Senior Safety Manager

Gilbane Building; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building is seeking a Senior Safety Manager to lead the safety function for a mega project in Chicago. You will guide safety culture, develop project safety plans, and coordinate with field teams to ensure compliance and protection of personnel.

You will mentor Safety Managers, analyze SafetyNet data, close open items timely, and collaborate with business development on client safety qualifications.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversees the safety culture implementation across the project.
• Develops and communicates project safety plans based on assessments.
• Performs SafetyNet inspections with numerous observations monthly.
• Audits project teams’ adherence to the Safety Plan using SafetyNet.
• Analyzes SafetyNet data and shares trends with teams.
• Mentors safety professionals and supports corrective actions.
• Ensures open SafetyNet items are closed promptly.
• Helps teams develop corrective action plans.
• Identifies and provides relevant safety training.
• Investigates and documents incidents per policy.
• Analyzes leading/lagging indicators and advises leadership on focus areas.
• Develops and mentors Safety Managers under oversight.
• Supports client safety pre-qualifications and presentations.
• Participates in peer group meetings and industry organizations.
• Assists with internal safety awards and related initiatives.
• Coaches team members and fosters career development.
• Maintains an inclusive, safe work environment.
• Aligns safety objectives with organizational strategy across teams.
• Collaborates with business development to integrate safety with sales and client deliverables.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering preferred

Job description

Overview

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? Gilbane is seeking a Senior Safety Manager tolead the safety function for a mega 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 a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane’s business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.

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

• 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) (i.e. IIF, topical, Blocking & Tackling, Playbooks, etc.)
• 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
• Assists with Gilbane internal Safety awards in Division
• May be required to assist with tasks typically assigned to more junior positions
• Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members
• Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members
• Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals
• Collaborates closely with business development to ensure seamless integration with sales strategies including performance metrics on your assigned projects, pursuits, and client deliverables. Actively participates in opportunities to strengthen client, partner, and industry relationships that position Gilbane as the “Builder of Choice”

Qualifications

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