Safety Professional II

Gilbane Building Company • Rochester, MN

7h • Onsite

About The Position

Gilbane is seeking a Safety Professional II for a highly rewarding opportunity with extensive career growth. This role involves supporting all safety efforts on a single project with a workforce under 250 and non-high hazard work, or providing safety support related to training, systems, and processes across the organization. Gilbane, a family-owned business with 45 offices since 1870, is a Top-10 ENR Contractor known for safely delivering projects like schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, and sports arenas. The company is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. The ideal candidate acts inclusively, shows empathy, treats others with respect, listens to understand, conveys information clearly, and is a strong problem solver. They should be adaptable, collaborative, a self-starter, passionate, committed, and ownership-driven, always seeking improved ways of doing things. The role aligns with Gilbane’s core values: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship. Employees benefit from multi-dimensional training opportunities through Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills, and work with an experienced team to learn new industry skills daily. The position requires protecting and promoting the interests of both Gilbane and the client, while demonstrating characteristics of a developing leader.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of relevant experience
• Working knowledge of construction safety principles, techniques, and methods
• Knowledge of OSHA laws, regulations, and policies
• Capable of identifying known potential exposures and recommending corrective action
• Computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering preferred

Responsibilities

• Promotes the Gilbane Cares safety culture
• Ensures contractor activities are preplanned for safety through scope review, preconstruction meetings, JHA review, STAs, etc.
• Ensures contractors meet Gilbane safety submittal requirements
• Ensures contractor compliance with Gilbane safety plan & expectations
• Maintains all safety related documentation
• Makes recommendations concerning situations hazardous to employee safety or health
• Utilizes SafetyNet to audit and monitor project team implementation of the Safety Plan
• Performs at least 15 SafetyNet inspections per month with at least 100 observations in each inspection
• Provides safety training to project teams on Gilbane, client, and OSHA requirements
• Investigates all accidents/near misses and completes all paperwork required
• Ensures project teams have safety equipment and resources
• Assists Corporate and Division Safety Directors with miscellaneous administration support (i.e. reports, safety data for proposals, employee training certs, meeting notes, etc.)
• Participates in Safety Report/ Dashboard reviews and coordinate follow-up actions with appropriate parties
• Coordinates with Gilbane Information Technology/Data Group spearheading integration efforts of Safety Observation software (SafetyNet) data into the Electronic Data Warehouse
• Provides recommendations to improve Safety Observation software use and micro-strategy dashboard designs
• Establishes standards for entering projects, vendors, users and uses standard reports in Safety Observation software to ensure consistency and accuracy of data required for successful mapping, integration, and validation
• Assists with Program Management Systems software questions, issues, data scrubbing and coordinate vendor assistance if required
• Manages rollout of Safety training in the field (Safety Observation software, Program Management Systems, Micro-strategies, etc.)
• Provides ergonomic training, assessments, and recommendations to employees throughout the enterprise
• Provides First Aid/CPR/AED training to employees when traveling to jobsites and offices

Benefits

• Multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources
• Enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills
• Opportunity to learn new industry skills every day
• Excellent total compensation package
• Competitive health and welfare benefits
• Generous profit-sharing/401k plan
• Investment in employees’ education
• Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees