Construction Field Safety Specialist

What You Will Do

In this role you will work directly with our construction crews and transportation department to support and assist with company safety health and risk management programs. Youll spend much of your time in the field on construction sites to monitor and reinforce safety best practices relating to confined space trenching and excavation working at heights commercial driving (DOT/FMCSA) and heavy construction equipment From participating in incident learning teams and safety meetings to conducting employee trainings youll play an integral part as we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

What You Can Do

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Youre passionate about keeping employees safe and strive to continuously improve safety through innovation.
• You have the ability to cultivate a strong safety culture by proactively building employee engagement and positively reinforcing safety best practices.
• Youre comfortable speaking to a diverse range of individuals and groups to provide coaching or deliver training/presentations.
• You have prior demonstrated experience in heavy civil construction and/or transportation (12 Years).
• You can effectively navigate and research regulatory agency and industry related web content.
• You have a working knowledge of PC Programs and the Microsoft Office Suite including Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
• You have a high school diploma or equivalent a valid drivers license current authorization to work in the United States and are able to pass preemployment controlledsubstance testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 30 CPR and/or First Aid Certifications
• Certificate Associate Degree and/or Bachelors Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related field.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards pertaining to OSHA for Construction DOT/FMCSA Confined Space Trenching and Excavation Fall Protection and/or state and federal agency guidelines.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Support company safety programs ensuring any/all new developments in human performance and technology available are utilized for incident/injury prevention and continually evaluated.
• Assist with incident analysis by participating in event learning teams and providing recommendations for risk reduction as applicable.
• Lead and assist with various trainings including but not limited to new hire orientations heat illness wildfire/smoke LOTO confined space hazard awareness and others.
• Steward Human Performance philosophies education & growth strategies. Coordinate with supervisors and management to identify Event Learning Team opportunities and drive a Learning Culture.
• Support and promote company safety initiatives including site safety audits See Stop Do Days CRH Life Saving Rules Audits Cultural Assessments and associated action items and strategic plans to ensure continued success in meeting key business objectives.
• Assist with providing direction/technical support to ensure employees health and minimize potential employee exposures through established industrial hygiene practices. i.e. Respiratory Protection Program Hearing Conservation Program Silica Awareness Program.
• Develop creative communication methods to ensure the distribution and institutionalization of best practices through tools such as: PowerPoint Word Excel email SharePoint.
• Coordinate and schedule annual safety training project specific safety trainings and develop/assist/create project specific safety plans and/or reporting as required by the project specifications. Provide annual contractor training when needed.
• Coordinate schedule attend and lead onsite safety committee meetings.
• Manage and monitor employee engagement programs liaising positive feedback and concerns between field employees supervisors and management.
• Maintain PPE/Safety Inventory within budget deliver safety supplies to various locations and manage site specific safety equipment maintenance (AED fire extinguishers etc.)
• Regular and timely attendance.
• Participate in and promote an inclusive work environment.