Safety Manager

HITT Contracting Inc.•Washington, DC

14d•$109,000 - $154,000

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 assesses safety needs, and uses assigned resources to address them. The Safety Manager also helps develop 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 construction training.
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.
Ability to navigate stairs, ladders, and uneven floors or ground conditions.
Sets an example for safe work practices on and off work sites.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Manage direct-report 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 their training needs, support their development, and participate in recruiting and retention.
Train and support Safety Department members and manage outside consultants’ project needs and performance.
Assess and fulfill safety needs across multiple projects and business units, including identifying needs related to future project work.
Conduct on-site safety inspections using the Predictive Solutions System and evaluate the inspection performance of department and project team members.
Establish safety inspection criteria and expectations, assess performance, mentor Site Operations on inspections, and identify process improvements.
Analyze hazard, incident, and inspection data to identify trends and recommend safety improvements for projects and business units.
Evaluate project compliance with federal, state, local, corporate, and client safety regulations and procedures.
Evaluate subcontractor safety performance and enforce safety requirements with HITT and subcontractor workers and supervisors.
Review and distribute project safety inspections, open-issue summaries, and evaluations to relevant project-team members and subcontractors.
Research current and future OSHA regulations and address project safety needs.
Independently lead OSHA or third-party 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 delivery.
Review project safety policies for effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
Review and develop Job Hazard Analyses, assist with safety planning during preconstruction, lead selected subcontractor safety preconstruction meetings, and address Site Specific Safety Plan needs.
Participate in project safety and subcontractor meetings as needed and develop orientations addressing special client or site conditions.
Escalate safety concerns, audit project safety signage and documentation, and recommend or enact improvements.
Research and resolve safety-related issues; identify protective equipment and training needs for projects and business units.
Collaborate with project teams on project-wide safety stand-downs and serve as a technical resource to Safety Department members and Site Operations.
Develop or lead corporate department goals and business-unit safety goals, and conduct or develop in-house safety training.
Identify corporate safety-equipment needs and research and trial new safety-related products.
Prepare monthly safety summaries for assigned business units and serve as the primary departmental contact for processes such as Predictive Solutions or Toolbox Talks.
Participate in HITT corporate initiatives or committees outside of safety and in safety or construction professional organization meetings.
Build positive working relationships with HITT 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.