Safety Professional

Clark Construction Group, LLC•Douglasville, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Professional ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on construction projects. This role promotes 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 Professional leads employee safety education and develops safe work plans for all project phases and tasks. The position involves creating and implementing project-specific safety programs, identifying and addressing exposures, mentoring safety staff, and coordinating safety education based on upcoming work or observed trends. The Safety Professional also supports corporate initiatives, contributes to recruiting and retaining talent, builds relationships with industry professionals, and works to meet stakeholder expectations. This is an active, hands-on position with significant time on construction sites and some time in an office. The work includes navigating uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists; exposure to varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined work areas, and moving mechanical equipment; and occasional desk work. The role requires flexibility for extended hours during critical project phases or deadlines, and responsiveness to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular working hours. A pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly tests are required.

Requirements

At least 5 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 new craft workers to senior executive leaders.
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-term 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 frequently be on your feet and navigate active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists.
Ability to bend, kneel, reach, and frequently lift and carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate effectively and maintain visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work.
Ability to work in varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined work areas, and around moving mechanical equipment.
Flexibility to work extended hours, especially during critical project phases or client deadlines, and respond to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular working hours.
Completion of a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and participation in random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 Hour.
CHST or CSP certification.
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 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 project-specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work activities 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.
Identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win work.
Recruit, identify, hire, and retain outstanding industry talent.
Anticipate stakeholder needs, desires, and goals and exceed their expectations.
Follow Clark Construction’s safety policies and procedures and applicable laws at all locations.
Monitor and respond to communications as needed for time-sensitive matters or emergencies.