Site Safety & Health Officer

Safety RepresentativeRequired Skills & Experience: 10+ years of construction safety experience on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects, including large-scale construction work OR 5+ years and degree in Occupational Safety or a closely related safety discipline · OSHA-30 · Current First Aid, CPR, and AED certification · Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Occupational Health and Safety Technician (OHST), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), or equivalent recognized safety credential · USACE EM-385 knowledgeNice to Have Skills & Experience: Specialized training appropriate to assigned high-risk or critical activities, such as high-voltage electrical work, confined space entry, excavation, fall protection, cranes and rigging, demolition, line breaking, or hazardous energy control.Job Description: The Safety Representative is the full-time, onsite safety professional responsible for overseeing implementation and reporting of the client project safety program while physical work is in progress. The position promotes a safe and healthy work environment by representing employee concerns, identifying hazards, conducting inspections, educating employees, and working with management to resolve safety issues. The Safety Representative ensures compliance with the approved Accident Prevention Plan (APP), Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), applicable OSHA requirements, site requirements, and subcontract requirements, and serves as the primary customer safety liaison with the project team, client safety personnel, project management, and lower-tier subcontractors.· Develop, maintain, and sign all Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) as part of the APP, with assistance from project planners, and obtain required approval before the affected work begins. · Develop, review, submit, and maintain permits, plans, and safety documents generated by client and its lower-tier subcontractors, ensuring required approvals are obtained before the affected work begins. · Perform and document daily jobsite safety inspections with the Field Work Supervisor (FWS), including verification of work practices, housekeeping, access, personal protective equipment, equipment condition, and implementation of JHA controls. · Ensure the FWS documents daily inspections, including positive observations, deficiencies, responsible parties, corrective actions, and timely closure or escalation of identified issues. · Submit daily safety reports, or ensure delegated qualified personnel submit them. · Attend pre-job or pre-task meetings at least once each week and provide safety input on planned work, hazards, controls, sequencing, interfaces, and lessons learned. · Attend project kickoff and progress meetings and participate in other planning or coordination meetings when safety input is required. · After subcontract award, attend the job walkdown with the FWS, construction management, client safety personnel to verify conditions, interfaces, hazards, access, and required controls before work begins. · Participate in inspections and field walkdowns with the FWS, construction management, client safety personnel, and other authorized oversight personnel. · Work alongside the FWS to verify that tools, vehicles, machinery, rigging, and other equipment used onsite are properly selected, inspected, maintained, and removed from service when defective. · Work alongside the FWS to verify that each client and lower-tier subcontractor employee has current, approved training records and completed project-specific task and hazard reviews before performing work and throughout the project. · Work alongside the FWS to ensure products and chemicals provided by client and lower-tier subcontractors are submitted, reviewed, and approved before use and that Safety Data Sheets and required controls are available at the work location. · Verify work is performed in accordance with site safety requirements, the approved APP and JHAs, applicable regulatory requirements, and subcontract requirements; stop or pause work when an imminent danger, uncontrolled hazard, or serious noncompliance is identified. · Participate in investigations and fact-finding meetings, provide requested records and factual information, and support identification and completion of corrective actions and lessons learned. · Work with the FWS and management to receive, evaluate, resolve, and communicate employee safety concerns without retaliation, and ensure unresolved concerns are elevated through the appropriate reporting chain.