Director of Safety

JOB SUMMARYThe Director of Safety leads the strategy development and performance of Gaylors safety management program and is responsible for building a scalable safety organization capable of supporting a diverse portfolio of service work small and mid-sized projects and complex mega Director of Safety is an organizational builder talent developer culture leader and trusted advisor who creates the systems leadership capability and operational partnerships necessary for safe reliable execution at Director of Safety leads and develops Gaylors safety professionals and works across operations to help executives managers project teams and field leaders understand and fulfill their safety responsibilities. The position reports to the Director of Risk Management and partners closely with executive leadership Operations and key corporate Strategy and LeadershipDevelop and execute a multi-year enterprise safety strategy aligned with Gaylor Electrics growth business plan operating model and risk and continually improve a scalable safety organization including leadership structure staffing models field deployment succession planning and support for projects of varying size and as the senior safety advisor to the Director of Risk Management executive leadership and operational strategy into clear priorities operating rhythms accountability and measurable an enterprise perspective to emerging risks customer expectations market expansion and major project and Leadership DevelopmentRecruit develop coach andretainhigh-performing safety leaders and clear competencies role expectations career paths development plans andsuccessionpipelines within the Safety leadership capability throughout the company by helping operational leaders understand how to lead safety create accountability and learn from a culture within the Safety Department that values service credibility curiosity collaboration disciplined execution and continuous organizational capability and place the right leadership and resources where the companys risk profile requires Partnership and Project SupportPartner with Operations to integrate safety into estimating preconstruction planning procurement scheduling startup execution commissioning energization and differentiated service and staffing models for service and small work mid-sized projects and mega executive oversight and support for high-risk high-profile or strategically important safety professionalsoperateas effective coaches and business partners whilemaintainingthe independence toidentify elevate and address material field leadership ownership of safe execution rather than positioning safety as the sole responsibility of the Safety Learning and Continuous ImprovementAdvance practical learning across the learning teams effective incident reviews high-potential event learning and corrective actions that improve systems and conditions of an environment where employees raise concerns use Stop WorkResponsibility andparticipate in improving how work is planned and lessons learned are communicated understood and translated into sustainable changes across projects and business employee engagement in Total Human Health and Safety at every level of the Assurance and PerformanceEstablish a coherent enterprise safety management system with clear standards processes governance and meaningful leading and lagging indicators executive dashboards and review processes that supporttimelydecisions and continuous the quality and consistency of project safety planning field assurance audits investigations corrective actions and and implement technology that improves risk visibility learning efficiency and field Gaylor Certified Values Inspector program and other critical risk controls are effectively governed and consistently instituted on applicable Customer and Industry LeadershipEnsure compliance with applicable federal state and local safety and occupational health executive leadership for significant regulatory matters serious incidents customer concerns and other elevated safety productive relationships with customers insurance partners regulators peer contractors and industry Gaylor Electric as a credible safety leader and contribute to external benchmarking and industry company participation in ABC STEP AQC and otherappropriate certificationand recognition CONDITIONSMust be able to work scheduled hours as well as overtime as required on short be able to remain calm in times of heightened emotional work well with others as a member of a team to complete REQUIREMENTSMust be able to wear personnel protective equipment (i.e. hard hat safety glasses gloves high visibility vest safety harness etc.) when use of arms hands and good vision/hearing (normal or corrected).Ability to work while sitting or standing for long be able to lift up to 20 pounds at timesEDUCATIONBachelors degree in safety occupational health engineering construction management business or a related discipline or equivalent relevant experience. Professional credentials such as CSP CHST CIH PE OSHA 500 or other relevant industry certifications progressive leadership experience in construction safety including responsibility for geographically dispersed teams and complex an organization developing leaders improving systems and leading change.15 years experience supporting large commercial industrial mission-critical infrastructure manufacturing healthcare or similarly complex construction : The above description provides the general details considered necessary to portray the principle functions of the position and shall not be construed as a fully detailed description of all the work required that might be inherent in the position.