Construction Safety Specialist

Construction Safety Specialist

Cedar Rapids - National - Cedar Rapids, IA

Overview

Salary Range $40.29 - $63.51 Hourly Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Travel Percentage Up to 25%

Description

About Us:

Rex Moore continues to be powered by amazing employees just like you for over 100 years. Together we are building a world that is safe, comfortable, and sustainable. Our diverse team of experts spreading to National territories create innovative, integrated solutions to make cities more connected, buildings more intelligent and environments more comfortable and secure.

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Job Overview:

The Construction Safety Specialist I is responsible for promoting a safe & healthy work environment, responsible for promoting continuous improvement of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) systems that result in the reduction of incidents and ensure regulatory compliance. This position is also responsible for assisting with developing & directing the implementation of safety programs and assuring management takes actions to improve employee safety. This position will work directly with other project-level functional leads (e.g., Journeymen, Service Technicians) to assist them in integrating and/or addressing the applicable safety/health requirements in our work products and activities.

Construction Safety Specialist-Key Responsibilities and Essential Tasks:

• Conduct safety assessments/inspections of projects under construction to monitor and ensure compliance with safety/health requirements including contractual commitments, laws, regulations and the project's site specific environmental, safety & health plans. A strong emphasis will be on promoting and improving the companies "Safety leading measures"
• Collaborate with management to develop, prepare, and implement environmental, safety and security policies and procedures.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate workplace injuries, accidents, and health problems.
• Assist the Safety Manager or Corporate Safety & Risk Manager with development of Method of Procedure (MOP) and critical activity plans.
• Conduct investigations into employee or sub-contractor injuries, motor vehicle accidents, spills, discharges, theft, vandalism, property damages and develop written reports to document, including root cause analysis.
• As directed by the Corporate Safety & Risk Manager conduct safety & compliance training for supervisors & field employees.
• Provide comprehensive written reports to document site visits, activities and incidents as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What's in it for You?

We're growing and need people excited about honing their craft and developing their career. If you're ready to push your skill level, learn something new every day, and be part of tomorrow's energy source, join the Rex Moore Family.

Some of the benefits you may be eligible for as an employee are:

• Health Benefits
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Life and Disability Benefits
• Paid Holidays & Paid time off
• Access to multiple types of training
• Opportunities for Self-development and Career Progression
• Wellness Benefits & Employee Assistance Program
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Apprenticeship Program

Career Advancement:

At Rex Moore, we provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. Are you looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you!

Compensation:

Rex Moore pays hourly/salary rates commensurate with each employee's knowledge, experience and skill level.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to travel 75% to be onsite and attend meetings as needed (CA, NV, TC, etc….)

REPORTING STRUCTURE:

Reports to – Safety & Risk Manager

Department – E.H.S.

LOCATION:

Construction project sites and facilities are located throughout the United States.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 3+ years' full time safety experience in a construction setting. Working knowledge of injury prevention, compliance, and risk reduction techniques. Electrical trade experience preferred.
• Must possess OSHA 30 construction certificate valid within 5 years.
• Trade experience with a board-certified safety credential from a nationally recognized organization (for example, CSP, ASP, CHST) and five years of full-time construction safety management experience
• Knowledge of state and federal safety regulations as applied to construction and general industry.
• First Aid, CPR & AED certifications, must be willing to lead in an emergency event.
• Competent Person: Electrical safety-NFPA 70E, Excavation, Fall protection and Confined space.
• Self-driven, willing to work alone or as part of a team on assigned tasks and initiatives.
• Ability to work split shifts, overtime, weekends and travel as needed.
• Strong computer literacy and ability including to include Microsoft applications; Word, Excel, Power Point and other applications as needed.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, supervisory and leadership skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

• Occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach with hands and arms at waist level and below the waist; and work in limited space.
• Regularly required to talk in order to communicate detailed and accurate information.
• Regularly required to hear with or without correction in order to receive and interpret detailed information and instructions.
• Regularly required to sit for long and short periods at a time at a desk or driving to remote works sites.
• Regularly required to walk for long and short distances in order to accomplish job tasks.
• Regularly required to reach: ability to extend hand(s) and arm(s) including reaching in front of body, at shoulder level.
• Ability to see with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

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