Site Safety Health Officer

Responsibilities

• Assist in controlling hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities
• Supervise and coordinate project emergency action procedures, including work assignments, personnel administration, staffing, and training for emergency contingency plans
• Develop and administer job site safety and environmental training
• Complete daily project safety audits, as well as property damage and personal injury investigations
• Provide oversight to ensure that the project site conforms to all applicable safety regulations
• Document all accidents, safety violations, and unsafe conditions
• Provide problem resolution for sites that are in violation of safety standards
• Maintain all safety documents for the project site
• Facilitate necessary safety meetings
• Submit unplanned event forms to Human Resources if a work-related injury occurs
• Aid in preparing written appeals for safety violation citations
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction
• Manage staff through ensuring appropriate staffing, providing formal and informal evaluations/feedback, addressing employee issues when warranted, and providing appropriate training and mentoring

Requirements

• Experience in safety management on construction job sites
• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety and Health, or a related field
• Proven successful project history of maintaining quality and safety
• Ability to manage rapidly changing priorities to accomplish project goals
• Effective management of field staff by appropriately staffing projects, providing formal and informal evaluations/feedback, addressing employee issues, and providing appropriate training and mentoring
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of employees, Ross Group management, and outside partners such as owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers
• Willingness and ability to travel to Ross Group project sites, typically located throughout the South and Midwest
• Flexibility, organization, and attention to detail, using efficient time management skills to meet project deadlines and schedules
• Timely decision-making using sound and accurate judgment while keeping appropriate people informed in the decision process
• Having a working knowledge of computers, Microsoft Office, and the internet
• Continuous learning and applying new skills

Qualifications

• Physically able to work outdoors in extreme conditions such as cold, heat, and humidity on a regular, daily basis
• Physically able to stand, climb, bend, and stoop on a regular, daily basis
• Physically able to use visual and auditory skills

Skills

• Project management
• Emergency response coordination
• Training development and delivery
• Documentation and record-keeping
• Conflict resolution
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Travel and logistics management
• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office, internet)
• Continuous learning and skill enhancement

Benefits

• Monthly auto allowance when eligible

Pay

• Exempt status

Schedule

• Varies based on project needs