Senior Safety Manager

About the role

The Senior Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring full compliance with the corporate safety program and its execution on the jobsite. They serve as a key member supporting the safety professionals on assigned jobsites, maintaining documentation and training, and representing the corporate safety department in the field.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of the company’s safety processes and programs on projects
• Emphasize involvement in the company safety process from all levels of management and craft
• Promote excellent safety leadership at all levels of our organization
• Set exemplary standards of ethics and stewardship of the company’s resources, support the company’s safety philosophy, practice and goals, function as a team player and maintain excellent communication within the Safety Department
• Assure that all projects have all required elements of the safety program in place including a written site safety plan, ERP’s, heat and cold plans as appropriate and startup checklist at the outset of the project
• Maintain frequent, effective communication with client representatives
• Facilitate regulatory visits and provide support for projects during regulatory inquiries and document requests
• Assist in the management of emergencies or events requiring a higher-level response
• Review, approve and assist the company supervision in implementing corrective actions
• Evaluate field safety programs, provide leadership recommendations for changes
• Drive consistency in our safety program across all projects
• Support project safety professionals and Safety Case Manager with injury case management
• Attend all phase gates for projects assigned or seek alternates
• Assure projects have the appropriate safety staffing and make staffing decisions with buy-in from the EHS Leadership
• Assure projects are in full compliance with the company safety policies and all applicable federal and state regulations, including accurate and current record keeping, through frequent and ongoing on-site reviews of the project safety programs
• Assure that front-line site supervisors understand their responsibilities within the safety program and that they are adequately prepared to carry out those duties by providing or arranging for orientation and training of newly hired or promoted supervisors
• Assist Project Management in effectively managing occupational injuries to provide the highest levels of medical care for injured workers
• Ensure all project sites have the proper quality and quantity of safety professionals assigned to the project
• Champion the near miss reporting program
• Provide training, mentoring and progressive career opportunity to safety professionals
• Aid in the selection and assignment of safety professionals with attention to proper experience, training and qualifications for the type of project to which they are being assigned
• Aid the EHS Leadership and human resources in the identification and recruitment of qualified site safety personnel
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Safety & Health or a safety related field preferred
• CHST or equivalent within six months of position entry date
• 6-10 years of construction safety management experience and have demonstrated the ability to provide a high level of safety leadership to both management and craft workers