We are looking for a qualified Regional Safety Lead with at least three years of experience in enforcing safety programs and an OSHA 30-hour construction safety certification. This role will be responsible for implementing and supporting the Site-Specific Safety Plan, managing environmental health and safety programs at the project level, monitoring unsafe behaviors, conducting incident investigations, and ensuring a safety-first culture across the workforce.

Regional Safety Lead

    

A. Job Responsibilities

Be the champion of the safety culture on the jobsites you oversee, under the guidance of the Director of Safety & Quality.

B. Job Functions

1. Summary of Essential Duties and Responsibilities – Living out our company core values
   1. Ability to lead and execute the company’s vision of a safety focused culture on jobsites you oversee.
      1. Steer jobsites to company safety goals in the following measure categories:
         1. DART to TRIR, Good Catches reported rate, First aid case rate, and Training Goals
   2. Excellent people skills
   3. Professional in all aspects of his/her behavior, with good communication skills, both oral and written.

C. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Maintain open, honest, and frequent communications with the supervisory and labor staff.
   1. Represent the company in the community or industry safety groups and programs, in conjunction with leadership from the Director of Safety & Quality.
   2. Safety liaison between clients, subcontractors, and inspectors
2. Provide proactive safety leadership to:
   1. Anticipate potential problems or issues on jobsites & work with the Director of Safety & Quality to develop solutions.
   2. Providing regular proper training to supervisory and field staff, in conjunction with leadership from the Director of Safety & Quality.
   3. Manages the return to work/restricted work duty program in conjunction with leadership from the Director of Safety & Quality.
   4. Lead safety and environmental compliance initiatives to ensure that site is always poised and prepared for regulatory audits and inspections.

 

1. 1. Collaborates with management to develop an Emergency Action Plan and serve as primary contact for project site injury and incident notification, investigation, and case management. Maintains a written log of safety inspection activities, reports, and correspondence.
   2. Provides safety technical support to project managers for jobsites you oversee.
2. Ensure safety training meets industry standard requirements to enable the staff to perform regular tasks and projects.
   1. Conduct new employee safety orientation upon hire.
   2. In conjunction with leadership from the Director of Safety & Quality, plan, implement, and conducts preventative care, safety, and compliance training programs.
   3. In conjunction with leadership from the Director of Safety & Quality, plan, implement, manages, and maintains comprehensive environmental safety & health programs on premises or at project site locations.
3. Manages all hazard assessment activities:
   1. Conduct site safety meetings, audits, and all safety inspections on jobsites you oversee.
   2. Identify corrective action and implement follow up assessments.
   3. Reviews the inspection data to find ways to improve upon safety practices
   4. Manages the regular update of the company safety manual in regards to policy and OSHA compliance.
4. Review and update all monthly site-specific safety plans with project team.
5. In conjunction with leadership from the Director of Safety & Quality, ensure safe equipment operating techniques as well as regular equipment maintenance logs.
6. Train employees in SDS procedures.
7. Ensure safety compliance with signs, posters, barriers, and other materials to properly warn of potential hazards in efforts to prevent such problems.
8. Identify the closest medical facilities and clinics available closest to every project and distribute information to field staff in conjunction with leadership from the Director of Safety & Quality.  Including administration of local drug/alcohol testing policy.
9. Accept and review all subcontractor job specific safety programs as well as trying to follow up and make sure the programs are being implemented properly.

D. Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Customer Service – Manages difficult or emotional situations; Responds promptly to employee needs; Meets commitments.
2. Lives out and promotes the Company's core values of Safety, Integrity, Communication, Excellence, and Determination
3. Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
4. Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events. Able to operate with a sense of urgency when necessary and juggle multiple projects with competing deadlines.
5. Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions.
6. Interpersonal Skills – Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things.
7. Communication - Excellent communication skills, including listening, asking clarifying questions when needed, writing, and a superior attention to detail.

E. Education and Experience

1. 5 years of work experience in a construction job site environment.
2. OSHA 510 and CHST certification preferred.
3. Strong computer proficiency is a must, with a knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.
4. Competent person, train-the-trainer and other construction certifications preferred.
5. Excavation and trenching experience preferred.

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