Safety Specialist 2, Mission Critical
About The Position
JE Dunn Construction is a company driven by its people and culture, focusing on hiring inspired individuals, providing challenging work, innovative tools, and shared rewards. For over 100 years, JE Dunn has grown sustainably by enriching lives through inspired people and places. The Advanced Facilities Group (AFG) combines Mission Critical, Advanced Industries, and Industrial & Manufacturing teams, focusing on cutting-edge projects for innovative clients in large Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Center, and Semiconductor sectors. The Safety Specialist 2 role within this group is responsible for coordinating and implementing the field safety program for routine and increasingly complex construction projects. This position involves conducting safety inspections, identifying and documenting hazardous conditions, tracking abatement, writing reports, and performing trend analysis, all in alignment with JE Dunn's strategy, vision, and values.
Requirements
- Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
- Communications skills, verbal and written.
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Knowledge of and ability to enforce all federal, state, local and company safety regulations.
- Proficiency in company safety software/programs, processes and tools (Intermediate).
- Ability to recognize hazardous situations and implement corrective measures.
- Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project.
- Proficiency in required construction technology.
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
- 2+ years construction safety experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a safety and health-related field.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and implements the field safety program for routine construction projects.
- Conducts regular walk-through inspections of construction sites to ensure compliance with laws and Company policies.
- Conducts safety audits on assigned projects by identifying, documenting and recommending abatement of hazardous/potentially hazardous conditions to internal and external clients.
- Utilizes internal safety management systems to document findings and to track abatement techniques and closure.
- Conducts project-specific new hire orientation and oversees drug and alcohol policy compliance.
- Monitors the implementation of prime contractor and/or subcontractors’ safety programs.
- Attends project pre-planning, progress and other relevant project-related meetings to discuss safety-related matters.
- Supports field leadership in the implementation of the safety program specifics, such as meetings, committees and related activities well as chairing the project safety committee.
- Assists in the investigation of project-related accidents.
- Confers with supervisor to determine root cause and discuss recommendations for changes in the work processes to eliminate recurrence.
- Coordinates with injured employees and clinics to ensure that the worker attends treatment and is returned to work at some capacity in a timely manner.
- Compiles progress summary reports of injuries for supervisor.
- Monitors site safety incentive program.
- Possesses a higher level of safety knowledge that helps identify more complex safety issues and provide more complex abatements solutions.
- Utilizes a higher level of knowledge of equipment, laws and work processes, and applies that knowledge to project-specific safety recommendations.
- Contributes a higher level of communication skills and plays a more active role in meetings.
- Utilizes internal safety management systems and tools to perform trend analysis that identifies safety trends, including problem areas within the project or subcontractors, and provides recommended solutions to mitigate future occurrences.
- Provides guidance and training on basic and some intermediate safety-related topics for new or existing safety and project team personnel.
- Assists safety leadership during insurance audits.
- Capable of overseeing more complex projects, including one large or complex project and/or multiple projects.
Benefits
- The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
