Senior Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group, LLC • Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

The Senior Safety Manager ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on Clark projects. This role fosters 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 safety education and develops safe work plans for all phases and tasks. The role also manages and mentors staff, coordinates project-specific safety programs, mitigates risks, supports workers' compensation claims, and helps recruit and retain industry talent.

This is an active, hands-on position with significant time spent on construction sites and some time in an office. The work involves varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, and moving mechanical equipment. The role may require extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines, as well as responding to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular hours. Employees must follow Clark Construction's safety policies and applicable laws. Pre-employment and random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty screenings 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 executive leaders.
• 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, teams, and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
• Ability to work extended hours when needed and respond to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular hours.
• Ability to frequently be on foot 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 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.
• Compliance with Clark Construction safety policies, applicable laws, and required drug fitness-for-duty screenings.

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 the planning of project 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.
• 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 expectations.
• Monitor and respond to communications as required for time-sensitive matters or emergencies.

What This Job Offers

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