Senior Safety Specialist Jobs

Role Summary

The Senior Safety Specialist will coordinate and implement the field safety program for routine and complex construction projects. This position will be responsible for conducting safety inspections, identifying and documenting abatement of hazardous conditions, writing reports and performing trend analysis. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Career Path: Safety Manager
• Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on assigned areas of responsibility, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor, as needed.

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

SAFETY SPECIALIST FAMILY - CORE

• Coordinates and implements the field safety program for routine construction projects.

• Conducts project-specific new hire orientation and oversees drug and alcohol policy compliance.
• Monitors the implementation of prime contractor and/or subcontractors’ safety programs.
• Attends project pre-planning, progress and other relevant project-related meetings to discuss safety-related matters.
• Assists in the investigation of project-related accidents. Confers with supervisor to determine root cause and discuss recommendations for changes in the work processes to eliminate recurrence.
• Supports field leadership in the implementation of the safety program specifics, such as meetings, committees and related activities well as chairing the project safety committee.
• Conducts safety audits on assigned projects by identifying, documenting and recommending abatement of hazardous/potentially hazardous conditions to internal and external clients.Utilizes internal safety management systems to document findings and to track abatement techniques and closure.
• Coordinates with injured employees and clinics to ensure that the worker attends treatment and is returned to work at some capacity in a timely manner. Compiles progress summary reports of injuries for supervisor.
• Conducts regular walk-through inspections of construction sites to ensure compliance with laws and Company policies.
• Monitors site safety incentive program.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

SENIOR SAFETY SPECIALIST

In addition, this position will be responsible for the following:

• Utilizes a higher level of knowledge of equipment, laws and work processes, and applies that knowledge to project-specific safety recommendations.
• Contributes a higher level of communication skills and plays a more active role in meetings.
• Possesses a higher level of safety knowledge and identifies more complex safety hazards that encompass safety, health and hazardous material matters. Provides more complex abatements solutions.
• May assist with identifying and implementing technologies to enhance effective learning experiences.
• May develop and implement training strategies and processes to support training objectives.
• Assists safety leadership during insurance audits.
• Provides guidance and training on basic and some intermediate safety-related topics for new or existing safety and project team personnel.
• Manages controlled insurance program projects.
• Utilizes internal safety management systems and tools to perform trend analysis that identifies safety trends, including problem areas within the project or subcontractors, and provides recommended solutions to mitigate future occurrences.
• May provide in-person and virtual training sessions and ensure training record retention.
• May monitor company safety metrics and identify areas for training improvement and intervention.
• May develop effective training methods such as digital learning, classroom, skill qualifications, and on-the-job training.
• Oversees more complex projects, including one large or complex project and/or multiple projects.
• May partner with leadership to develop needs assessments, gap analyses and strategic training plans.
• May analyze training needs to develop new and improve existing training programs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to recognize hazardous situations and implement corrective measures.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Intermediate).
• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
• Proficiency in required construction technology (Intermediate).
• Communications skills, verbal and written (Advanced).
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
• Knowledge of and ability to enforce all federal, state, local and company safety regulations.
• Knowledge of various testing protocols for environmental hazards.
• Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project.
• Proficiency in company safety software/programs, processes and tools (Advanced).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a safety and health-related field (Preferred).
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

• 5+ years construction safety experience (Required).

Working Environment