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SalaryPosition Purpose: This position is responsible for the administration and management of a comprehensive safety management system for transmission, distribution, and substation work. The Field Safety Coordinator will work closely with the Safety & Health Department, Project Managers, Project Superintendents, and craft personnel to promote and ensure safe work practice and conditions.
Essential Responsibilities
- Assistance with new hire general safety orientation
- Coordination of on-site safety meetings and conducting safety training
- Supporting incident investigation efforts
- Conducting and documenting on-site safety audits and providing safety technical support
- Recordkeeping and reporting
- Promoting proactive and preventive safety activities by observing, analyzing, encouraging safe work behaviors and correcting unsafe conditions
- Integrating safety into project plans, establishing safety goals, reinforcing safety policies and procedures, monitoring safety metrics
- Supporting and coaching supervisors and employees
- Providing feedback to encourage learning, monitoring safety compliance and creating awareness
- Setting priorities that focus on continuous improvement
Knowledge | Skills | Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to work with IBEW union craft personnel
- Strong interpersonal skills are a must
- Due to the nature of this position, extensive travel is required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree Occupational Safety & Health, Construction Management preferred, or related field equivalent experience will be considered
- 1-3 years of construction safety experience
Work Environment
- Must be able to remain standing approximately 50% of the time
- Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, climbing
- The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and vendors and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
- Occasionally works in outdoor weather conditions
- Occasionally lifting 40 pounds
