Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group, LLC•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

The Safety Manager ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on construction projects. This 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. The role is active and hands-on, with frequent time on construction sites and some office work. It involves navigating varied jobsite terrain and conditions, working around moving equipment, and adapting to weather, noise, elevated or confined spaces, and the pace of construction. The position requires flexibility to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines and to respond to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular working hours. A pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly drug tests are required.

Requirements

At least 4 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, scaffold, and heavy equipment safety.
Ability to communicate effectively with 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 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, teams, and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
Ability to meet the physical demands of active jobsite work, including frequent standing and movement, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to communicate effectively and maintain visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work.
Ability to work extended hours and respond to communications about time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular working hours.
Must follow Clark Construction safety policies and procedures and applicable laws.
Must complete a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 Hour.
CHST.
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 and applicable federal, state, and local safety standards.
Mentor safety staff and assist with their development.
Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
Develop, coordinate, and implement project-specific safety programs.
Partner with field supervision to include hazard mitigation measures in construction activity planning.
Develop safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work or recent at-risk trends.
Create and drive a safety vision, aligning 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 appropriate work.
Recruit, hire, and retain outstanding industry talent.
Anticipate stakeholder needs, desires, and goals and exceed their expectations.