Site Safety Health Officer

Site Safety And Health Officer

This position is responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing the safety and loss prevention program for construction site projects.

In this role you will:

• Assist in controlling hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities
• Supervise and coordinate project emergency action procedures, including work assignments, personnel administration, staffing, and training for emergency contingency plans
• Develop and administer job site safety and environmental training
• Complete daily project safety audits, as well as property damage and personal injury investigations
• Provide oversight to ensure that the project site conforms to all applicable safety regulations
• Document all accidents, safety violations, and unsafe conditions
• Provide problem resolution for sites that are in violation of safety standards
• Support OSHA compliance officers, corporate safety officers, and insurance inspectors during on-site audits
• Monitor contractor compliance with OSHA and Ross Group safety requirements
• Maintain all safety documents for the project site
• Facilitate necessary safety meetings
• Submit unplanned event forms to Human Resources if a work-related injury occurs
• Assist in preparing written appeals for safety violation citations
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
• Manage staff through ensuring appropriate staffing, provide formal and informal evaluations/feedback, addressing employee issues when warranted and providing appropriate training and mentoring.

As the ideal candidate you…

• Have experience in safety management on construction job sites, with a Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety and Health, or a related field.
• Have a proven successful project history of maintaining quality and safety, you excel at managing rapidly changing priorities to accomplish project goals.
• Effectively manage field staff by appropriately staffing projects, providing formal and informal evaluations/feedback, addressing employee issues, and providing appropriate training and mentoring
• Use strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of employees, Ross Group management, and outside partners such as owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers
• Are willing and able to travel to Ross Group project sites, typically located throughout the South and Midwest
• Don't mind flexible work hours, with an average of 50 hours per week or as needed

Expectations in this role include:

• Identifying problems, gathering and analyzing information, and consulting with associated staff to make your project successful
• Meeting established goals, while ensuring quality of work through accuracy and thoroughness
• Being flexible, well organized, and detail oriented, using efficient time management skills to meeting project deadlines and schedules
• Making timely decisions using sound and accurate judgment while keeping appropriate people informed in the decision process.
• Having a working knowledge of computers, Microsoft Office, and the internet
• Working to increase your job knowledge, exhibiting the ability to learn and apply new skills

You are physically able to:

• Work outdoors in extreme conditions such as cold, heat, and humidity on a regular, daily basis
• Stand, climb, bend, and stoop on a regular, daily basis
• Use visual and auditory skills

Some positions warrant eligibility for a monthly auto allowance. When an employee is deemed eligible, the use of the vehicle must be for the employer's convenience; the use of the vehicle must be required as a condition of employment; vehicle must qualify as an acceptable vehicle defined by Company depending on the employee's function within the organization.

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Project Manager

Secondarily Reports to: Vice-President of Operations