Safety Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience and industry knowledge.
• OSHA 30 certification and Train-the-Trainer qualifications for forklift and rigging.
• At least three years in a leadership capacity, with proven experience developing and implementing strategic company-wide safety programs.
• Knowledge of occupational safety and health principles and practices, including industrial insurance and risk management in construction, crane, and transportation industries.
• Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing industrial facilities and construction sites.
• Knowledge of safety engineering principles and relevant OSHA, DOT, general industry, construction, and other employee-safety and accident-prevention requirements.
• Knowledge of operations, maintenance, construction, and environmental health and safety hazards in large-scale industrial and construction projects.
• Knowledge of accident-prevention techniques and devices, methods for correcting safety hazards, and hazardous-materials management.
• Knowledge of training principles, employee evaluation, and employee relations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and lead by example.
• Ability to analyze situations, identify hazards, and recommend corrective actions.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply laws, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, and labor-management agreements.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence; gather, interpret, compile, and analyze data; and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to build relationships and maintain professionalism with employees and outside representatives.
• Ability to deliver presentations, including safety topics and training.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a changing environment and communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
• Ability to support and explain recommendations and decisions and to recognize the knowledge and worth of frontline workers.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Good organizational, leadership, and motivational skills.
• Ability to conduct injury and accident investigations using root-cause analysis.
• Mathematical skills equivalent to those required under the degree requirements.
• Able to lift 50 pounds, sit for long periods, walk up to one mile at a time, and climb several flights of stairs; occasionally climb or balance on grated temporary walkways, stoop, kneel, crouch, and rarely crawl.

Nice To Haves

• CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) certification or equivalent.
• Environmental health and safety management experience in the heavy construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing and implementing environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs and policies.
• Advise and coach employees and teams on safety protocols, programs, policies, procedures, and training.
• Lead efforts to reduce safety and health risks through hazard analysis and appropriate controls.
• Support and administer event management for near misses, incidents, injuries, vehicle and property accidents, and lost-time events; investigate events, report findings, identify root causes, establish corrective actions, and follow up on safety performance issues.
• Conduct site safety audits and coach employees regarding unsafe conditions, behaviors, and hazards; review employee and contractor safety performance against applicable requirements.
• Conduct EHS training and maintain the training database.
• Assist with third-party qualifications.
• Prepare and maintain health and safety plans for customers.
• Respond to safety, health, and environmental complaints and issues, including client concerns and OSHA consultation and compliance matters.
• May accompany injured employees for treatment and medical evaluation.
• Represent the company at client-sponsored meetings and with outside agencies.
• Conduct audits and inspections at customer job sites, with emphasis on crane and rigging safety.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid holidays
• PTO, vacation, and sick leave