Site Safety Manager

Air Liquide•Morrisville, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Safety Manager champions the client's “Zero Harm” philosophy for health, safety, and environmental (HSE) management at the project site. The role develops and helps implement a project-specific construction site HSE Plan for company personnel, contractors, and applicable low-tier subcontractors. It provides day-to-day supervision of junior company HSE specialists and oversight of contractor HSE personnel, while advising project site management and contractors on HSE compliance throughout construction. The position oversees site activities, safe work permits, inspections, hazard analyses, corrective actions, and incident response. It also maintains HSE incident records and provides monthly site performance metrics to project site management and the CIAm HSES Manager. The role is based at a construction/field site in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, for a stated duration of five months.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
5 to 7 years of experience in HSE management and oversight, focused on construction safety requirements.
At least 3 years of experience in an HSE supervisory capacity.
Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. OSHA standards under 29 CFR 1926 and 1910 and their practical application in construction or industrial settings.
30-hour OSHA training for construction required.
Maintain first aid and CPR certification through a recognized training provider, such as the American Red Cross.
Ability to work daily in a construction/field setting under varied environmental and weather extremes, including rain, heat, and cold.
Ability and willingness to undertake moderate walking and climbing, if required, to perform duties.
Ability and willingness to work overtime and weekends as needed to support construction activities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Completion of OSHA #510, “OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry,” preferred.
Valid OSHA #500, “Trainer Course for Construction,” certificate preferred.
Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Champion the client's “Zero Harm” philosophy for health, safety, and environmental management at the project site.
Develop the project-specific construction site HSE Plan using company templates and tailoring it to project-specific details and HSE requirements.
Help implement the project-specific construction site HSE Plan for company personnel, contractors, and applicable low-tier subcontractors.
Supervise junior-level company HSE specialists day to day and/or oversee contractor HSE personnel to ensure adequate inspections of field activities.
Periodically oversee contractor activities for compliance with legal, regulatory, company, and project-specific HSE rules and requirements.
Act as the company HSE technical lead and advise project site management on HSE compliance issues during construction.
Provide technical advice and administrative support on HSE compliance to contractors’ management personnel.
Review contractor job hazard analyses and advise on the suitability of hazard elimination and mitigation measures.
Conduct daily walk-downs of site work activities and advise on corrective actions needed to maintain compliance.
Initiate and support weekly joint project management and contractor site walk-downs and HSE review meetings.
Issue stop-work orders in coordination with project site management for activities posing an immediate threat to workforce life or health or substantial harm to the environment.
Administer the project site safe work permit program for activities under the client's management oversight, including reviewing and signing off on permits for confined space entry, hazardous energy control (e.g., LOTO), and excavations.
Lead and/or support contractor HSE staff in responding to and investigating site accidents and incidents.
Solicit information from contractors and maintain records of site HSE accidents and incidents, including near misses.
Provide monthly project site HSE performance metrics to project site management and the CIAm HSES Manager.