Traveling Safety Manager

C.A. Murren and Sons•Savannah, GA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is based in Savannah, GA, and requires regular travel to multiple jobsites between Jacksonville, FL and Charleston, SC. This role REQUIRES heavy civil safety experience in trenching (double stacked trench boxes)/excavation/confined space entry. This role REQUIRES OSHA 500/510/511. Our Safety Manager supports project teams by overseeing safety processes and procedures to ensure successful completion of construction projects. This position works with Foremen, Superintendents, Project Engineers, and Project Managers to ensure safety compliance, safety enforcement, and safety collaboration. The Safety Manager is responsible for training and educating team members and driving the Company’s safety culture by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through personal actions and mentoring others.

Requirements

Heavy civil safety experience in trenching (double stacked trench boxes)/excavation/confined space entry.
OSHA 500/510/511.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
CHST (Construction Health & Safety Technician) Certification preferred
Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in the construction (civil preferred) safety field
Travel will be required up to 4-5 days per week.
OSHA 500, 510
First Aid, CPR, AED instructor or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
Highly knowledgeable in Excavations, Confined Space Entry, Traffic Control, Respirable Crystalline Silica, Rigging, Heavy Equipment Operations and Fall Protection.
Self-motivated, Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Must have valid driver's license
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must participate in pre-employment and random drug screening program.
Subject to a background screening process
5+ years of experience with heavy civil construction.
Passionate about safety and have 5+ years’ experience with construction safety for heavy civil sites.

Nice To Haves

CHST (Construction Health & Safety Technician) Certification

Responsibilities

Conducts project site inspections and comprehensive safety assessments as needed to monitor progress and support project team members.
Intervenes as needed to address and resolve issues and problems, and recommends, approves, and implements modifications to the project as needed.
Provides training and education to company personnel regarding safety requirements and recommends advancements.
Coordinates project safety programs.
Assists in planning and coordinating work to minimize risks and aggressively manage losses involving injuries or property damages.
Participates in inspections, incidents, and near miss investigations.
Completes accident investigations and root cause analysis and provides reports to the leadership team.
Identifies and analyzes risks and hazards on project sites and builds a plan to mitigate these risks and hazards in future.
Coordinates, schedules, and provides safety training on project sites and in regional offices.
Assists in developing the project safety training schedule.
Oversees compliance with the Company’s safety standards.
Communicates with leadership team to provide updates on the status of projects, addresses concerns, and plans specific actions as needed to ensure the successful completion of projects.
Provides regular updates to the Safety Director.
Provide leadership to employees and management on health and safety strategy.
Keeping up to date on relevant health and safety developments
Ability to manage multiple projects, establish priorities, and accomplish goals and objectives.