Sr. Safety Manager

Next 150 Construction, LLC • Rochester, MN

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About The Position

The Senior Safety Manager leads the safety function for a single Business Unit/project or multiple small Business Units/projects. This role oversees the successful implementation of the Gilbane Cares safety culture, develops project-specific safety plans, and ensures their distribution and understanding. The position involves conducting regular safety inspections, auditing and monitoring the implementation of safety plans, and analyzing trending reports to coach project teams in hazard identification and correction. The Senior Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring timely closure of safety items, assisting teams with corrective action plans, and identifying and providing relevant training. This role also ensures all incidents are investigated and documented per company policy, analyzes leading and lagging indicators, and provides direction to leadership on focus areas and trends. Additionally, the Senior Safety Manager provides development, support, and mentorship to other Safety Managers, supports business development in client pre-qualifications and presentations, and fosters professional safety relationships internally and externally. The role may involve assisting with tasks typically assigned to more junior positions, responsible for career development and coaching of team members, and fostering a positive and inclusive work environment. The Senior Safety Manager interprets and translates organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals, and collaborates closely with business development to ensure seamless integration with sales strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering preferred
• 5-7 years of construction safety management experience
• Associate or Certified Safety Professional certification
• Certified and authorized instructor by GU and OSHA to teach safety courses to employees and contractors
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction safety and health principles, techniques, methods, regulations, and interpretations
• Capable of identifying current and potential exposures and recommending corrective action
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong management and leadership skills
• Ability to manage and execute a safety program within a Business Unit
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Nice To Haves

• Leverage Business Insights – Understand and act on industry trends, local market and economic conditions and our business model to make decisions and create competitive advantage.
• Deploy a Strategic Mindset - Take a broad, global perspective when considering proactive solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that might develop in the future.
• Display Emotional Intelligence - Demonstrate the capacity to recognize feelings and patterns of behavior and those of others. Manage emotions effectively in ourselves and our relationships.
• Build High Performing Teams - Attract, select, develop, recognize, and retain talented individuals.?Utilize motivation and discipline to maximize performance and impact on the organization.
• Drive Team Accountability - Determine priorities and delegate work; monitor and communicate progress.? Establish measures to assess the impact, quality and timeliness of results; praise success and learn from mistakes.
• Coach and Develop Others - Provide feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities.? Plan for and support development of individual skills and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the successful implementation of the Gilbane Cares safety culture across the business
• Develops and ensures distribution and understanding of Project specific safety plans for all new projects based on Safety Alignment Assessment
• Performs at least 6 SafetyNet inspections per month with at least 100 observations in each inspection
• Utilizes SafetyNet to audit and monitor project team implementation of the Safety Plan
• Analyzes SafetyNet trending reports & share them with project teams
• Coaches & mentors project teams in effective hazard identification and correction of issues using SafetyNet
• Ensures open SafetyNet items are closed in a timely manner
• Assists teams with developing corrective action plans
• Identifies & provides relevant training within the Business Unit(s) (i.e. IIF, topical, Blocking & Tackling, Playbooks, etc.)
• Ensures that all incidents are investigated/ documented/ closed per Gilbane company policy
• Analyzes leading and lagging indicators, provides direction to Business Unit leadership on focus areas and trends, and recommends corrective actions when needed
• Provides development, support, and mentorship for Safety Managers under oversight
• Supports business development in responding to client safety pre-qualifications, Safety Presentations, etc.
• Attends Peer Group meetings as directed by the Corporate Safety Director
• Develops professional safety relationships internally and externally, and participates in industry peer meetings and/or professional organizations
• Assists Safety Director with initiatives and requests for information
• Assists with Gilbane internal Safety awards in Division
• May be required to assist with tasks typically assigned to more junior positions
• Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members
• Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members
• Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals
• Collaborates closely with business development to ensure seamless integration with sales strategies including performance metrics on your assigned projects, pursuits, and client deliverables.
• Actively participates in opportunities to strengthen client, partner, and industry relationships that position Gilbane as the “Builder of Choice”

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

What This Job Offers

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