Safety Manager - Construction

Business Group/Dept: Production

FLSA: Exempt

Reports To: National Safety Director

Date: December 13, 2023

Purpose of the Position

The Safety Manager is responsible for providing oversite in planning, coordinating, and managing all aspects of our safety program. This includes conducting on-site field safety inspections, maintaining all company safety policies, procedures and implementing site specific safety plans that comply with OSHA, state, federal, and local government regulations regarding abatement, decontamination, renovation, remediation, hazards/regulated materials assessment and mitigation, demolition, and related projects. The Safety Manager will also be responsible for conducting employee training and refresher training programs as well as managing our DOT program.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:

• Understand and believe in Zero Injury approach to safety.
• Direct, plan, implement and supervise corporate and job site safety programs.
• Provide construction safety oversight for abatement, decontamination, renovation, remediation, hazard/regulated materials assessment and mitigation, demolition, and related projects.
• Develop and execute health and safety plans according to legal guidelines, state regulations and/or OSHA.
• Conduct detailed site safety and health inspections, observing the work for hazards, risks, and safety violations and evaluating construction job sites for hazards not previously identified or adequately controlled.
• Manage and provide training to field staff on all aspects of construction hazards (fall prevention, PPE, equipment conditions, etc.)
• Implement company-wide loss-control strategies and programs.
• Create and implement site specific safety policies and plans.
• Travel and visit job sites and office locations conducting walk-throughs, training, and employee development.
• Manage, track, and implement DOT requirements.
• Works on assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment, analysis, and initiative are required in resolving problems and making recommendations.
• Create, coordinate, and conduct training as needed or requested.
• Track and maintain safety records, to include training and company files.
• Audit documentation, proactively participate in job site walk-throughs to view, correct, and reward safety behaviors.
• Manage and direct the business unit's safety committee, support project managers and site supervisors with the program implementation.
• Formally present safety topics to employees, supervisors, and management.
• Conduct job reviews to ensure supervision is performing company's safety programs.
• Follow up with management to address safety concerns and determine necessary corrections.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of employees verbally and in writing.
• Ensure incidents are properly reported to internal and external parties. Investigate accidents and prepare all relative paperwork/forms for workers' compensation and/or OSHA.
• Investigate accidents and incidents, prepare all relative paperwork/forms for workers' compensation and/or OSHA.
• Work with National Safety Director to manage, track, evaluate and provide injury case management for injured workers with a return-to-work focus.
• Serve as Incident Commander during emergencies; willing to be reached and able to assist 24/7.
• Complete specific projects, assignments and other duties as assigned.
• Travel 50% - 75% of the time

Basic Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree or six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum four years of proven experience managing a successful safety program in the construction industry.
• Experience working with regulated materials including asbestos, and lead required.
• Monitors and controls company's safety standards in accordance with OSHA and state regulations.
• OSHA 500 required.
• Knowledge of Worker's compensation case management preferred.
• Knowledge of DOT and FMCSA compliance required.
• Certified to train HAZWOPER 40 hours and 8 hours preferred.
• Certified to train Asbestos Abatement 40 hour and 8 hours preferred.
• Detail oriented including strong time management and organizational skills.
• Working Knowledge of ISNetworld, and Avetta preferred.
• Current on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and environmental laws.
• Broad knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations.
• Effective skills in oral and written communications.
• Experience in training, speaking in large groups, leading teams, motivating and patience to retrain or change training when needed.
• Exhibit a high level of motivation and initiative.
• Proficient use of MSOffice.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.
• Valid driver's license and clean motor vehicle record.
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Alien Status required as position will require ability to gain access to secure government and military installations.

Physical activities: Enters and locates information on a smartphone, tablet, or computer, often in small print. Communicates with customers, employees, and home office staff in person, over the phone, or via email. Must be able to stand, and walk, on client work sites for up to 8 hours per day; additionally, must be able to sit, kneel, twist, bend during extended periods of time to be consistent with the work day period ; Must be able to drive a vehicle for extended periods of time to get to various job sites; must be able to work in extreme hot/cold, wet/dry environment.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Half-face respirator; full-face respirator; steel toed footwear; hard hat; safety vest; protective eyewear; gloves; Tyvek suit

Safety Sensitive: Yes

Travel: 50% - 100%

Minimum Education: High School Diploma

Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree