Senior Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group • Douglasville, GA

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About The Position

As a Senior Safety Manager, you will ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on Clark projects. You will create 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, you will lead employee safety education and develop safe work plans for all project phases and tasks. The role includes managing and mentoring staff, handling client expectations, developing project-specific safety programs, mitigating hazards, supporting workers’ compensation claims, and contributing to recruiting and retaining industry talent. The position involves significant time on active construction sites as well as time in an office. It is physically demanding and requires flexibility to work extended hours and respond to time-sensitive business needs or emergencies. A pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly drug tests are required.

Requirements

• 10 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.
• Ability to manage large-scale and high-profile projects.
• Proof of training and experience in safely managing cranes, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment.
• Exposure to preconstruction efforts.
• Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, 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 achieving individual and organizational objectives while balancing short- and long-term goals.
• Alignment with Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results-oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, relationship-building, people- and team-building, and able to set direction and execute.
• Ability to work extended hours, particularly during critical project phases or client deadlines, and respond to communications when business needs or emergencies require it.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including frequent standing and navigating active job sites; bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting or carrying materials up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to communicate effectively and use visual acuity to read plans and inspect work.
• Pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests are required.

Nice To Haves

• OSHA 30 Hour certification.
• CHST certification.
• CSP certification.
• SMS certification.
• First Aid/CPR training.

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.
• Manage and mentor staff and effectively manage client expectations.
• 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 planning construction activities.
• Develop project-specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work activities or recent at-risk trends.
• Create a safety vision and align the team to achieve a safe workplace.
• Facilitate third-party safety reviews, including OSHA reviews.
• Understand workers’ compensation and lead efforts to manage claims.
• Proactively mitigate upcoming safety challenges.
• Develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win appropriate work.
• Recruit, identify, hire, and retain outstanding industry talent.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, desires, and goals to exceed their expectations.
• Follow Clark Construction safety policies and procedures and applicable laws at all locations.
• Monitor and respond to communications as needed for time-sensitive matters or emergencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior