Project Safety Manager - Data Center Construction (Night Shift)

The Weitz Company; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Weitz Company is seeking a Safety Professional to join our Richmond-area projects. You will help create project safety plans, track safety performance, and enforce safety programs on site to protect workers and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities include leading safety meetings, coordinating training, conducting inspections, and supporting OSHA inspections. Strong communication and a proactive, organized approach are essential; OSHA 30 is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of construction safety experience.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the creation of the project safety plan.
• Track and trend project safety performance and recommend corrective measures.
• Verify project team adherence to safety management processes.
• Draft letters, issue safety violations, and meet with managers.
• Facilitate project safety committees.
• Lead preconstruction safety meetings and pre-task planning.
• Conduct or facilitate project-wide safety training.
• Support regulatory safety compliance and audits.
• Coordinate site safety activities with the Project Manager.
• Encourage safety improvements through innovative thinking.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Problem solving

Training

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Job Description:

What You’ll Do:

• Participate in the creation of the project safety plan
• Track and trend project safety performance (site safety inspection results, injury rates, safety violations, etc.) and recommend corrective/preventative measures for project team implementation
• Verify project team adherence to company safety management processes
• Assist project teams with enforcement of safety programs, which may involve drafting letters, issuing safety violations, and meeting with managers
• Facilitate project safety committees
• Actively participate in safety preconstruction meetings and pre-task safety planning
• Conduct or facilitate project-wide safety training
• Support project teams with applicable regulatory safety compliance
• Facilitate project safety inspections and verify adequacy of project team corrective actions
• Ensure any employee has the authority to stop work they feel is unsafe until the issue(s) can be resolved
• Verification of project team incident investigations and "How It Happened" reports for completeness and accuracy
• Assemble and maintain site safety documentation (hot work permits, GFCI inspections, confined space permits, excavation permits, etc.)
• Perform project industrial hygiene assessments (noise monitoring, air monitoring, etc)
• Coordinate and communicate site safety activities regularly with the Project Manager
• Actively participate in project safety regulatory compliance audits (OSHA inspections, etc)
• Encourage innovative thinking by the project team to increase the safety awareness of the project

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience:
  • 3+ years of construction safety experience
  • OSHA 30 certification preferred
• Skills:
  • Excellent judgement and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to build positive relationships across the organization and provide conflict resolution and coaching to the team
  • Ability to resolve issues in a timely and efficient manner
  • Comfortable speaking in front of a variety of audiences of various sizes
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized
  • High level of initiative
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
• Technology:
  • Proficient in basic computer software including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
  • Ability to learn specific job-related software upon hire

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position at this time.

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