Safety Professional III

Gilbane Building; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building is seeking a Safety Professional III to support safety efforts on a single project with >250 workforce or high hazard work. The role focuses on cultivating a strong safety culture, coordinating with contractors, and enforcing OSHA requirements.

You will lead safety planning, conduct routine inspections, and deliver training while ensuring all safety documentation is up to date and compliant. A proactive, collaborative leader is favored for this demanding construction environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering preferred.
• 3-5 years of construction safety management experience.
• BCSP credential.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the Gilbane safety culture.
• Preplans contractor activities for safety through reviews, meetings, JHA review, etc.
• Ensures contractor safety submittals and compliance with safety plan.
• Maintains safety documentation and conducts SafetyNet inspections.
• Provides safety training to project teams on Gilbane, client, and OSHA requirements.
• Investigates accidents/near misses and completes required paperwork.
• Coaches and mentors less experienced team members.

Skills

Construction safety

OSHA compliance

Safety training

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering

Tools

SafetyNet

BCSP credential

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Gilbane is seeking a Safety Professional III to support all safety efforts on a single project with >250 workforce or high hazard work.

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 completes all paperwork required


• Ensures project teams have safety equipment and resources


• Serves as project liaison and manages project correspondence with Insurance carriers


• Maintains all safety related documentation


• Coaches and mentors less experienced team members


• Supports a positive and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering preferred


• 3-5 years of construction safety management experience


• BCSP credential


• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proficient knowledge of construction safety principles, techniques, and methods


• Practical knowledge of OSHA laws, regulations, and policies


• Capable of identifying known potential exposures and recommending corrective action


• Strong computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Strong 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 Affir

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. Click here to view the physical demands and working conditions required to perform this role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.