Senior Director Safety (Safety Oversight)

Work location: 2 Broadway. Reports to: Assistant Vice President, Safety. Job family: CON, Grade: 007. Deadline: Open until filled. Telework eligible: one day per week. New hires eligible to apply 30 days after effective date of hire.

About the role

The Senior Director Safety provides leadership and coaching on all safety and health matters to construction site management teams, emphasizing frontline supervision. This position will oversee all Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 (SAS2) project contracts and other projects assigned by the Safety Oversight unit. This position assertively manages post-incident matters, including incident investigations, post-incident action items, and Safety Management initiatives. This position may require multiple days for field activities for C&D projects throughout the MTA-covered areas.

Responsibilities

• Conducts periodic field inspections and audits of various construction sites and specific positions to identify unsafe hazards and/or conditions.
• Make recommendations and facilitate the implementation of effective measures per the hierarchy of safeguarding controls and MTA C&D standards to eliminate or significantly reduce hazards to an acceptable level.
• Participates in, facilitates, and attends monthly Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings, providing guidance and expertise on safety and health matters.
• Ensures that all meeting action items are followed up on through to completion.
• Develops and facilitates various training programs, including orientation, mobile equipment, ergonomics, material handling, workplace-specific hazardous materials, and several others as required.
• Regularly oversees comprehensive Job Safety Analysis for all positions throughout the construction sites through field inspections and audits.
• Maintains exceptionally detailed documentation about all safety and health matters, including incident reports, risk assessments, Workers' Compensation documentation, and other documentation as required.
• Provides regular progress updates to the Business units and their assigned BU Safety Directors.
• Assists in safety-related matters at other MTA C&D facilities and job sites as required.
• Remains informed on new legislation and regulations and ensures compliance as required.
• Ability to capture and report using digital software programs on safety observations and incident inspection reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, Safety Engineering, Safety Management, Financial Project Management or Construction Safety or related fields. Master’s degree (preferred). Minimum of twelve (12) years of related experience. Minimum of six (6) years in a management or supervisory role and/or safety manager role in a large, multi-faceted organization.