Lead Construction Safety Specialist (Field Based)

Description

• Act as the primary interface between our client’s site leadership, contractors, and ERM’s PMO.
• Provide input into project planning, sequencing, and readiness discussions from an HSE risk perspective.
• Conduct daily site inspections, focusing on work site orderliness and compliance with safety procedures and protocols. Proposed corrections of safety deviations will be discussed with the General Contractor’s Safety Manager, and support will be provided for implementing corrective actions.
• Promote the client’s safety culture across contractor and subcontractor groups.
• Report on whether project staff and trade contractors are complying with the Client’s safety procedures and are working in accordance with the approved project-specific safety plan.
• Help administer project directives given by the Client’s Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) personnel throughout the project.
• Participate in daily pre-shift coordination meetings to include review of the day’s activities and associated hazards.
• Documentation of activities with respect to required EHS performance.
• Serve as the site lead for ERM’s HSE owner’s representative team, providing daily direction, prioritization, and coaching.
• Train on-site workers on EHS oversight program requirements.
• Engage with general contractors and subcontractors on behalf of the owner, as the owner’s representative.
• Issue daily site observation reports for each site inspection.
• Train on-site subcontractors on EHS oversight program requirements.
• Review and comment on the General Contractor’s JHAs with project trades and obtain signatures prior to commencement of work.
• Support development and refinement of site-specific HSE strategies in alignment with client expectations.
• Maintain required safety-related documentation on the project site, including, but not limited to, safety orientation training, Job Hazard Analyses (JHA), SDSs, pre-task assessments, and toolbox talk summaries.
• Proactively identify uncontrolled hazards and influence safe work practices of general contractors and subcontractors on behalf of the owner.

Requirements

• Ability to multitask, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to provide excellent project delivery and client service, quality on project deliverables, and organizational skills.
• Ability to organize and coordinate field personnel, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite of software (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• Certification in the field: CHST, ASP, and/or CSP are preferred.
• Strong commitment to safety, including implementing strict Health and Safety protocols.
• On-site observation of construction activities from an EHS perspective.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA General Industry and construction standards.
• Completed training and certifications for OSHA 30-hour construction, confined space entry training, and fall protection/prevention training preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, safety, or occupational health and safety, or a related degree preferred.
• 3+ years of on-site experience in construction-specific project health & safety.
• Pharmaceutical or high-tech project experience is highly desired.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance