Senior Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group, LLC•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Senior Safety Manager ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on construction projects. The role creates a culture of care while enforcing Clark’s Safety and Health Policy and applicable local, state, and federal safety standards. It leads employee safety education in partnership with project supervisors and develops safe work plans for project phases and tasks. The Senior Safety Manager oversees project-specific safety programs, identifies and mitigates hazards, supports construction planning, manages and mentors staff, and works with clients and other stakeholders. The role also facilitates third-party safety reviews, manages workers’ compensation efforts, supports recruiting and retaining industry talent, and helps develop relationships that generate and win appropriate work. This is an active, hands-on position spent significantly on construction sites, with additional time in an office. The job involves frequent movement across uneven terrain and stairs, ladders, and hoists; bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting; and working in varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, and around moving mechanical equipment. The role may require extended hours and responsiveness outside regular hours during critical project phases, deadlines, time-sensitive matters, or emergencies. Pre-employment and random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty screening 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 managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffold, and heavy equipment safety.
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 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 be on foot and navigate active jobsites with 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 visually read plans and inspect work.
Ability to work in varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, and around moving mechanical equipment.
Flexibility to work extended hours, particularly during critical project phases or client deadlines, and respond to work communications outside regular hours when business needs require.
Completion of a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and participation in random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty testing.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 Hour.
CHST or CSP certification.
SMS certifications.
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, as well as 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 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 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 in managing 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 and exceed their expectations.
Follow Clark Construction safety policies and procedures and applicable laws at all locations.
Monitor and respond to communications as required for critical matters, time-sensitive needs, or emergencies.