Area Safety Manager

• Establish, manage, and monitor standards, processes, communications, training, and systems to ensure the project maintains an injury-free environment.
• Coach / Mentor employees and management in safe practices and regulations.
• Assist in preparation of Job Hazard Analysis and Site Safety Plans.
• Assist in creating a safe workplace without risk to health.
• Ensure adequate provision of first aid and welfare facilities and support.
• Proper and timely assessments of risks to health and safety. Implement measures and arrangements identified as necessary based on completed assessments.
• Assist in the proper selection of safety related equipment such as safety signs, relevant personal protective clothing and equipment.
• Liaison with other organizations and relevant authorities by providing assistance and cooperation concerning audits and remedial actions.
• Develop and implement strategies to control exposure to hazardous substances and danger from flammable, explosive, electrical, noise, radiation, and manual handling risks.
• Perform safety audits/inspections and report on health and safety practices and systems.
• Review, Prepare and distribute audit reports and incident reports.
• Train employees in areas such as:
• Mobile Elevated Work Platforms
• Fall Protection
• Hot Work Procedures
• Excavation
• Scaffolds
• Hazard Communication
• Control of Hazardous Energies
• Forklift
• Confined Space Entry
• Oversee subcontractors and vendors' HSE planning, performance, and compliance during their work, ensuring that they clearly know and understand what is expected in the areas of HSE.
• Ensure that unsafe acts and conditions are corrected in a timely manner.
• Provide technical expertise during incident investigations.
• Personally, investigate serious incidents.
• Maintain close communications and working relationship with the site project managers, and all other team members associated with the work.
• Ensure that appropriate corrective actions are taken to eliminate hazards.
• Develop and implement procedures to eliminate hazards and situations as those discovered through lessons learned and investigations from prior incidents.
• Recommend corrective actions and/or disciplinary procedures for violations of HSE rules, procedures.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Project Managers to drive positive change.
• Promote and cultivate a safety culture within all levels of management, front line supervisors, and employees.
• Devise and implement new and innovative approaches to safety with the result of keeping a safe working environment in the forefront of Company culture.
• Establish strategies, systems and controls to ensure compliance with HSE policies and procedures throughout the area.
• Ensure appropriate management of work-related injuries and proper care for injured employees.
• Work closely with Workers' Compensation claims administrator to ensure all proper documentation is acquired in a timely manner.
• Formulate, recommend, and administer approved changes to the Company's Injury and Illness Prevention Program, SOPs, and other HSE initiatives.
• Other duties may be assigned by management.

• Knowledge of safety regulations including Title 8, OSHA 1926
• 30-hour OSHA instructor qualified and/or EM385 course work preferred
• Competencies in fall protection, excavation, and rigging
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Professional safety accreditation preferred
• Active membership and participation in HSE professional associations required
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite of software (Word / Excel) required

• Proactivity / Initiative: Recognizes what needs to be done and accomplishes it in a manner appropriate for one's level/position and with minimal supervision.
• Perseverance: Shows the wherewithal to fight for difficult goals despite challenges and to bounce back from adversity.
• Insight: The ability to gather and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.
• Engagement: Shows a knack for using emotion and logic to communicate a persuasive vision and connect with people.
• Teamwork: The ability to effectively work toward common goals with others by supporting, encouraging, and sharing information in an authentic and approachable manner.
• Big Picture: Understands and contributes to organizations' short- and long-term business strategy. On a personal level has independently developed a vision for short- and long-term career success.
• Motivation / Dedication: Commits to excellence in pursuing unselfish goals. Initiates action with collective goals takes responsibility and shows personal humility.
• Technical Curiosity / Willingness to Learn: Interest in seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feed, back; demonstrating an openness to learning and change.
• Problem-Solver: Ability to identify, analyze, and solve a problem in support of personal, group, department, or organizational objectives.

• The employee may regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is regularly required to walk and sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl (for purposes of filling photocopier/printers).

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