Field Safety Professional

Overview

Ensures construction safety compliance and hazard mitigation on a data center project site.

Key Responsibilities

• safety inspections
• hazard identification
• incident investigation
• industrial hygiene
• compliance audits
• ppe enforcement

Tasks

-Actively create and cultivate an injury and accident-free work environment. -Ensure compliance with all regularity requirements, owner requirements and company policies/procedures. -Conduct and document safety inspections. -Anticipate, identify, evaluate, and correct hazardous conditions and practices. -Train craft personnel on new employee orientation and other construction safety training programs; document formal training on appropriate forms. -Immediately visit the site of any injury, incident, or near-miss involving employees and/or equipment. Identify and protect evidence in place, note conditions, conduct interviews, take appropriate follow-up actions, and assist with the analysis. -Conduct Industrial Hygiene monitoring and maintain records as necessary. -Bring any safety violation and/or hazardous condition observed to the attention of the Supervisor in charge for immediate correction. -Dedicate a minimum of 80% of their time observing/correcting field safety conditions, conducting safety audits, and coaching craft personnel in best safety practices. -Actively and professionally interact with all employees to promote safe acts and workplace conditions. -Hands/Arms: Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery. Frequently operates machinery and will use hand/fingers and legs to operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, and position materials. -Ensure that subcontractor's employees wear appropriate clothing, safety equipment and other PPE.

Requirements

• chst
• csp
• osha 500
• microsoft office
• 5+ years
• construction safety

What You Bring

-Must be able to exercise good judgement, show initiative, be proactive, and take ownership of issues to ensure tasks are completed to a high standard of quality and accuracy. -Demonstrate assertiveness, self-starter with the skills to research and complete tasks with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment. -Bachelor’s degree in safety, occupational health, or a related field is preferred. -Provide clear communication, verbally, written, and electronically. -Demonstrates strong technical knowledge of construction safety practices. -Must be able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and on active construction sites. -Must be a dedicated team player, self-starter, flexible and able to work well with a variety of personalities and minimal instruction. Ability to remain calm in high-pressure situations is required. -Strong organizational skills and possess excellent collaboration with team members. -Demonstrates excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills in both individual and group settings. -High School diploma or GED required. -Hearing: Must be able to work in proximity to loud equipment mor than 75% of the time. Mst be able to wear hearing protection, as necessary. Often required to communicate with customers and co-workers in an office setting and on the job site. -Familiar with hazard communication programs and the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). -Must be able to climb stairs, to ascend and descend ladders, scaffold, inspect confined or underground spaces. -Speech: Ability to communicate laws, ordinances, plans, regulations, protocols, directives, and standard operating procedures related to project scope in English. -Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: Must be able to regularly position self in a kneeling, crouching or crawling position for purpose of examining project work. -Requires excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and electronic), interpersonal skills, and organizational skills; must be articulate and able to communicate effectively across diverse groups. -Minimum of five (5) years of construction safety-related experience. -Sight: Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus in an outdoor environment. Must be able to safely operate a vehicle with a valid driver’s license. The work is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading print and digital documents. -Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification is preferred. -First Aid/CPR/AED certified. -Must be able to physically access all areas and levels of construction site for work progress review. -Work schedule must be flexible to allow for extended hours or off-shift work to accommodate changing construction schedule and sequences. -Experienced in safety training, including providing new contractor orientation. -OSHA 500 certification for construction is preferred. -Must use independent judgment, organizational and critical thinking skills to determine best method to accomplish desired results. -Must be able to work effectively both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. -Proficient with Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams), and general understanding of working within a computer network environment. -Lift/Carry: Must have the ability to lift or manipulate fifty pounds to a height of three feet and carry or push it 50-100 feet. -Proficient in conducting field observations, safety interactions, and behavioral interventions. -Skilled in hazard recognition specific to construction environments.

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Benefits

-Comprehensive benefits—including free primary care for you and your family through our dedicated clinics, health insurance, paid time off, and a generous retirement plan. -Competitive pay and advancement opportunities -Ongoing professional training and development

About Hoffman Construction Company

-The firm has evolved from building apartment blocks to large-scale civic and high-tech projects. -Headquartered in Oregon, it grew to become the largest general contractor based in the Pacific Northwest, expanding into over a dozen states and overseas. -It delivers preconstruction, new construction, renovations, tenant improvements, and heavy‑civil services through both traditional and collaborative methods like CM/GC and design-build. -Through its in‑house divisions—concrete, mechanical, electrical, commissioning and surveying—it self‑performs critical components to optimize schedules and control quality. -Known for iconic projects such as the Oregon Convention Center, Fox Tower, Portland International Airport expansions. -It specializes in sectors including commercial, industrial, data centers, healthcare, government, and water projects. -Over its century-long history it introduced innovations like lean construction, BIM/VDC, off‑site fabrication and advanced scheduling to tackle technical challenges. -Employee-owned since inception, its structure aligns field execution with ownership. -Despite its size, the firm retains a willingness to dive into unusual challenges—such as renovating the Space Needle at height or framing cultural landmarks like the Japanese Garden.

Sector Specialisms

Visa Sponsorship

-no sponsorship will be provided for this position.

Security Clearance

-applicants must pass the hoffman drug and alcohol test.