Site Safety Manager

BLHI•Mobile, AL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Safety Manager directly coordinates with and serves in support of the Project Manager(s) and Superintendent(s). This position plans, leads, directs, and enforces activities on a construction project to identify, eliminate, and control hazardous conditions that may lead to injury, environmental impact, and/or property damage using job-specific safety standards and best management practices that may include all applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations, best practices, policies and programs. The Site Safety Manager champions the safety culture and core principles of BL Harbert International. The Site Safety Manager’s title is often client-driven and may include Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO), Safety and Health Program Manager (SHPM), etc.

Requirements

High School Education and/or Trade School
A minimum of 10 years of general safety experience including 5 years of applicable construction project experience.
OSHA 30-hour for Construction course and/or USACE EM385-1-1 40-hour course
Documented Skills Training
Documented Competent Person Safety Training in applicable disciplines
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook
Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint or similar software applications used in developing training materials
Familiar with Microsoft Excel
Mastery of applicable construction safety standards
Basic understanding of building components and their installation; construction tasks, scheduling and trade sequencing.
Basic understanding of each construction trades’ scope of work.
Basic understanding of risk management principles
Ability to enforce all applicable and/or required federal, state, local and company safety, health and environmental regulations
Ability to pro-actively recognize potential hazardous situations/exposures and implement corrective measures.
Ability to conduct incident investigations to determine potential contributing factors and root causes
Good interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written) required for coordination with and support of: Executive, senior and project management; Occupational medicine clinics, physicians, staff; Insurance carriers, brokers, adjustors, risk engineers
Considerable mental effort and comprehension. Must be able to make sound decisions quickly. Must be able to have sustained concentration with frequent interruptions.

Nice To Haves

Industry specific pro-board certification (STS, CHST, CSP, CRIS, etc.)
Degree in a relevant curriculum from an accredited college or university
Advanced emergency response training or experience (EMT, EMT-P, Hazmat, Technical Rescue etc.)

Responsibilities

Plans, leads, directs, and enforces activities on a construction project to identify, eliminate, and control hazardous conditions.
Champions the safety culture and core principles of BL Harbert International.
Directly supervises Site Safety Technician and personnel assigned to site safety duties.
Manages and enforces site safety, health and environmental efforts regarding all site personnel.
Functions as the project’s safety, health and environmental technical advisor.
Establishes and maintains relationships with project team, owner’s safety counterpart, and project insurance risk engineers.
Establishes and maintains relationships with project subcontractors and vendor’s safety counterpart.
Establishes and maintains relationships with project’s occupational medicine clinic, physician, and medical staff.
Establishes and maintains relationships with emergency response authorities having jurisdiction.
Ensures positive exposure to the community.
Embraces BLHI Corporate Values and demonstrates adherence in daily management.
Builds project climate to empower personnel and sustain BLHI safety culture.
Interacts with professionalism and pro-activism.
Continually seeks feedback and personal development for advancement.
Trains direct reports for advancement.
Seeks to understand and further the overall objectives of BLHI.