Project Safety Professional - Columbus

Turner Construction Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company in Columbus, OH seeks an Experienced Environmental Health & Safety professional to lead site safety programs on active construction projects and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.

The role focuses on educating teams, conducting risk assessments, overseeing training, and driving continuous safety improvements while maintaining collaboration with subcontractors and owner teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field; 2+ years of construction safety experience.
• CHST certification required or within two years of appointment.
• OSHA 30-hour training; First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications.
• Familiar with safety/environmental principles and techniques.
• Familiar with Federal, State, and local EH&S regulations.
• Understanding of general construction operations.
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to take direction and follow through with commitments.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Analytical thinking, good judgement, and problem-solving.
• Limited travel may be required; reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Educate construction project team on EH&S programs and provide training on safe work practices.
• Promote safe work practices in line with regulations and owner requirements.
• Build relationships with project team and subcontractor safety representatives.
• Contribute to development of the overall project safety program.
• Enforce safety program and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure pre-planning for subcontractors and review subcontractor safety programs.
• Hold pre-construction planning meetings and review JHAs and risk mitigation.
• Gather Pre-Task Plans (PTPs) and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs).
• Coordinate Preconstruction meetings and ensure OSHA-compliant training and orientation.
• Create safety reports and analyze metrics; recommend improvements.
• Conduct safety meetings and issue minutes; maintain logs of toolbox talks.
• Conduct safety audits and drive corrective actions with subcontractors.
• Evaluate training needs and propose improvements.
• Assist in reducing incident rates and manage regulatory exposures.
• Administer drug screening program per requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety training

Regulatory knowledge

Team leadership

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety & Health

CHST certification

Job description

Division: Columbus Main

Project Location(s): Columbus, OH 43215 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved:

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education:

Job Family: Environmental Health and Safety

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description: Provide training to construction project team for safe work practices to educate and enforce adherence to Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies and procedures. Identify, eliminate, and control hazardous conditions on project that may lead to injury and/or property damage.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Educate construction project team, including Turner Trade employees, on Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and adherence.
• Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and project owner contractual requirements.
• Build working relationships with project team and subcontractor Safety representatives.
• Contribute to development of overall project safety program.
• Enforce safety program, related policies and procedures, and implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with Turner, Federal, State and Local regulations and owner requirements.
• Ensure proper pre-planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades.
• Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
• Hold pre-construction planning meeting with subcontractors to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and review risk mitigation plans.
• Gather Pre-Task Plans (PTPs) and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) for project subcontractors based on contractual requirements.
• Coordinate Preconstruction meetings with project team, ensure subcontractors conduct proper training as per OSHA standards, and conduct effective worker orientation program for new employees; administer and record participation.
• Create Safety reports for project, analyze metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline.
• Conduct safety meetings and issue meeting minutes as directed by supervisor.
• Maintain log of subcontractors’ toolbox safety meetings held with their staff and provide Safety reports to supervisor as required.
• Conduct safety audits and recommend corrective action per company policy and work with supervisor to issue reports of violations and/or unsafe practices to subcontractors for immediate resolution.
• Evaluate training needs and make recommendations to subcontractors.
• Actively participate in reducing Project Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established Business Unit goals and manage regulatory exposures to zero citations.
• Administer drug screening program (e.g., pre-employment, post-accident, random, cause) consistent with company and owner’s requirements.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of 2 years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within two years of appointment
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications
• Familiar with safety/environmental principles and techniques
• Familiar with Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations
• Familiar with general construction operations
• Ability to identify safety related exposures and propose corrective actions
• Demonstrate elements of leadership from within, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build professional relationships
• Professional verbal and written communication skills with effective presentation delivery skills
• Ability to take direction and follow through with commitments
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and problem-solving skills
• Limited travel may be 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 occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 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 or remote 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.