Construction Safety Lead - Culture & Compliance

Clark Construction Group, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Drug-free workplace

Pre-employment drug screening

Job summary

Clark Construction Group, LLC is seeking a Safety Engineer to uphold safety on world-class projects. You will enforce safety standards, develop site-specific safety plans, and educate jobsite personnel in collaboration with project supervisors.

The role emphasizes proactive hazard mitigation, timely documentation with subcontractors, and aligning the team with Clark's safety vision on active construction sites in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant construction safety experience with an undergraduate degree in safety and health (or related discipline) or demonstrated construction safety and trade experience.
• Ability to communicate and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners.
• Proof of training and experience in managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment safely.
• Strength in managing multiple competing priorities in a deadline driven environment.
• Agile, energetic, data driven approach to achieving individual and organizational objectives while balancing short term and long term goals.
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Clark safety culture on a project.
• Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and general public.
• Enforce corporate and project specific safety and health programs as well as federal, state, and local safety standards.
• Lead the review of specialized safety plans (i.e. crane, confined space, Job Action Analysis, etc.).
• Partner with subcontractors to ensure all documentation is submitted timely.
• Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
• Understand your project’s schedule and relevant ContractDocuments.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement overall project specific safety programs.
• Partner with field supervision to ensure safety hazard mitigation measures are included in the planning of project construction activities.
• Develop project specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based upon upcoming work activities or recent at-risk trends.
• Drive and create a safety vision and aligns the team to deliver and achieve a safe workplace for everyone.
• Facilitate third party safety reviews including OSHA.
• Cultivate a network of industry relationships to bring potential business opportunities to Clark leadership.
• Cultivate industry relationships to help attract and recruit top talent to Clark. A mindset of “All team members are recruiters”.
• Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals.

Skills

Communication

Influence

Multitasking

Agile mindset

Team player

Ethical

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety & Health

Tools

Crane safety

Fall protection

Excavation safety

Scaffolds safety

Heavy equipment safety

Job description

Clark Construction Group, LLC is seeking a Safety Engineer to uphold safety on world-class projects. You will enforce safety standards, develop site-specific safety plans, and educate jobsite personnel in collaboration with project supervisors.

The role emphasizes proactive hazard mitigation, timely documentation with subcontractors, and aligning the team with Clark's safety vision on active construction sites in a fast-paced environment.