Safety Manager

HITT Contracting•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

The HITT Safety Manager is responsible for safety performance and safety development across assigned business units and direct reports. The role serves as a safety resource at the project, business-unit, and corporate levels, assesses safety needs, and applies available resources to address them. The Safety Manager also contributes to HITT’s corporate safety program and safety culture. The position oversees and develops safety team members, supports project and business-unit safety planning and execution, monitors compliance and safety performance, and leads inspections, training, and incident response. The Safety Manager works with HITT project teams, subcontractors, clients, consultants, and the corporate Risk Management Team to address safety needs and improve practices.

Requirements

A degree and five years of experience, or eight or more years of construction safety experience; other professional experience or skills may be substituted.
CHST, CSP, or an 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.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to assess and prioritize needs, tasks, projects, and demands across multiple business units.
Ability to handle confidential information.
Ability to adapt to flexible and changing schedules.
Strong analytical and research skills for defining and solving problems.
Ability to work independently.
Willingness to respond to emergency or crisis conditions.
Ability to work under varied environmental or site conditions.
Ability to navigate stairs, ladders, and uneven floors or ground conditions.
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 certification.

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; assess training needs; train and support Safety Department members; and provide career-development feedback.
Participate in recruiting and retention of Safety Department team members and manage outside consultants’ project needs and performance.
Assess and fulfill safety needs across multiple projects and business units, and evaluate other department members’ and project team members’ inspection performance.
Conduct onsite safety inspections using the Predictive Solutions System; establish inspection criteria and expectations; and evaluate inspection performance.
Analyze hazard, incident, and inspection data to identify trends and recommend project, business-unit, and corporate safety improvements.
Mentor Site Operations and Operations personnel in safety inspections and review project safety inspections with Site Operations.
Evaluate project and subcontractor compliance with federal, state, local, corporate, and client safety requirements.
Identify safety needs and challenges for future work and evaluate subcontractor safety performance.
Distribute project inspections and open-issue summaries to relevant project-team members and subcontractors.
Research current and future OSHA regulations and address project needs.
Independently lead OSHA or third-party inspections and crisis or accident/incident response and investigations.
Develop, select, and deliver toolbox meetings, project 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.
Evaluate project safety policies and identify opportunities to improve them.
Review and develop Job Hazard Analyses for common and complex tasks.
Assist with safety planning during preconstruction, lead selected subcontractor safety preconstruction meetings, and identify special needs for Site-Specific Safety Plans.
Develop project safety orientations addressing special client or site conditions, and elevate safety concerns appropriately.
Audit project safety signage and documentation requirements and recommend or implement improvements.
Research and resolve safety-related issues; identify or select project-specific protective equipment; and collaborate with project teams on safety stand-downs.
Identify and arrange safety training to meet project or business-unit needs, and serve as a technical resource to the Safety Department and Site Operations.
Develop or lead department and corporate goals, develop business-unit safety goals, and conduct or develop in-house safety training.
Identify corporate safety-equipment needs and research and trial new safety products.
Prepare monthly safety summaries for assigned business units and serve as the primary department contact for processes such as Predictive Solutions or Toolbox Talks.
Participate in HITT corporate initiatives, committees, and professional safety or construction organization meetings.
Maintain positive working relationships with HITT project teams and subcontractors; respond to safety concerns from clients, tenants, or affected members of the public; and collaborate with other parts of the corporate Risk Management Team as needed.