Safety Manager; Construction

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Serve as the technical field construction health and safety professional providing hands‑on field work for occupational health and safety support and technical assurance for construction and maintenance projects. Support Capital Project Management and Facilities Project Management on health and safety issues primarily during construction phases of the project, but may also include design, planning stages. Build good working relationships with project teams and contractor safety representatives.

Enforce safety program and related policies and procedures and implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with the client’s, contractor’s, Federal, State and Local regulations. Review contractor’s Site Specific Safety Plans (SSSPs), Health and Safety programs, and submittals for requisite health and safety considerations. Meet with the contractor’s safety teams to establish rules of conduct for a Multi-Employer site. Review the contractor’s job hazard analysis before the start of each shift.

Audit JHAs reviewed by the safety team. Conduct written qualitative and quantitative hazard evaluations and assessments and provide recommendations to prevent exposures to safety hazards. Walk construction and maintenance projects in a hands‑on, in‑the‑field manner from a technical assurance perspective to ensure hazards are identified and appropriate controls are implemented. Hold pre‑construction planning meeting with contractors to review overall site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work, and ensure plans are in place to mitigate risks.

Ensure proper pre‑planning for all activities and tasks for contractors are being reviewed by contractor’s safety team. Perform audits of contractor’s. Manage time and resource allocation appropriately to provide overall safety leadership to assigned project(s). Create safety reports for the project, analyzing metrics and making recommendations for improvement over baseline. Participate, if requested upon reasonable notice, in inspections and informal conferences conducted by governing entities and/or insurers, as well as any other meetings or conferences involving safety and health, as needed.

Respond to incidents and conduct incident investigations. Submit incident reports to client. Assist with disciplinary action if needed. Ensure all work is being done in accordance with all applicable procedures (SOPs and MOPs). Ensure the construction site is being maintained in a safe and clean manner.

8 years of building construction safety experience for a General Contractor or a Pharmaceutical Client on large scale projects. Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) current designation through Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). A minimum of OSHA 30 hour training, First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED training. Have a solid working knowledge of Cal OSHA requirements. Experience working on a Multi‑Employer site a plus.

Demonstrated knowledge of safety/environmental principles and techniques is required. Demonstrated ability to identify known potential exposures and lead implementation of corrective actions. Demonstrated management, leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing and train others. Demonstrated computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office suite programs.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, Industrial Hygiene or Engineering or related field is preferred.

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