EHS Coordinator

Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc.; Kankakee (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc. is seeking an EHS Coordinator to support safety operations on a large-scale Life Sciences construction project in Kankakee, IL.

This role focuses on daily field safety activities, documentation, inspections, and coordination with contractors and project personnel. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of construction safety experience, excellent organizational and communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of construction safety experience.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively with field personnel, subcontractors, and management.
• Ability to spend extended periods on an active construction jobsite.

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Safety Manager and project safety team with daily safety activities.
• Conduct routine jobsite safety observations, inspections, and documentation.
• Assist with monitoring compliance with OSHA requirements, site safety policies, and project-specific procedures.
• Support daily and weekly safety paperwork, reports, logs, and tracking.
• Assist with maintaining safety records, training documentation, inspection reports, and corrective-action documentation.
• Help coordinate and document toolbox talks, safety meetings, orientations, and training.
• Assist with tracking employee/site safety credentials and required documentation.
• Monitor subcontractor compliance with site safety requirements.
• Assist with identifying unsafe conditions and communicating corrective actions to appropriate personnel.
• Support incident and near-miss documentation and follow-up.
• Assist with maintaining SDS documentation and other required safety records.
• Work closely with field supervision and subcontractors to promote safe work practices.
• Assist with maintaining organized electronic and physical project safety files.
• Support safety activities associated with mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and other MEP installations.

Skills

Organizational skills

Documentation

Communication

Active construction site work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an EHS Coordinator to support safety operations on a large-scale Life Sciences construction project in Kankakee, IL. This position will support the project safety team with daily field safety activities, documentation, inspections, and coordination.

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, comfortable working in an active construction environment, and able to communicate effectively with contractors, subcontractors, and project personnel.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Site Safety Manager and project safety team with daily safety activities.
• Conduct routine jobsite safety observations, inspections, and documentation.
• Assist with monitoring compliance with OSHA requirements, site safety policies, and project-specific procedures.
• Support daily and weekly safety paperwork, reports, logs, and tracking.
• Assist with maintaining safety records, training documentation, inspection reports, and corrective-action documentation.
• Help coordinate and document toolbox talks, safety meetings, orientations, and training.
• Assist with tracking employee/site safety credentials and required documentation.
• Monitor subcontractor compliance with site safety requirements.
• Assist with identifying unsafe conditions and communicating corrective actions to appropriate personnel.
• Support incident and near-miss documentation and follow-up.
• Assist with maintaining SDS documentation and other required safety records.
• Work closely with field supervision and subcontractors to promote safe work practices.
• Assist with maintaining organized electronic and physical project safety files.
• Support safety activities associated with mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and other MEP installations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of construction safety.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively with field personnel, subcontractors, and management.
• Ability to spend extended periods on an active construction jobsite.

Preferred Certifications

• BCSP Certification preferred.
• First Aid/CPR.