Environmental Health & Safety Manager

JRM Construction Management, LLC•New York, NY

8h•$110,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

JRM is seeking an EHS Manager who is passionate about improving safety in the construction industry and assists the EHS Director by providing a safe work environment for staff and construction projects. The candidate should offer strong leadership skills, and have knowledge and proven results in building programs, and safety cultures within an organization. They should also effectively communicate and work closely with job site teams, subcontractors, local authorities, and others to ensure that safety standards and performance expectations are met.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety and/or at least 5 years of experience managing safety efforts of commercial construction projects
Excellent communication, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills required
Ability to perform various safety functions on-site, including managing/administering safety orientations, overseeing substance abuse programs and investigating/reporting injuries/illnesses/near misses
Ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs and ladders and general navigation of an area under construction
Capable of regularly working onsite at the construction jobsite; being exposed to loud/heavy operating construction machinery, and being comfortable with differing outside weather conditions
Prior experience and ability to work with all construction groups: management, owners, trades, and subcontractors
Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Flexibility to work nights and/or weekends, if needed
Excellent computer literacy including experience with Microsoft Office product applications (ex. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

Nice To Haves

OSHA 500 certification preferred

Responsibilities

Engage with Project Directors and Estimators during preconstruction phases to determine constructability methods that will promote increased hazard recognition and eliminate/reduce potential hazards for project scopes of work that will minimize risks
Read and interpret specifications and plans to determine requirements and planning procedures
Conduct and participate in safety and subcontractor kick off and progress meetings
Coordinate and provide direction, training, and mentorship for onsite construction teams and internally to implement effective safety processes
Provides managerial oversight for regionalized loss control, staff manages consistency on jobsites, ensures collaboration, and measures efficiency
Ensure that accidents, injuries, near misses/good catches, and other events are captured, and the data is managed and reported. Manage the OSHA 301/300 recordkeeping requirements
Review Subcontractors Health and Safety Program and Job Hazard Analysis
Track the implementation of effective corrective actions, and prepare communications to share the lessons learned from such events across operations
Review current and proposed safety, health and environmental regulations, standards, and guidance for impact at the site.
Guide and promote safe work performance by developing and enforcing safety policies, implementing safety campaigns, and training supervisors and employees in EH&S practices.
Assist EH&S Director with all safety initiatives to enhance company safety performance and culture
Assist EH&S Director by inspecting projects for appropriate safety measures
Track safety certifications for employees
Develop, update, maintain, and track internal safety-related statistics.
Assist with the review of Occupant Protective Plan /Tenant Protection Plan for new projects
Travels to job sites both in and out of state