Senior Safety Leader for Mega Construction Projects

Gilbane Building Company; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 157,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Senior Safety Manager to lead the safety function for a mega project across multiple Illinois sites, including Bradley, Chicago, Des Plaines, and North Chicago. You will drive the safety culture, develop project safety plans, and mentor safety professionals to ensure program effectiveness on complex construction initiatives.

The role requires 5–7 years of construction safety management, a safety certification, and a Bachelor's in a related field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering preferred.
• 5-7 years of construction safety management experience.
• Associate or Certified Safety Professional certification.
• Experience working on complex mega projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the successful implementation of the Gilbane Cares safety culture across the business.
• Develops and ensures distribution and understanding of Project specific safety plans for all new projects based on Safety Alignment Assessment.
• Performs at least 6 SafetyNet inspections per month with at least 100 observations in each inspection.
• Utilizes SafetyNet to audit and monitor project team implementation of the Safety Plan.
• Analyzes SafetyNet trending reports & share them with project teams.
• Coaches & mentors project teams in effective hazard identification and correction of issues using SafetyNet.
• Ensures open SafetyNet items are closed in a timely manner.
• Assists teams with developing corrective action plans.
• Identifies & provides relevant training within the Business Unit(s).
• Ensures that all incidents are investigated/ documented/ closed per Gilbane company policy.
• Analyzes leading and lagging indicators, provides direction to Business Unit leadership on focus areas and trends, and recommends corrective actions when needed.
• Provides development, support, and mentorship for Safety Managers under oversight.
• Supports business development in responding to client safety pre-qualifications, Safety Presentations, etc.
• Attends Peer Group meetings as directed by the Corporate Safety Director.
• Develops professional safety relationships internally and externally, and participates in industry peer meetings and/or professional organizations.
• Assists Safety Director with initiatives and requests for information.

Skills

Construction safety knowledge

Leadership and coaching

Communication skills

Safety program management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering

5-7 years of construction safety management experience

Associate or Certified Safety Professional certification

Experience with mega projects

Job description

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Senior Safety Manager to lead the safety function for a mega project across multiple Illinois sites, including Bradley, Chicago, Des Plaines, and North Chicago. You will drive the safety culture, develop project safety plans, and mentor safety professionals to ensure program effectiveness on complex construction initiatives.

The role requires 5–7 years of construction safety management, a safety certification, and a Bachelor's in a related field.