Safety Manager

HITT Contracting•Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The HITT Safety Manager is responsible for the safety performance and safety development of assigned business units and direct reports. The role serves as a safety resource at project, business unit, and corporate levels, regularly assessing safety needs and using assigned resources to address them. The Safety Manager also contributes to the development of HITT’s corporate safety program and safety culture.

Requirements

A degree and five years of experience, or eight or more years of construction safety experience; other professional experience or skills may substitute.
CHST, CSP, or equivalent professional safety designation.
First Aid/CPR certification.
OSHA 30-Hour for Construction.
Comprehensive understanding of high-hazard technical areas, including cranes, fall protection, scaffolding, excavation, and electrical safety.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to assess and prioritize multiple business-unit needs, tasks, projects, and demands.
Ability to handle confidential information.
Ability to adapt to flexible and changing schedules.
Strong analytical and research skills to define and solve problems.
Ability to work independently.
Willingness to respond to emergency or crisis conditions.
Ability to work under varying environmental or site conditions and navigate stairs, ladders, and uneven floors or ground conditions.
Commitment to modeling safe work practices on and off work sites.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in safety or a related field.
OSHA 500.

Responsibilities

Manage direct reports’ workloads according to project volume, project needs, and department responsibilities, and make staffing recommendations.
Conduct regular check-ins and yearly performance evaluations for direct reports; assess their training needs, provide training and support, and discuss career development.
Participate in recruiting and retaining Safety Department team members.
Manage outside consultant project needs and performance.
Determine and address safety needs across multiple projects and business units.
Evaluate inspection performance by department members and project team members; set inspection criteria and expectations, measure performance, and identify process improvements.
Conduct onsite safety inspections using the Predictive Solutions System.
Analyze hazard, inspection, and incident data to identify trends and recommend project, business unit, and corporate safety actions.
Mentor Site Operations and Operations staff in safety inspections and review project inspections with Site Operations.
Evaluate project compliance with federal, state, local, corporate, and client safety requirements.
Assess subcontractor safety performance and address safety needs and challenges related to current and future project work.
Distribute project inspection reports and open-issue summaries to project teams and subcontractors.
Research current and future OSHA regulations and address project safety needs.
Independently lead OSHA or third-party safety inspections, as well as crisis or accident/incident response and investigations.
Develop, select, and deliver toolbox meetings, project safety orientations, and just-in-time onsite safety training; evaluate and coach others on training delivery.
Enforce safety requirements with HITT and subcontractor workforces and supervisors.
Review and develop Job Hazard Analyses, assist with preconstruction safety planning, lead selected subcontractor safety preconstruction meetings, and address Site-Specific Safety Plan needs.
Develop project safety orientations addressing special client or site-condition requirements and elevate safety concerns as appropriate.
Audit project safety signage and documentation requirements, recommend improvements, and implement improvements as needed.
Research and independently resolve safety-related issues; select special project safety and protective equipment.
Collaborate with project teams on project-wide safety stand-downs and identify and arrange training for project or business unit needs.
Serve as a technical resource to Safety Department members and Site Operations.
Develop or lead execution of corporate department goals and develop business unit safety goals.
Develop and conduct in-house safety training; identify corporate safety and protective equipment needs; research and trial new safety products.
Prepare monthly safety summaries for assigned business units and serve as the primary contact for department processes such as Predictive Solutions or Toolbox Talks.
Participate in HITT corporate initiatives or committees outside the safety function.
Build positive working relationships with HITT project teams and subcontractors, respond to safety concerns from clients, tenants, and affected members of the public, and collaborate with the corporate Risk Management Team as needed.
Participate in safety and construction professional organization meetings.