Safety Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

Manage all aspects of safety on a project level, including jobsite inspections, employee orientation, training, documentation, accident investigation, and emergency response coordination. The manager will also participate in developing, modifying, and implementing company environmental, health, and safety policies and standards. This position will be responsible for driving a culture of safety excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Management of Safety and Industrial Hygiene operations in the area of responsibility.
2. Responsible for overseeing section budget, goals, and performance.
3. Participates in the development and implementation of company Environmental, Health & Safety policies and standards.
4. Works on related projects and/or assignments as needed.
5. Reviews employee safety programs and conducts/coordinates worker training in areas relating to safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition recognition/monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
6. Works with project teams and clients to develop site-specific orientations and EHS programs
7. Prepares project-specific environmental, health, and safety procedures.
8. Develops, manages, and monitors standards, processes, communications, and training to help ensure a safe workplace, limiting risk to employee health and welfare.
9. Inspects and evaluates workplace environments, equipment, and practices, in order to help ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
10. Performs a leadership role in incident investigations and Workers' Compensation case management.
11. Investigates accidents in an attempt to identify causes and to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future.
12. Helps prepare, and obtains and retains emergency response plans and procedures.
13. Provides new-employee health and safety orientations, and conducts safety training and education programs, and demonstrates the use of safety equipment for existing employees as required.
14. Inspects and evaluates workplace environments, equipment, and construction practices to help ensure compliance with LeChase safety standards and government regulations.
15. Ensures all required safety information, as required by the local, state, and federal agencies, is posted on all projects in the area of responsibility.
16. Takes a leadership role in industry organizations or client programs as directed by LeChase management.
17. Monitors the effectiveness of site EH&S programs and recommends corrective actions when necessary by identifying deficiencies or areas needing loss control, risk analysis, or compliance attention
18. Provides reports to the operations manager on the status of the Safety Program elements, including leading edge metrics and the status of corrective action items.
19. Participates in Management Site Visit Program, conducting site safety audits and assisting with improvements
20. Communicates audit/inspection results to management and ensures that follow-up inspections are performed to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures and regulations
21. Analyze accident trends and contractor performance to recommend effective corrective action techniques
22. Identify and minimize hazards and unsafe trends before they become accidents
23. Investigate and document accidents, identifying root cause and methods of prevention
24. Lead the effort in developing preconstruction safety planning
25. Review the contractor's administrative safety procedures and coordinate with OSHA and other regulatory agencies
26. Manage project safety documents
27. Publish any customer-requested project safety reports

FEATURED BENEFITS

Medical insurance, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, 401(k), Paid maternity leave, Disability insurance

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma required. Associates/Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
• Certification in industrial hygiene is desirable, but not required
• OSHA 500-hour Certified Safety Professional & CHST preferred
• Minimum of OSHA 30 training required.
• 5+ years of construction safety experience preferred.

Skills/Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of safety policies and procedures
• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• OSHA & DOL Regulations
• Conduct training with both large and small groups. Training to include safety orientation, OSHA 10 & 30 along with any site-specific training required.
• Identify and address safety hazards
• Improve safety practices
• Positive attitude, professional appearance, and ability to work as a team member, communicate with others, and share responsibility to work towards common goals.
• Exhibit proactive work habits and desire to succeed.
• Work well within a project team
• Travel to projects to provide safety support as needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
2. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders, and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision and balance abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

About LeChase:

Established in 1944, LeChase prides itself on offering the capabilities of a large firm while maintaining the personalized service of a small firm. Today, the company ranks among the nation’s top contractors – providing general construction and construction management services in a wide range of industries and on projects of all sizes. With a dedicated team of professionals striving to deliver excellence, the firm has earned a reputation for quality, safety and integrity. In addition to serving customers from its operations across the East Coast, LeChase can provide resources to meet the unique needs of clients no matter where they are located.

EEO Statement:

LeChase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind during the hiring process, including but not limited to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, protected Veteran status, nationality, religion, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other non-merit-based factor.

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