Site Safety & Health Officer - Grand Forks, ND

Prairie Band Construction Inc•Grand Forks, ND

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) is responsible for the development and/or review of the Accident Prevention Plan, activity hazard analysis’s, amendments to the accident prevention plan, on site safety education, toolbox safety meetings, all around safety compliance of the project, and a proactive innovative attitude towards solving difficult site-specific safety issues. The SSHO is responsible for managing, implementing, and enforcing the project Accident Prevention Plan. The SSHO shall provide full-time on-site safety and occupational health management, surveillance, inspections, training, and safety enforcement. In this position, you will play a key role in ensuring the project complies with local, state, and federal health and safety guidelines and procedures. You will ensure the safety of all employees, make sure all projects are up to code, and provide advice and recommendations for safety improvements. This position is located in Grand Forks, ND on the Grand Forks AFB. This is a full onsite position for approximately 1 1/2- 2 years. We are ideally seeking a local candidate and US Citizenship is required for this opportunity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience and education.
A minimum of 10 years of construction industry safety experience; federal government construction projects preferred.
EM 385 1-1 certification
30-hour OSHA Certification
Fall Protection, HAZWOPR 40, Lead awareness, blood-borne pathogens, first aid/CPR, confined space management, attendant, and rescue, general competent person, trenching and shoring competent person, control of hazardous energies, forklift, man-lift, and fire watch training certified

Nice To Haves

Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification
Experience with Federal Construction/Renovation Projects

Responsibilities

Comply, create and implement site specific Accident Prevention Plan with all occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines and EM 385 1-1
Create and review Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) and Work Plans based upon the project schedule and definable features of work.
Ensure all safety submittals required are created, submitted and approved by the GDA well in advance of scheduled preparatory meetings.
Provide project safety orientations and briefs
Document Weekly Safety Meetings, Weekly Inspections, Deficiencies and Corrective Actions, Man Hours Worked and any Incident
Lead and document Near Miss and Incident Investigations performing Root Cause Analysis working with the local COR.
Develop and implement OHS training programs
Serve as Environmental Officer when required
Oversee disposal of substances according to environmental guidelines
Serve as the Drug testing POC when required to do so