Area EHS Manager

Turner Construction Company; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company is seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety leader to partner with BU EH&S and project teams to enforce site compliance and advance safety across multiple projects.

You will lead EH&S programs, build relationships with BU leadership, and drive proactive safety initiatives while managing regulatory engagements and staff development. This role requires travel to diverse construction sites and strong leadership in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 7 years of related construction safety experience
• CHST certification required or within 2 years of appointment
• OSHA 30-hour training and maintain First Aid/CPR/BBP/AED certifications
• Knowledgeable of Federal, State, and local EH&S regulations
• Cross-functional knowledge of general construction operations
• Leadership and ability to delegate and direct work of others
• Professional verbal and written communication skills and effective presentation delivery
• Travel required, access to reliable transportation required

Responsibilities

• Build working relationships with BU leadership and provide direction for EH&S implementation
• Identify and control hazardous conditions using EH&S standards and Living Injury Free Everyday program
• Execute EH&S policies and enforce BU and company requirements
• Manage project safety on remote and dispersed locations via regular collaboration
• Collaborate with BU leadership to develop safety goals and proactive programs
• Implement and manage EH&S programs for multiple projects as assigned
• Provide data analysis to BU leadership and recommend corrective actions
• Investigate, report and review claims with BU leadership
• Build relationships with OSHA, EPA and other regulators for Turner EH&S programs
• Manage regulatory exposures and citations to zero for BU areas
• Recommend staffing and staff development; oversee training needs
• Analyze subcontractors and write safety-related scopes of work
• Negotiate professional services agreements for EH&S
• Mentor and possibly manage Project Safety teams, participate in hiring and performance reviews
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Safety management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety & Health

CHST certification

OSHA 30-hour training

First Aid/CPR/BBP/AED certifications

Job description

Job Details

• Division: Austin Main
• Project Location(s): Austin, TX 78731 USA
• Minimum Years Experience:
• Travel Involved:
• Job Type: Regular
• Job Classification: Experienced
• Education:
• Job Family: Environmental Health and Safety
• Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description:

Partner with Business Unit (BU) Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) team and project team leaders to enforce construction site compliance with company EH&S programs, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Lead EH&S programs and teams for multiple projects or for Self-Perform Operations (SPO) projects within a business unit, as assigned.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Build working relationships with Business Unit (BU) leadership and provide direction to assigned area for implementing cultural changes in Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S).
• Identify, eliminate and control hazardous conditions that may lead to injury and/or property damage using EH&S standards, best management practices, and Building L.I.F.E. (Living Injury Free Everyday) program.
• Execute EH&S policies and procedures and enforce compliance with BU and company requirements.
• Manage project safety on remote and geographically dispersed locations through regular and frequent collaboration and communication.
• Collaborate with BU leadership to develop BU safety goals. Implement proactive programs to reduce incident rates and claims cost in area.
• Implement and manage EH&S programs for multiple projects or for Self-Perform Operations (SPO) projects within a business unit, as assigned.
• Provide data analysis to BU leadership and recommended and implement corrective actions.
• Investigate, report, and review claims with BU leadership.
• Build working relationships with OSHA, EPA, and other regulatory agencies to promote Turner EH&S programs.
• Manage BU area projects’ regulatory exposures and citations to zero.
• Recommend appropriate staffing and staff development needs based on the assessment of talent. Evaluate need for and recommend training throughout assigned area.
• Analyze subcontractors and write trade-specific, safety-related scopes of work.
• Negotiate professional services agreements for EH&S.
• Mentor, and may manage, Project Safety teams tying individual employee goals to project and company objectives, may participate in hiring process and onboarding, deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of 7 years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within 2 years of appointment
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications
• Knowledgeable of Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations
• Cross-functional knowledge of general construction operations
• Working knowledge and consistent application of safety and environmental principles and techniques
• Ability to assess construction processes to identify known and potential safety related exposures and lead implementation of corrective actions
• Management experience with ability to delegate and direct work of others
• Demonstrate elements of leadership from within
• Professional verbal and written communication skills and effective presentation delivery skills
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills to build teams and professional relationships
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and complex problem-solving skills
• Travel required, access to reliable transportation required

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.