Site Safety Support Manager

Zachry Group; Geismar (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachry Group is seeking a Project Safety Support Manager to promote a proactive safety culture on our Geismar project. You will lead the Safety Task Team and coordinate safety processes across project lines, ensuring alignment with corporate safety standards and external regulations.

Key duties include guiding training, maintaining records, and interfacing with operations management. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential to succeed on this site.

Qualifications

• Development and support of guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Strong liaison with Project Line Management for safety initiatives.
• Awareness of pending legislation and regulatory mandates and communication to safety teams.
• Coordinate regulatory compliance with line management and policies.
• Assist in identifying training needs and opportunities with project teams.

Responsibilities

• Promote and support the Safety Task Team to achieve a proactive safety culture.
• Coordinate safety processes and reporting across the project.
• Review and monitor safety policies for usability in field applications.
• Initiate routine assessments and follow up with management on corrective actions.
• Provide input on effective training approaches for field locations.
• Ensure training completions are documented and accessible for review.
• Support timely field reporting to Corporate Safety Support Manager.

Skills

Communication skills

Team building

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Project Safety Support Manager will interface with client management, corporate officials and Zachry safety management, the Project manager, the Safety Task Team and all Project employees. The primary responsibility is to promote and support the Safety Task Team in achieving a proactive, safe, healthy and productive work environment by coordinating the Safety Process. Provide leadership and direction for company’s Safety and Health efforts affecting the concept of a zero accident project.

A duel role of close communication with the Corporate Safety Support Manager or Area Safety Manager and the Project or Site Operations Managers and team is critical. Communication skills and strong human relation (team building) attributes are critical. Supporting the needs of Operations is manifested in strong interpersonal skills dealing with a variety of physical challenges and a variety of personality types.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from four-year college or university
• Over 1 year to 3 years of previous experience

Job Description

• Assist in the development and support implementation of guidelines, policies and procedures consistent with the company’s efforts.
• Network with Project Line Management regarding special challenges and specific client mandates relative to assuring adequate support of the Project Safety Initiatives.
• Maintain a keen awareness of pending legislation and regulatory mandates, develop alternatives for the company to approach to compliance, communicate these issues through the Corporate Safety Support Team.
• Work with Line Management regarding regulatory issues to provide for compliance with regulatory standards and company policies, including recordkeeping issues.
• Work with Project Line Management regarding regulatory complaints.
• Work with the Corporate Safety Support Staff relative to legal and regulatory agencies to resolve complaints
• Work with current staff to identify development opportunities through education, training and work experience. Advise Safety Staff if special training needs are evident.
• Respond to questions from the field for “tools” and supplies. Coordinate these issues with the Project Management Team, and include the Corporate Safety Support Staff as may be required and appropriate.
• Assist in making recordkeeping decisions regarding reporting of incidents and/or determination of recordability, and involve to the degree appropriate, the assistance and further guidance of the Corporate Safety Support Staff.
• Review and monitor current Safety and Health Policies and Procedures as to their usability and appropriateness in field applications, recommend improvements and/or modifications as may be warranted, and sustain Project Line Management input.
• Initiate and monitor procedures for routine assessments, follow up with the Line Management Team regarding corrective action and appropriate path forward initiatives.
• Provide input on the most effective approaches to training in specified areas that fit the specific situation of the field Project location and/or divisional needs. Place emphasis on involving input and buy-in from Project Line Management.
• Assure training completions are documented and available for proper assessment and subsequent action.
• Cooperate with supporting timely and accurate field reporting deliverables to Corporate Safety Support Manager.
• Cooperate with supporting timely and accurate field reporting of Worker’s Compensation related issues.
• Review standard reports for trends and make recommendations from the data therein. Involve Project Line Management, as needed, to assure mutual understandings and ultimate success.
• Stay abreast of the application and proper use of the company’s Drug and Alcohol Policy. Assure Project Line Management is kept in the decision making process.
• Network and participate with outside professionals and specified organizations regarding emerging issues, best practices, and regulatory compliance.
• Interface with other contractor management to ensure implementation of the Project specific safety process, training process, and reporting requirements.
• Review all accident investigations, and ensure that corrective action in taken as required.
• Review and assist in the Project fire protection process.
• Review and assist in the Project emergency evacuation plan.
• Maintain an active and visible role in the Project safety process, and provide a focal point for receiving, reviewing, and communicating safety process revisions and enhancements.
• Support safety audit program and track deficiencies to completion.
• Take necessary action to provide required resources for the Safety Facilitator(s) and Industrial Hygienist.
• Listen to employee concerns regarding safety & health and take appropriate action.