Safety Specialist

Southern Industrial Constructors•Austin, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Southern Industrial Constructors, INC. is seeking a Safety Specialist in the Austin, Texas area. The role drives on-site hazard mitigation and occupational health initiatives in collaboration with frontline employees and site supervision. The Specialist identifies, evaluates, and helps eliminate workplace risks, enforces regulatory compliance and company safety standards, and mentors Safety Technicians assigned to the project. The Specialist plans, directs, and manages safety activities at assigned jobsites under the direction of a site safety manager or designated business-unit safety resources. The role includes inspections and audits, reviewing job hazard analyses, ensuring appropriate use of personal protective equipment, conducting and documenting safety training, investigating accidents and injuries, and maintaining safety equipment and PPE inventories. Employment is contingent on ongoing business needs; employees may be reassigned to other roles, locations, or shifts at Southern Industrial’s discretion. Work may take place in offices, shops, busy traffic areas, warehouses, and undeveloped properties, with exposure to dirt, dust, grease, oil, vibration, and adverse weather. The job involves accessing elevated areas and confined spaces, using required PPE and equipment, lifting up to 50 pounds, standing for extended periods, bending, using ladders and personnel lifts, working in workboats, and working in awkward positions.

Requirements

Prefer 3 to 5 years of craft experience at the apprentice or journeyman level; helper experience does not count toward this preference.
Four years of prior site safety experience, or craft supervisory experience in lieu of safety experience at a 2-to-1 ratio.
Prefer a minimum of 2 years of safety experience.
No safety supervision experience is required.
OSHA 30-hour and OSHA 510 and 500 credentials, or willingness to obtain them once five years of safety experience is acquired.
NCCER CSSS or another approved professional certification.
Advanced understanding of potential site hazards and methods for mitigating them.
Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Basic understanding of conflict-resolution strategies.
Advanced communication skills, including delegation, follow-up, and client interfacing.
Able to safely access all areas of properties, buildings, structures, wharves, rooftops, elevated positions, and confined spaces.
Able to effectively use required PPE, lift up to 50 pounds, and safely operate involved equipment and tools.
Able to stand for long periods, bend consistently, work in confined spaces with limited access, use ladders and personnel lifts, work in workboats, and work in awkward body positions.

Nice To Haves

An associate, MESH, bachelor’s, or master’s degree; education may be considered in lieu of experience.
BCSP STS or STS-C certification.
Advanced professional certifications, strongly recommended, including BCSP, CHST, IHMM, ASHM, NASP, or CSM.
BCSP ASP or CSP; IHMM CSMP or CSHM; or NASP SDS or SPC certifications.

Responsibilities

Promote the company’s core values and culture of Mission First, People Always through everyday interactions and decisions.
Inspect facilities, equipment, and task areas for potential safety hazards; monitor workplace safety performance and provide feedback to employees, supervision, and the site safety lead.
Review site job hazard analyses (JHAs) for completion and accuracy, including task steps, relevant hazards, and suitable controls or mitigations.
Ensure PPE is used as required.
Perform and document inspections of safety equipment, including fire extinguishers, fall-protection equipment, and other required PPE.
Conduct and document site safety inspections, behavior-based safety observations, and required client inspections or audits.
Perform competent-person duties as required, potentially involving scaffolding, excavation, fall protection, or confined spaces.
Plan, direct, and manage safety activities at assigned jobsites with direction from site safety management or designated business-unit safety resources.
Conduct health and safety training and maintain project records, including new-to-site employee orientation and Southern Zero Day; coordinate required training with the business unit.
Investigate accidents and injuries, complete required reports, and use accidents and near misses as training opportunities to help prevent future occurrences.
Inventory and maintain appropriate quantities of safety equipment and PPE, and communicate related information to the site safety lead or site management.
Mentor Safety Technicians assigned to the project.
Perform other duties as assigned.