Site Safety Manager

Clune Construction Company•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Clune Construction is seeking a Site Safety Manager to oversee and improve safety programs on a construction project. The manager implements and updates the Site-Specific Safety Plan, provides project-specific safety orientations, conducts regular safety audits, manages safety documentation and permits, and monitors safety performance. The role includes coordinating and tracking daily task hazard analyses and high-risk activities with project teams and trade partners. The Site Safety Manager leads incident investigations and reporting, maintains injury records in accordance with OCIP guidelines, and communicates with the owner and subcontractor safety representatives about safety matters. The manager also establishes and leads the Project Safety Committee, audits subcontractor safety huddles and task hazard analyses, supports the availability and proper condition of safety equipment, and manages the Crisis Management Program when necessary. The role requires the ability to perform the job requirements of all lower positions in the Safety Department hierarchy. The position calls for strong communication, planning, analytical, organizational, teamwork, and mentoring skills. The employee works with Clune staff and trade partners, from field employees to executives, and helps develop industry best practices. Candidates must provide a resume.

Requirements

Strong communication and interpersonal skills for discussions with Clune and trade-partner personnel, from field employees to executives.
Strong planning skills to organize weekly and daily schedules that may include meetings and walk-throughs.
Strong analytical and organizational skills, including the ability to maintain accurate and detailed records.
Ability and desire to work in team-focused environments.
Ability to act as Clune's internal point of contact for safety-related items and collaborate externally to develop industry best practices.
Mentoring skills to foster the growth of fellow Clune employees' safety knowledge.
Ability to frequently stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, talk or hear, climb stairs and/or ladders, and walk on uneven ground.
All candidates must provide a resume.

Responsibilities

Implement and update the Site-Specific Safety Plan as the project progresses, identifying opportunities to improve the program, guidelines, and procedures.
Provide project-specific safety orientation to Clune employees, trade partners, visitors, and vendors.
Conduct frequent and regular safety audits, document findings, follow up, close items, and analyze safety trends.
Participate in, review, track, and file Daily Task Hazard Analyses (DHAs); ensure Clune project team members participate weekly with a different contractor during its DHA.
Track, evaluate, and update High Risk Activities (HRAs), and coordinate them with the project schedule.
Assist in coordinating HRA planning for trade partners performing high-risk activities and present plans to affected personnel in advance.
Review pertinent HRAs during the weekly All-Hands Meeting.
Manage safety-related documentation and Clune's filing processes for it.
Maintain safety performance data and report it to the owner in the Weekly Update.
Manage permit processes.
Immediately notify the owner by phone of personnel injuries and potentially serious on-site incidents, including unsafe conditions, near misses, property damage, and environmental incidents.
Lead incident investigations, documentation, and initial reporting; provide a preliminary report to the owner within 12 hours.
Complete incident follow-up, including a formal written report, root-cause analysis, and corrective action; develop and share lessons learned with employees.
Maintain an injury log for the duration of the work in accordance with OCIP guidelines, covering OSHA-recordable, lost-time, and first-aid injuries.
Communicate, review, and resolve safety issues with subcontractor safety representatives.
Establish and lead the Project Safety Committee.
Audit subcontractor daily safety huddles and DHAs.
Ensure required safety equipment, tools, and supplies are available, inspected, and in proper working order.
Manage the Crisis Management Program when necessary.
Perform the job requirements of all lower positions in the Safety Department hierarchy.

Benefits

100% company-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for all dependents, effective day one
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
Employee Assistance Program
Company-paid and voluntary life insurance plans
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
Flexible spending, dependent care, and commuter plans
Career development through a mentoring program, Learning & Development, and continuing education
Fitness Program
Pet insurance