Safety Coordinator - MasTec Inc

Company Summary

MasTec Utility Services delivers critical infrastructure construction and engineering services for power delivery, gas, and water customers, specializing in overhead and underground electric distribution for power delivery systems, gas distribution construction for gas systems, and turnkey solutions for a variety of water, sewer, and civil infrastructure projects. Backed by the strength of decades of experience, unrivaled industry skills, and a deep commitment to core values, MUS delivers safe, innovative, and environmentally responsible services that provide extraordinary value to clients.

MasTec Utility Services is a purpose-driven company. Our core values guide our strategy, performance, and culture. We believe in maintaining an environment where team members can make an impact, grow, and thrive. A place where they find meaning and purpose in doing the important work of ensuring communities have the vital energy, light, and communications to prosper. Our culture is inclusive and welcoming. Our teams are empowered with abundant training, tools, and opportunities to follow their curiosity and ambitions. Everyone has an equal chance to advance. Everyone is supported, respected, and challenged to be their best. We’re always looking for talented and dedicated people to join us and love where they work.

MasTec Utility Services is a proud subsidiary of MasTec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 Company ranked by Energy News-Record as one of the leading contractors in the country. MUS is part of the MasTec Power Delivery segment. We are certified as a minority-controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC). Our rich diversity of people and ideas makes us a stronger, more innovative organization.

Job Summary

The Safety (HSE) Coordinator is responsible for acting as the front-line safety professional conducting safety inspections, observations, claims, investigations, training, and regulatory compliance for OSHA, DOT, and EPA. This position supports the field team and works with personnel across various departments.

• Provide advice and counseling about regulatory compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations, laws, codes, standards and related company requirements.
• Inspect workplace facilities, including tools, equipment, and machinery, to identify and correct deficiencies or potential hazards, and to ensure compliance with OSHA/DOT/MasTec Utility Services requirements.
• Assist local management in the investigation of work-related incidents to determine cause and contributing factors.
• Develop mitigation measures and corrective actions for the objective findings of observations and inspection deficiencies to reduce the risk of hazards from recurring within the organization.
• Conduct or facilitate training and education programs to supervisory and field employees through formal training classes, safety meetings, or other venues.
• Proficient in delivering articulate messages in public meeting settings, addressing audiences ranging from 10 to 60 employees, ensuring clear and effective communication.
• Administer recordkeeping and documentation for compliance with safety training policies and requirements within assigned area of responsibility.
• Recommend safe work processes and demonstrate personal protective equipment safety features that will reduce employee exposure to workplace and environmental hazards.
• Ensure tools, equipment, materials, vehicles, and technical instruments are fit-for-purpose, functional, calibrated, and the appropriate protective equipment, methods, guard, management systems are in place to reduce or eliminate the risk of employee injuries or illnesses.

Minimum

• Associate degree, or equivalent.
• 3 years of related experience and training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• MUST possess 3-5 years in the Electrical Utility industry.
• Knowledge of construction industry standards.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish is required to facilitate effective communication with all employees, ensuring clear and inclusive dialogue.
• Knowledge of business and management principles and practices involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent.
• 4 or more years of experience.
• OSHA Outreach Training/Authorization.
• Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST)
• Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP)

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, and scanners.  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. This position is primarily sedentary, with some filing or lifting required. Must be able to bend and lift and carry up to 50 pounds.  

You should possess the ability to travel extensively across the entirety of South Florida. This will involve visiting multiple yards to actively contribute to safety meetings and consistently conduct crew observations throughout the region.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. The Company reserves the right to revise or change the job duties as the need arises. Management reserves the right to change the description, duties, or work schedules to accommodate individuals with disabilities.  

Benefits available include Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance, a 401k plan and Employee Stock Purchase plan. MasTec is a publicly traded company MTZ (NYSE). 

Equal Employment Opportunity: 

The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and EEOC regulations. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.