Construction Safety Manager

Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals; Sterling, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals in Sterling, Virginia, seeks a Safety Manager to implement Safety Management Systems, risk management and loss reduction, safety audits, and safety training across projects.

You will report to the Director of Corporate Safety and collaborate with Field Operations, Superintendents and Project Managers to ensure policies are followed, develop Job Specific Safety Plans, and provide field observations and timely corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years applying safety standards and procedures in construction or allied fields.
• Experience with OSHA regulations, EM385-1-1 or similar requirements is preferred.
• Ability to develop safety plans, conduct audits, and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of the MTG Safety and Accident Committee.
• Develop Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA) and Job Specific Safety Plans.
• Perform safety audits and provide corrective actions to ensure compliance.
• Deliver safety training and maintain required certifications.
• Assist with recordkeeping for safety training, certifications, and incident reports.

Skills

Safety Management

OSHA Regulations

Risk Assessment

Training Delivery

Field Observations

Documentation & Reporting

Education

HS Diploma

Bachelor's degree in Safety and Health or related field

Job description

The Safety Manager (SM) is responsible for implementing the company’s efforts in the following areas: Safety Management Systems, Risk Management and Loss Reductions, Safety Audits, and Safety Training. The SM would assist with task pertaining to Fleet Operations.

Reports to: Director of Corporate Safety, the Director of Field Operations, Superintendents, Project Executives and Project Managers to assure that the company’s safety policies and procedures are implemented.

Responsibilities and Duties

Safety Management Systems

• Participate as a member of the MTG Safety and Accident Committee
• Provide field observations and suggestions regarding the corporate safety policies and Corporate Safety Plan
• Assist project superintendents and project managers in the development of Job Specific Safety Plans
• Develop Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA’s) based on the intended work

Risk Management and Loss Reduction

• Provide field observations and suggestions regarding opportunities to prevent injuries and accidents, improve safety performance and lower insurance costs
• Assist with: claims handling and their resolution; injuries and perform accident investigations and development of related reports
• Assist in returning and monitoring the progress of injured employees as they perform modified duty on our projects
• Implement record keeping requirements
• Review and confirm current insurance certificates for Subcontractors intended to and/or currently working on our projects to assure compliance

Safety Audits

• Conduct assigned safety audits
• Provide immediate input, advice and direction to resolve and mitigate potential hazardous conditions and assure compliance with OSHA and other regulatory requirements
• Provide daily Predictive Solutions (PS) reports of field audit observations after completion of the audit and provide the appropriate corrective action information to those included in the PS distribution lists
• Assist the project supervisory team to review upcoming work areas to preplan and determine if unidentified safety concerns need to be addressed before work begins
• Follow-up with subcontractor safety representatives to assure that all mitigating actions have been taken, issues have been addressed and resolved, and closed out on the PS audit program
• Assist in OSHA project inspections
• Assure that project safety files & logs are maintained and kept up to date
• Supervise the implementation of SDS communications program
• Assure that all safety signs and safety equipment are adequately supplied to assigned project sites
• Provide support and technical advice to project supervisory team on all safety matters
• Assist with the annual respiratory protection program needs and duties

Safety Training

• Provide Safety-Training program
• Assist in scheduling and logistics for specific training programs
• Perform jobsite employee training as needed
• Attend and assist during weekly Contractor and Subcontractor Foreman meetings, scheduled safety meetings, and preparatory meetings as needed and/or as requested
• Participate in and conduct specific training programs and maintain required certifications
• Assist with the system in place to maintain accurate records of employee Safety-Training and certifications

Required Education

• HS Diploma

Preferred Education

• A degree in Safety and Health or related field is preferred.

Required Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in applying safety standards, regulations and procedures as it relates to manuals, audits, reports, checklists, etc. for a general contractor, subcontractor, or related engineering or environmental health and safety consulting firm.
• Previous experience working within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, USACE EM385-1-1 Safety & Health Standards, and other federal, state, local or special customer regulations that govern building construction and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Current First Aid & CPR cards
• Lift Trainer
• CPR Trainer
• CHST/ASP/CSP
• OSHA 500/501
• Received Safety-Training credentials for OSHA 510 or 511.
• Competent Person Training (CPT) in fall protection, confined space, and scaffolding.