Safety Engineer

Clark Construction Group•Richmond, VA

16d

About The Position

The Safety Engineer ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on construction projects. The role promotes a culture of care while enforcing Clark's Safety and Health Policy and applicable local, state, and federal standards. Working with project supervisors, the Safety Engineer supports safety education and develops safe work plans for all project phases and tasks. This is an active, hands-on role split between construction sites and office work. Site work involves navigating uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists; exposure to varying weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, and moving mechanical equipment; and frequent movement and lifting. Office duties may involve extended sitting for computer work, document review, and meetings. The position operates in a demanding, high-performance environment. Flexibility to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines is required, as is responsiveness to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular hours. A pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly tests are required.

Requirements

At least 2 years of relevant construction safety experience with an undergraduate degree in safety and health or a related discipline, or demonstrated construction safety and trade experience.
Ability to communicate with and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners.
Proof of training and experience in safely managing cranes, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment.
Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
Agile, energetic, data-driven approach to achieving individual and organizational objectives while balancing short- and long-term goals.
Alignment with Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results-oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, relationship-building, able to build people and teams and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
Ability to frequently navigate active job sites and perform bending, kneeling, reaching, and other movements.
Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate effectively and maintain visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work.
Ability to work in varying weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, and around moving mechanical equipment.
Flexibility to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines and respond to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular hours.
Follow Clark Construction safety policies and procedures and applicable laws.
Pass a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and submit to random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 Hour.
STSC.
GSP.
First Aid/CPR training.

Responsibilities

Drive the Clark safety culture on a project.
Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public.
Enforce corporate and project-specific safety and health programs, as well as federal, state, and local safety standards.
Lead reviews of specialized safety plans, including crane, confined-space, and Job Action Analysis plans.
Partner with subcontractors to ensure documentation is submitted on time.
Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
Understand the project's schedule and relevant Contract Documents.
Develop, coordinate, and implement project-specific safety programs.
Partner with field supervision to include hazard-mitigation measures in construction activity planning.
Develop safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work or recent at-risk trends.
Create and promote a safety vision, aligning the team to achieve a safe workplace.
Facilitate third-party safety reviews, including OSHA reviews.
Cultivate industry relationships that may bring business opportunities to Clark leadership.
Cultivate industry relationships to help attract and recruit talent to Clark.