Senior Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group•McLean, VA

About The Position

The Senior Safety Manager ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on Clark projects. The role builds 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 manager leads employee safety education and develops safe work plans for all project phases and tasks. This is an active, hands-on position with significant time on construction sites and some time in an office. The work involves adapting to varying weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, hoists, and moving mechanical equipment. The position may require extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines, and responsiveness outside regular hours for time-sensitive matters or emergencies. A pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly 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, high-profile projects.
Proof of training and experience 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, a team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, relationship-building, able to build people and teams and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
Ability to frequently navigate active job sites and perform work involving bending, kneeling, reaching, and a full range of motion.
Ability to frequently lift and carry materials up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate effectively and visually read plans and inspect work.
Ability to work in elevated or confined areas, around moving mechanical equipment, and in varying weather and moderate to loud noise levels.
Ability to work extended hours when needed and respond to communications about time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular working hours.
Pass a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and comply with random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty testing.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 Hour.
CHST or 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, along with federal, state, and local safety standards.
Manage and mentor staff and manage client expectations effectively.
Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
Develop, coordinate, and implement 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.
Understand workers’ compensation and lead efforts to manage claims.
Use experience to proactively mitigate upcoming safety challenges.
Identify and 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.