Lead Safety And Health Consultant

Reports To: Director of Training & Consultation

Summary: This function is responsible for the oversight (guidance, coordination, and completion) of Company's occupational Safety and Health consultation activities in direct support of the organization’s mission: “To Educate and Influence People to Prevent Accidental Injury and Death.”

*Travels to client sites; perform on-site risk assessments and comprehensive job site inspections; identify and evaluate the safety culture, physical conditions and practices; prepare written reports; and report findings to management teams.

*Makes recommendations for improving the safety culture and for remedying any hazardous condition, practice, or potential loss-causing circumstance to comply with appropriate codes, standards, and industry best practices.

*Interact directly with clients to create, develop, and maintain comprehensive Safety and Health Management Systems (Safety Programs). Review existing programs and make recommendations for improvement or revision.

*Assist clients in developing Safety Committees and attend meetings as an advisor on Safety and Health best practices.

*Acts as a trusted advisor working with safety representatives, human resource personnel, and safety committees of clients to plan and direct safety programs with the goal of minimizing and eliminating risk and improving safety culture.

*Provide technical and practical expertise on OSH to clients and internal departments, including related federal and state regulation compliance requirements, standards, and means of application in the workplace.

*Monitor proposed state and federal Safety and Health legislation and protocols. Maintain knowledge of and a database on current Safety and Health best practices.

*Communicates and distributes safety, hazard preventing, and loss control information to clients, customers, and staff.

*Ability to analyze and interpret data analytics to provide strategic enhancements to expand Company's Consultation Program. Promote Company's Programs, consultation services, and safety & health training to clients.

*Prepare and deliver safety & health training in classroom and/or worksites. Provide training to clients on OSH topics and safety programs written for clients.

*Conducts thorough investigations of safety incidents, determines probable cause, makes recommendations for corrective action.

Qualifications/Skills:

· Education/Experience:

· Bachelor's degree in OSH or related field or equivalent education and/or experience.

· Advanced degree preferred, and/or certification as CSP.

· General working knowledge of commercial property/casualty, workers’ compensation insurance.

· Extensive working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, ANSI standards, industry practices and trends.

· Ability to design, author, or create written materials that support S&H Management Systems and loss control efforts.

· 10 years’ work experience in construction and/or manufacturing safety. Work experience must include at least two (2) years’ audit and inspection.

· Certifications: CHST and/or OHST; OSHA Outreach Trainer Construction & General Industry; NSC CPR/First Aid Instructor.

· Skills/Abilities:

• Exemplifies Company's five Core Values - Integrity, Hard Worker, Customer Oriented, Team Player & Passion
• Strong computer skills/experience: use of Microsoft Office Suite: Excel (experienced level), Word, and PowerPoint; Calendar, Outlook, and industry specific software programs.
• Exceptional ability to make oral presentations and provide instruction to large groups of individuals, alone and as a team member. Must be dynamic in presentation style for a wide variety of audiences, including executive-level decision makers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; customer service oriented.
• Excellent organizational, multi-task and prioritization skills. Ability to research issues, work independently & problem solve.
• Professional appearance and excellent work ethic: reliability, responsibility, and ability to work independently with little direct supervision.

• Demonstrated ability to gain comfort and confidence in business relationships.

· Physical Requirements:

• Ability/willingness to work hours before and after regular work schedule, including occasional weekends as needed to support business demand.
• Ability to sit/work at computer terminal for several hours at one sitting. Good mental concentration abilities. Repetitive use of hands for writing, typing, data entry
• Vision adequate for VDT use and reading in normal room light.
• Lifting/carrying up to 40 lbs. Physically able to maneuver around construction, industrial, & maritime worksites. Climbing ladders, working at heights, wearing required PPE.
• Travel by automobile to/from customer sites, vendors, etc. as needed. Ability to travel by aircraft and to stay for more than one day and night; ability to travel on short notice.