Senior Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group • Haskell, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Safety Manager ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the public on construction projects while fostering a culture of care. The role enforces Clark's Safety and Health Policy and applicable local, state, and federal safety standards; leads employee safety education; and partners with project supervisors to develop safe work plans for project phases and tasks. The position also manages and mentors staff, manages client expectations, identifies and mitigates safety exposures, and develops project-specific safety programs and training.

The Senior Safety Manager works closely with field supervision to incorporate hazard mitigation into construction planning, facilitates third-party safety reviews including OSHA, and leads workers' compensation claim-management efforts. The role also contributes to business development and talent acquisition by building industry relationships, helping generate and win work, and identifying, hiring, and retaining talent. This is an active, hands-on position split between construction sites and an office setting, with flexibility and responsiveness required during critical project phases, time-sensitive matters, or emergencies.

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.
• Training and experience managing cranes, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment safely.
• 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 competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Agile, energetic, data-driven approach to 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, teams, and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
• Ability to work on active job sites and navigate 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 spend prolonged periods sitting for computer work, document review, and meetings.
• Ability to work in varying weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined work areas, and around moving mechanical equipment.
• Willingness to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines and respond to communications for time-sensitive matters or emergencies.
• Must complete a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening; the company also conducts random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests.

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 the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public.
• Enforce corporate and project-specific safety and health programs and applicable federal, state, and local safety standards.
• Manage and mentor staff and manage client expectations.
• 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 construction activity planning.
• Develop safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work or recent at-risk trends.
• Create and drive a safety vision and align the team to achieve a safe workplace.
• Facilitate third-party safety reviews, including OSHA reviews.
• Apply workers' compensation knowledge and lead claim-management efforts.
• Proactively use experience to mitigate upcoming safety challenges.
• Develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win appropriate work.
• Participate in recruiting, hiring, and retaining industry talent.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, desires, and goals and work to exceed their expectations.

What This Job Offers

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