Area Safety Manager
About The Position
The Area Safety Manager will effectively communicate with various stakeholders including project owners, insurance carriers, Hensel Phelps leadership, staff, craft, and trade partners. This role will assist the regional director of safety and health and project teams in the administration of the company’s safety and health program. The Area Safety Manager will conduct project and region-level training and provide educational materials designed to develop and maintain the safety culture and an effective safety and health program. This role will assist projects with pre-job planning, start-up, and identification and control of high-risk activities. The Area Safety Manager will conduct jobsite visits to assist the project team in recognizing, evaluating, and controlling safety and/or industrial hygiene issues, providing technical assistance and advice to field personnel as needed. This role will assist project teams during serious accidents, including investigations of serious accidents, near misses, and crisis management. The Area Safety Manager will work with the insurance company’s loss control engineer’s project visit and assist in the management of workers' compensation claims, including the establishment and monitoring of jobsite clinics. This role will develop safety professionals through training and mentorship, actively recruit at designated colleges for safety professionals, and assist the director of safety and health in evaluations and goal settings for safety engineers, safety managers, and senior safety managers. The Area Safety Manager will support the director of safety and health and project teams during OSHA inspections and with citation defense.
Requirements
- A 4-year degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field of study or equivalent work experience.
- 10 years’ experience in safety on commercial construction projects.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience overseeing multiple projects and/or safety managers
- Advanced Safety Training
- Computer software - Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel based templates, Prolog, Primavera and AutoDesk Suite.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Safety Management Specialist (SMS) designation preferred.
Responsibilities
- Effectively communicate with various stakeholders including project owners, insurance carrier, Hensel Phelps leadership, staff, craft and trade partners.
- Assist the regional director of safety and health and project teams in the administration of the company’s safety and health program.
- Conduct project and region level training and provide educational materials designed to develop and maintain the safety culture and an effective safety and health program.
- Assist projects with pre-job planning, start-up and identification and control of high-risk activities.
- Conduct jobsite visits to assist the project team in recognizing, evaluating and controlling safety and/or industrial hygiene issues. Provide technical assistance and advice to field personnel, as needed.
- Assist project teams during serious accidents including the investigations of serious accidents, near misses and crisis management.
- Work with the insurance company’s loss control engineer’s project visit.
- Assist in the management of workers compensation claims including the establishment and monitoring of jobsite clinics.
- Develop safety professionals through training and mentorship. Actively recruit at designated colleges for safety professionals. Assist director of safety and health in evaluations and goal settings for safety engineers, safety managers and senior safety managers.
- Support director of safety and health and project teams during OSHA inspections and with citation defense.
Benefits
- Company paid medical insurance
- Life insurance
- Accidental death & dismemberment
- Long-term disability
- 401(K) retirement plan
- Health savings account (HSA) (HSA not available in Hawaii)
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Employee paid enrollment in vision and dental insurance
- Optional participation in a flexible spending account for dependent care expenses (FSA)
- Paid time off beginning upon hire
- Annual bonus plan, subject to company and employee performance
- Company cell phone or cell phone allowance
- Vehicle or vehicle allowance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
