project-specific safety reports, assess metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline.
• Conduct and review the project team’s safety audits, assess recommended corrective actions, and issue reports of violations and/or unsafe practices for immediate resolution.

Required Skills

• Working knowledge and consistent application of safety and environmental principles and techniques
• Ability to identify known and potential safety-related exposures and lead implementation of corrective actions
• Familiar with general construction operations and phasing
• Demonstrate elements of leadership from within, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build teams and professional relationships
• Skilled in technical writing and authoring site-specific plan development
• Experience working with EHS Management Software
• Professional verbal and written communication skills and effective presentation delivery skills
• Exceptional organizational skills with close attention to detail
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and complex problem-solving skills

Education and Experience

• Associate or bachelor’s Degree from an accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and a minimum of 5 years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within 2 years of appointment
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications
• Knowledgeable of Federal, State, local, and USACE Environmental Health & Safety regulations

Travel

• 50-75% Travel Required

Physical Requirements

• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Performance of the required duties requires physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders, and negotiate work areas under construction.
• The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office setting.
• The noise in the work environment is typically quiet to moderate in an office setting.
• The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.