Project Safety Professional

Company Description

Patterson Horth, Inc. is a full-service general contractor offering construction services including traditional contracting, construction management, estimating, scheduling, constructability review, procurement planning, and value engineering. The company’s leadership is actively involved in every project to ensure responsive service and high-quality results, fostering strong client relationships. Patterson Horth emphasizes realistic planning and sequencing to meet critical deadlines and control costs. As a merit shop firm, the company works with both union and non-union labor, assembling effective, quality-driven teams supported by experienced project managers, field supervisors, and top-tier subcontractors. After project completion, Patterson Horth remains engaged to ensure the work continues to meet client expectations.

Position Summary

The Project Safety Professional is responsible for managing all environmental, health, and safety activities on assigned projects while supporting company-wide safety initiatives. This role serves as the primary onsite safety representative and works closely with project leadership, supervisors, employees, and subcontractors to promote safe work practices, ensure regulatory compliance, and foster a strong safety culture.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Program Management

• Lead and manage all site-specific safety programs for the assigned project.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, client requirements, and applicable safety regulations.
• Maintain a strong field presence and proactively identify workplace hazards.
• Work closely with project leadership to integrate safety into daily operations.

Compliance & Field Oversight

• Ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA standards, client requirements, and company procedures.
• Review job hazard analyses, permits, lift plans, and high-risk work activities.
• Monitor critical work activities including fall protection, scaffolding, confined space entry, excavation, rigging, crane operations, lockout/tagout, and electrical safety.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits to identify and correct unsafe conditions.

Incident Management

• Investigate incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions.
• Complete root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare incident reports and communicate findings to project and corporate leadership.

Training & Safety Culture

• Conduct employee orientations, safety meetings, and task-specific training.
• Support supervisors with pre-task planning and hazard recognition.
• Promote employee engagement and accountability in maintaining a safe workplace.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Maintain training records, inspection documentation, and compliance reports.
• Prepare weekly and monthly safety reports.
• Support client audits, compliance reviews, and corrective action tracking.

How We Measure Success

• Assigned projects demonstrate strong safety performance, reflected in no major preventable incidents and improving trends in incidents, near misses, and repeat findings
• Site-specific safety plans, orientations, audits, and client-required documentation are completed accurately and on time before and throughout project mobilization
• High-risk activities are proactively planned and verified in advance with proper permits, controls, subcontractor coordination, and documented pre-task planning
• Safety observations, near misses, inspections, and corrective actions are consistently documented in Procore, actively tracked, and closed without prolonged open items
• Project teams, superintendents, and subcontractors clearly understand and consistently follow Patterson Horth safety expectations as well as EPC/client-specific requirements
• Client safety audits, regulatory inspections, and project safety reviews are supported professionally, with minimal repeat findings or unresolved issues
• The project team receives timely, accurate field-level safety reporting that helps identify risks early and supports safe, informed daily operations

Qualifications

Required:

• 1-3 years of construction or industrial safety experience.
• Strong knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA regulations and construction safety standards.
• Experience in industrial, power generation, or commercial construction environments.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Preferred Certifications:

• Board of Certified Safety Professionals Certification
• CHST
• OSHA 500
• First Aid / CPR Certification

Position Objective

To lead safety efforts for an assigned project by ensuring compliance, preventing workplace incidents, promoting employee engagement, and maintaining a proactive safety culture that supports operational success.