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Position Description:
Provide training to construction project teams on safe work practices to educate and enforce adherence to Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures. Identify, eliminate, and control hazardous conditions on projects that may lead to injury and/or property damage.
Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities
- Educate construction project teams, including trade employees, on Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures. Provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and compliance.
- Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and project owner contractual requirements.
- Build effective working relationships with project teams and subcontractor safety representatives.
- Contribute to development of overall project safety program.
- Enforce safety programs, policies, and procedures, and implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with Federal, State, and Local regulations and owner requirements.
- Ensure proper pre-planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades.
- Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company EH&S policies, regulations, and owner requirements.
- Conduct pre-construction planning meetings with subcontractors to review site safety programs, job hazard analyses, and risk mitigation plans.
- Gather Pre-Task Plans (PTPs) and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) for subcontractors as required.
- Coordinate preconstruction meetings with project teams, ensure subcontractors conduct proper OSHA-required training, and administer effective worker orientation programs for new employees.
- Create and analyze project safety reports, track metrics, and recommend improvements.
- Conduct safety meetings and issue meeting minutes as directed by supervisor.
- Maintain log of subcontractor toolbox safety meetings and provide reports as required.
- Conduct safety audits, recommend corrective actions, and work with supervisors to issue reports of violations and unsafe practices to subcontractors for resolution.
- Evaluate training needs and make recommendations to subcontractors.
- Support reduction of Project Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established safety goals and managing regulatory exposures to achieve zero citations.
- Administer drug screening programs (pre-employment, post-accident, random, for cause) consistent with company and owner requirements.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field, plus a minimum of 2 years of construction safety experience (or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience).
- Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required, or ability to obtain within two years of appointment.
- Completed OSHA 30-hour training; maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications.
- Knowledge of safety and environmental principles and techniques.
- Familiarity with Federal, State, and local EH&S regulations.
- Understanding of general construction operations.
- Ability to identify safety-related exposures and propose corrective actions.
- Strong leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build professional relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with strong presentation delivery skills.
- Ability to take direction and follow through on commitments.
- Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Analytical thinking, sound judgment, and problem-solving skills.
- Limited travel may be required; reliable transportation is necessary.



