Site Safety Health Officer

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation; Wasilla (AK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Site Safety Health Officer (SSHO) responsible for ensuring safety compliance on construction projects. The role involves overseeing safety standards, conducting inspections, and implementing safety policies. Candidates should have a high school diploma and at least five years of supervisory safety experience, along with OSHA certification. This position requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to foster a safe work environment.

Qualifications

• Five years related safety experience in a supervisory capacity.
• Current OSHA 30-hour certification or ability to complete within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Provide general safety oversight for assigned construction projects.
• Conduct daily safety and health inspections, maintaining a written log.
• Implement and enforce the Company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Policies.

Skills

Problem Solving

Detail Oriented

Customer Focus

Conflict Management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Site Safety Health Officer (SSHO) is responsible for the oversight and compliance of safety requirements and wellbeing company employees, subcontractors, vendors, and general public.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide general safety oversight for assigned construction projects.
• Observe worked performed and ensure safety standards are met, reporting and resolving deficiencies.
• Perform safety meetings, as directed by the Project Manager or leadership.
• Conduct daily safety and health inspections, and maintain a written log which includes area/operation inspected, date of inspection, identified hazards, recommended corrective actions, estimated and actual dates of corrections.
• Develop and implement accepted Accident Preventions Plans (APP), Activity Hazard Analysis (AHAs), and Environmental Prevention Plans (EPP).
• Implement and enforce the Company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Policies and Programs.
• Maintain a safety and health deficiency tracking system that monitors outstanding deficiencies until resolution.
• Ensure sub-contractor and vendor compliance with safety and health requirements and maintain applicable regulatory safety reference materials on site.
• Track and review employee training records, licenses, and certifications.
• Travel to project locations and attend training, as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability and wiliness to abide by the company’s code of conduct, policies and procedures.
• Ability to problem solve on the fly to ensure the project stays in compliance with all local, state, federal, and ownership requirements.
• Comply, understand, and support the company’s safety culture to ensure a safe work environment.
• Strong knowledge, understanding and sensitivity to the Inupiat culture .
• Knowledge of computerized accounting systems.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.
• Ability to prioritize and multi task to meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to comply with, understand, and support ASRC Construction’s safety culture to ensure a safe work environment.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of employees or customers.

CORE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Decision Quality – Makes good decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement.
• Drive for Results – Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully.
• Conflict Management – Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimal noise.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five (5) years’ related safety experience, in a supervisory capacity.
• Current OSHA 30-hour certification, or ability to complete within 90 days of hire.
• Working knowledge of OSHA 1926 and 1910 as it pertains to heavy industrial or commercial construction.

Preferred

• SSHO with healthcare construction experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to safely perform the essential functions of this position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment is in a busy construction setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually varies.While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and may be required to travel in small and large commercial aircraft.

N OTE: This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The statements contained herein are intended to describe the principal functions of this position, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibilities, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.

ASRC Construction Holding Company and its family of companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status or any other legal protected status. EOE: M|F|D|V

ACHC is the construction division of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, an Inupiat-owned corporation created as a result of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

ASRC families of companies apply a shareholder preference in employment, to the maximum extent feasible, as authorized by law.

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