Safety Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary:  The SmootDC Safety Manager is responsible for implementing SmootDC's Safety and Health policies / procedures at SmootDC jobsites to ensure compliance with OSHA 1926, and state / local regulations. The Safety Manager is expected to obtain Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification within 12-months of joining SmootDC. SmootDC will provide required safety training, as well, opportunities for growth and development.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Conduct and document routine safety walk-through inspections of jobsites ranging from small to large sized projects independently.
• Conduct incident investigations for injuries, property damage and near misses and completing incident investigation reports.
• Lead and conduct safety pre-construction meeting with project teams for subcontractors prior to mobilization onsite.
• Conduct monthly safety stand-downs on jobsites to include all subcontractors.
• Review subcontractor’s Job Hazard Analysis/Activity Hazard Analysis and safety work plans to ensure compliance with OSHA and SmootDC site-specific requirements.
• Assist subcontractors in identifying hazards and suggesting corrective actions for high hazard activities.
• Assist in conducting Safety training on safety topics to project teams.
• Assist subcontractors to develop a comprehensive satisfactory level of safety compliance on jobsites.
• Identify special personal protective equipment needs for projects independently.
• Facilitate incident review meetings with the project team and subcontractors.
• Track leading and lagging indicators on projects to understand the safety trends.

Essential Skills, Certifications, and Experience:

• Minimum of Seven to Ten (7-10) years of hands-on experience in construction safety.
• Construction safety experience in fall protection, excavations, confined space, scaffolding, crane operations and interior fit out and concrete work.
• OSHA 30 and OSHA 500 certification.
• Possess current First Aid, CPR certification.
• Ability to effectively communicate ideas to employees, subcontractors and clients.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills and interact effectively at all levels within the organization.
• MS Office- Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook experience.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:  At SmootDC, we value the health and safety of all our team members. Below are working requirements and the expected environment for this role:

• Ability to execute role in varied work locations, i.e. outdoor with changing weather conditions and/or interior work within a controlled environment.
• Ability to maintain fitness-for-duty as needed for role execution; perform essential tasks in a safe and effective manner.
• Ability to reach above and below, stoop, kneel, crouch, and bend. 
• Able to commute to the job site with or without accommodation.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, move up to 30lbs.

Smoot Construction Company of Washington, DC (SmootDC) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application and job performance procedures.