Senior Safety Manager

Gilbane Building; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building is seeking a Senior Safety Manager to lead the safety function for a mega project in Des Plaines, IL. The role focuses on building a proactive safety culture, implementing project safety plans, and guiding SafetyNet activities across teams.

The ideal candidate has a strong safety leadership background, coaching capabilities, and a commitment to operational excellence in a complex construction environment. This role offers growth and collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering.
• Experience leading safety on mega projects is a plus.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the safety culture across Gilbane’s business units.
• Develops and ensures distribution/understanding of project safety plans.
• Performs SafetyNet inspections with high observation counts.
• Analyzes SafetyNet reports and shares findings with project teams.
• Coaches/mentors project teams on hazard identification and corrective actions.
• Ensures timely closure of open SafetyNet items and incidents investigations.
• Supports client safety pre-qualifications and safety presentations.
• Participates in peer group meetings and industry safety activities.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering

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