Safety Manager

HITT Contracting Inc.•Santa Clara, CA

3d•$119,900 - $169,400

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 participates in developing 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.
Good 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 various environmental or site conditions and navigate stairs, ladders, and uneven floors or ground.
Ability to model 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 based on project volume, project needs, and department responsibilities, and make staffing recommendations.
Conduct regular check-ins and annual performance evaluations for direct reports; assess training and learning needs; train and support Safety Department members; and provide career-development feedback.
Participate in retention and recruiting of Safety Department team members.
Manage outside consultants’ project needs and performance.
Assess and fulfill safety needs across multiple projects and business units, and evaluate the inspection performance of department members and project teams.
Conduct on-site safety inspections using the Predictive Solutions System.
Analyze hazard, incident, and inspection data to identify trends, assess business-unit safety performance, and recommend actions.
Set safety inspection criteria and expectations, measure performance, mentor Site Operations in inspection processes, and identify opportunities to improve inspection processes.
Evaluate project compliance with federal, state, local, corporate, and client safety regulations and procedures.
Identify and address safety needs for future work, subcontractor performance, and project safety policies.
Review project safety inspections with Site Operations and distribute inspections and open-issue summaries to key project team members and subcontractors.
Research current and future OSHA regulations and address project needs.
Independently lead OSHA or third-party safety inspections, crisis or incident response, and investigations.
Develop, select, and deliver toolbox meetings, project safety orientations, and just-in-time on-site safety training; evaluate and coach others on training delivery.
Enforce safety requirements with HITT and subcontractor workforces and supervision.
Review and independently develop common and complex task Job Hazard Analyses.
Assist with safety planning during preconstruction, lead select subcontractor safety preconstruction meetings, and identify special needs for Site Specific Safety Plans.
Participate in project safety and subcontractor meetings as needed and develop project orientations addressing special client or site-condition requirements.
Escalate safety concerns appropriately; audit project safety signage and documentation requirements and recommend or enact improvements.
Research and independently resolve safety-related issues.
Identify or select project-specific safety and protective equipment, identify and arrange training, and collaborate with project teams on safety stand-downs.
Develop or lead corporate-level department goals and develop business-unit safety goals.
Conduct and develop in-house safety training, identify corporate safety equipment needs, and research and trial safety-related products.
Prepare monthly safety summaries for assigned business units and serve as the department’s primary contact for processes such as Predictive Solutions or Toolbox Talks.
Participate in HITT corporate initiatives or committees outside of safety.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with project teams and subcontractors, and respond to safety concerns from clients, tenants, or affected members of the public.
Assist or collaborate with other parts of the corporate Risk Management Team as needed.
Participate in safety and construction professional organization meetings.