SITE SAFETY AND HEALTH OFFICER

This position is responsible for developing maintaining and managing the safety and loss prevention program for construction site projects.

In this role you will

• Assist in controlling hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities
• Supervise and coordinate project emergency action procedures including work assignments personnel administration staffing and training for emergency contingency plans
• Develop and administer job site safety and environmental training
• Complete daily project safety audits as well as property damage and personal injury investigations
• Provide oversight to ensure that the project site conforms to all applicable safety regulations
• Document all accidents safety violations and unsafe conditions
• Provide problem resolution for sites that are in violation of safety standards
• Support OSHA compliance officers corporate safety officers and insurance inspectors during onsite audits
• Monitor contractor compliance with OSHA and Ross Group safety requirements
• Maintain all safety documents for the project site
• Facilitate necessary safety meetings
• Submit unplanned event forms to Human Resources if a workrelated injury occurs
• Assist in preparing written appeals for safety violation citations
• Perform additional assignments per supervisors direction.
• Manage staff through ensuring appropriate staffing provide formal and informal evaluations/feedback addressing employee issues when warranted and providing appropriate training and mentoring.

As the ideal candidate you

• Have experience in safety management on construction job sites with a Bachelors degree in Safety Management Occupational Safety and Health or a related field.
• Have a proven successful project history of maintaining quality and safety you excel at managing rapidly changing priorities to accomplish project goals.

• Effectively manage field staff by appropriately staffing projects providing formal and informal evaluations/feedback addressing employee issues and providing appropriate training and mentoring
• Use strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of employees Ross Group management and outside partners such as owners architects engineers subcontractors and suppliers
• Are willing and able to travel to Ross Group project sites typically located throughout the South and Midwest
• Dont mind flexible work hours with an average of 50 hours per week or as needed

Expectations in this role include

• Identifying problems gathering and analyzing information and consulting with associated staff to make your project successful
• Meeting established goals while ensuring quality of work through accuracy and thoroughness
• Being flexible well organized and detail oriented using efficient time management skills to meeting project deadlines and schedules
• Making timely decisions using sound and accurate judgment while keeping appropriate people informed in the decision process.
• Having a working knowledge of computers Microsoft Office and the internet
• Working to increase your job knowledge exhibiting the ability to learn and apply new skills

You are physically able to

• Work outdoors in extreme conditions such as cold heat and humidity on a regular daily basis
• Stand climb bend and stoop on a regular daily basis
• Use visual and auditory skills

Some positions warrant eligibility for a monthly auto allowance. When an employee is deemed eligible the use of the vehicle must be for the employers convenience; the use of the vehicle must be required as a condition of employment; vehicle must qualify as an acceptable vehicle defined by Company depending on the employees function within the organization.

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Project Manager

Secondarily Reports to: VicePresident of Operations