Safety Professional I

Gilbane Building; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building in Indianapolis is seeking a Safety Professional I to provide entry-level support for all safety efforts on the project. You will promote a culture of safety and coordinate with project teams to ensure compliance with Gilbane safety standards.

The role emphasizes learning through Gilbane University and hands-on safety training, with responsibilities including inspections, incident investigations, and ensuring proper safety documentation.

Qualifications

• Entry-level safety knowledge with basic OSHA awareness.
• Familiarity with safety documentation and reporting.
• Ability to work with project teams and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Promotes Gilbane Cares safety culture.
• Preplans contractor safety activities through scope review, preconstruction meetings, JHA review, STAs, etc.
• Ensures contractor safety submittals meet Gilbane requirements.
• Ensures contractor compliance with safety plan and expectations.
• Maintains safety documentation.
• Provides safety training to project teams on Gilbane, client, and OSHA requirements.
• Investigates accidents/near misses and completes required paperwork.
• Ensures project teams have safety equipment and resources.
• Performs SafetyNet inspections and audits with required observations.

Skills

Construction safety

OSHA knowledge

Exposure identification

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Safety or Engineering coursework

Tools

Microsoft Office

SafetyNet

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Gilbane is seeking a Safety Professional I to provide entry-level support of all safety efforts on the project.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane's core value of Caring and "People First" workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You're a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You're someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.

Your core values match Gilbane's: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What's in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the Gilbane Cares safety culture
• Ensures contractor activities are preplanned for safety through scope review, preconstruction meetings, JHA review, STAs, etc.
• Ensures contractors meet Gilbane safety submittal requirements
• Ensures contractor compliance with Gilbane safety plan & expectations
• Maintains all safety related documentation
• Makes recommendations concerning situations hazardous to employee safety or health
• Utilizes SafetyNet to audit and monitor project team implementation of the Safety Plan
• Performs at least 15 SafetyNet inspections per month with at least 100 observations in each inspection
• Provides safety training to project teams on Gilbane, client, and OSHA requirements
• Investigates all accidents/near misses and complete all paperwork required
• Ensures project teams have safety equipment and resources

Qualifications

• Safety or Engineering college level coursework preferred
• 0-1 years of relevant experience
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of construction safety principles, techniques, and methods
• Knowledge of OSHA laws, regulations, and policies
• Capable of identifying known potential exposures and recommending corrective action
• Computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite
• Basic written and verbal communication skills
• Interpersonal skills

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees' education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an affirmative action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.