Safety Engineer

Clark Construction Group•Chicago, IL

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 safety standards. Working with project supervisors and field personnel, the Safety Engineer supports safety education and develops safe work plans for project phases and tasks. The position also coordinates project-specific safety programs, reviews specialized safety plans, identifies exposures, and helps plan and implement hazard-mitigation measures. The role involves substantial time on active construction sites as well as desk work in an office. Site work includes adapting to varied weather, moderate to loud noise, uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, hoists, elevated or confined areas, and moving mechanical equipment. The job is physically demanding, with frequent standing and movement, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally. Office tasks may involve prolonged sitting, computer work, document review, and meetings. The role requires flexibility to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines, and to monitor and respond to communications when time-sensitive matters or emergencies arise. Clark describes the position as part of a demanding, high-performance environment and expects employees to follow company safety procedures and applicable laws at all locations. Employment requires a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening; random quarterly tests are also conducted.

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.
Training and experience managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffold, and heavy-equipment safety.
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, a team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, relationship-building, able to build people, teams, and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
Ability to work on active construction sites in varied weather and moderate to loud noise, including elevated or confined areas with moving mechanical equipment.
Ability to frequently stand and move around job sites, navigate uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists, and bend, kneel, and reach.
Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate effectively and visually read plans and inspect work.
Ability to sit for prolonged periods for computer work, document review, and meetings.
Flexibility to work extended hours when needed, monitor and respond to communications for time-sensitive matters or emergencies, and follow Clark safety policies and applicable laws.

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 the review 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 schedule and relevant Contract Documents.
Develop, coordinate, and implement overall project-specific safety programs.
Partner with field supervision to include safety hazard mitigation measures in the planning of construction activities.
Develop project-specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work activities or recent at-risk trends.
Create and drive a safety vision, aligning the team to achieve a safe workplace.
Facilitate third-party safety reviews, including OSHA reviews.
Cultivate industry relationships to bring potential business opportunities to Clark leadership.
Cultivate industry relationships to help attract and recruit talent to Clark.