Senior Safety Specialist - Sioux Falls, SD

Description

• May monitor company safety metrics and identify areas for training improvement and intervention.
• Utilizes internal safety management systems and tools to perform trend analysis that identifies safety trends, including problem areas within the project or subcontractors, and provides recommended solutions to mitigate future occurrences.
• Provides guidance and training on basic and some intermediate safety-related topics for new or existing safety and project team personnel.
• Coordinates and implements the field safety program for routine construction projects.
• Conducts regular walk-through inspections of construction sites to ensure compliance with laws and Company policies.
• Supports field leadership in the implementation of the safety program specifics, such as meetings, committees and related activities well as chairing the project safety committee.
• Assists safety leadership during insurance audits.
• Assists in the investigation of project-related accidents. Confers with supervisor to determine root cause and discuss recommendations for changes in the work processes to eliminate recurrence.
• Conducts safety audits on assigned projects by identifying, documenting and recommending abatement of hazardous/potentially hazardous conditions to internal and external clients.Utilizes internal safety management systems to document findings and to track abatement techniques and closure.
• Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on assigned areas of responsibility, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor, as needed.
• Attends project pre-planning, progress and other relevant project-related meetings to discuss safety-related matters.
• May develop effective training methods such as digital learning, classroom, skill qualifications, and on-the-job training.
• Conducts project-specific new hire orientation and oversees drug and alcohol policy compliance.
• Oversees more complex projects, including one large or complex project and/or multiple projects.
• May assist with identifying and implementing technologies to enhance effective learning experiences.
• May partner with leadership to develop needs assessments, gap analyses and strategic training plans.
• Monitors the implementation of prime contractor and/or subcontractors’ safety programs.
• May analyze training needs to develop new and improve existing training programs.
• Manages controlled insurance program projects.
• May develop and implement training strategies and processes to support training objectives.
• May provide in-person and virtual training sessions and ensure training record retention.
• Coordinates with injured employees and clinics to ensure that the worker attends treatment and is returned to work at some capacity in a timely manner. Compiles progress summary reports of injuries for supervisor.
• Monitors site safety incentive program.

Requirements

• Knowledge of various testing protocols for environmental hazards.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
• Bachelor’s degree in a safety and health-related field (Preferred).
• Proficiency in MS Office (Intermediate).
• Knowledge of and ability to enforce all federal, state, local and company safety regulations.
• Contributes a higher level of communication skills and plays a more active role in meetings.
• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Proficiency in required construction technology (Intermediate).
• 5+ years construction safety experience (Required).
• Valid and unrestricted drivers license required
• Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project.
• Possesses a higher level of safety knowledge and identifies more complex safety hazards that encompass safety, health and hazardous material matters. Provides more complex abatements solutions.
• Utilizes a higher level of knowledge of equipment, laws and work processes, and applies that knowledge to project-specific safety recommendations.
• Ability to recognize hazardous situations and implement corrective measures.
• Proficiency in company safety software/programs, processes and tools (Advanced).
• Communications skills, verbal and written (Advanced).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance