Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group, LLC•Leavenworth, KS

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About The Position

The Safety Manager ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on Clark projects. The role creates a culture of care while enforcing Clark’s Safety and Health Policy and applicable local, state, and federal safety standards. In partnership with project supervisors, the Safety Manager leads employee safety education and develops safe work plans for all phases and tasks. This is an active, hands-on position spent significantly on construction sites, as well as in an office. The role involves physically demanding work and exposure to varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined work areas, and moving mechanical equipment. It is a demanding, high-performance environment that may require extended hours, responsiveness to time-sensitive matters, and attention to emergencies outside regular working hours. A pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly tests are required.

Requirements

Four or more 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 managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment safely.
Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, and gain buy-in from stakeholders ranging from craft workers to senior executives.
Strength in managing 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 and teams and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
Ability to frequently navigate active job sites, including uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists; bend, kneel, and reach; and frequently lift and carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate effectively and read plans and inspect work using visual acuity.
Flexibility to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines and to monitor and respond to communications as business needs require, including time-sensitive matters or emergencies.
Follow Clark Construction safety policies and procedures and applicable laws.
Pass a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and participate in random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty testing.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 Hour.
CHST or CSP.
First Aid/CPR training.
EM 385.

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.
Mentor safety staff and assist in their development.
Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
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 safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work activities or recent at-risk trends.
Create a safety vision and align the team to achieve a safe workplace.
Facilitate third-party safety reviews, including OSHA reviews.
Teach safety-related topics within Clark beyond the jobsite.
Assist with business plan objectives and corporate initiatives, including OSHA, Red and Blue Alerts, and corporate policies and procedures.
Develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win the right work.
Recruit, identify, hire, and retain outstanding industry talent.
Anticipate stakeholder needs, desires, and goals to exceed their expectations.