Safety Manager (Transmission & Distribution)

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

The Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring employee adherence to company safety policies and procedures. This position supports projects throughout designated geographical locations.

Company Overview

Established in 1977, Great Southwestern Construction, Inc. (Great Southwestern) – a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. – has successfully completed hundreds of transmission, distribution, substation, live line, and clean energy projects nationwide. We are well positioned as a contractor of choice for providing transmission, distribution, and substation construction, telecommunication systems, maintenance, and emergency restoration services. We utilize our well-established, long-standing reputation to create enduring relationships. We have built this reputation by meeting the needs of our clients and team members in a safe and innovative work atmosphere.

Our leadership team is second to none in providing support and opportunities for growth, with over half of our senior management team having been promoted within the company. We believe in creating a balanced work-life environment built on our culture and values of safety, integrity, respect, and initiative. With industry leading benefits and compensation, we showcase the true value of our craft workers and truly put our People First. Are you ready to grow?

Essential Functions

• Manage on-going safety program
• Work with Operations to ensure proper safety staffing
• Verify fieldwork compliance with federal, state and local regulations, company policy, and industry best practices
• Audit and provide meaningful feedback, leadership, and guidance to safety engineers
• Coordinate cross-training and conduct training as necessary
• Assist management with methods to improve safety practices and procedures
• Conduct and report on advance notice and no-notice inspections, surveys, and evaluations
• Receive, review, and participate with the development of accident briefs, safety-related publications, bulletins, and reports
• Provide technical and professional assistance to eliminate or control unsafe behavior and environmental factors
• Provide progress reports on safety activities, safety reports, and safety studies
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Essential functions of this position are to be performed in a Company-designated office or field location
• Understand and comply with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and other industry-specific professional and ethical conduct standards, if applicable
• Other duties as assigned

Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Experience with OSHA record keeping, reporting and Method of Procedure (MOP) writing
• Experience in job hazard & safety analysis within the transmission and distribution industry
• Experience in the field of transmission and distribution line construction
• Management experience within a safety role
• Safety or related technical undergraduate degree (such as CSP)
• Safety related credentials (e.g., OSHA 501, OTI certifications, etc.)

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Experience with Risk Management
• Effective communicator
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Reliable and punctual
• Self-starter and team player
• Positive attitude
• Valid driver’s license
• Knowledge of utility and construction safety programs
• OSHA/DOT related experience
• OSHA 10, 30, and 500 (Train the Trainer) Certified
• Basic computer and typing skills
• Knowledge of OSP (OSHA Strategic Partnership)

Qualifications

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Commensurate with experience, paid weekly. MYR Group reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
• Comprehensive benefits package - Medical, Basic Vision, Regenexx, Teledoc, Hearing, Mental Health (Low deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums) - Fifteen Dollar weekly premium for employee or employee plus family coverage.
• Dental – 100% employer-paid premium.
• ThrivePass Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program - Twelve hundred dollars annually for health and wellbeing-related purchases.
• Annual Paid Time Off starting at 15 days plus 10 paid Holidays (Cultural Celebration Day is a floating holiday).
• Generous 401(k) Plan with 100% match up to 6%; immediate vesting , and Annual profit-sharing potential.
• Superior educational assistance program (support for educational costs, internal training, and more!).
• Company-paid short and long-term disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment.
• Company-paid business travel accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).

• Various voluntary plans available including supplemental vision, accident and critical illness, ID theft, group legal, group auto & home, and additional voluntary life insurance plans for employees and dependents.

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, contact our Employment Hotline at View phone number on us.fitly.work.

Great Southwestern Construction, Inc., a MYR Group Inc. Company, is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects our family of brands. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristics. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  

MYR Group does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.