Traveling Project Safety Manager

Division : New York North

Project Location(s) :

Albany, NY 12201 USA

Minimum Years Experience :

Travel Involved :

Job Type :

Regular

Job Classification : Experienced

Education : Job Family :

Environmental Health and Safety

Compensation : Salaried Exempt

Position Description :

Partner with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and project teams to enforce site compliance with company, EH&S programs, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements on a single construction project within business unit's geographic area. Lead training of safe work practices to educate and inform and guide project teams on management of environmental and hazardous materials reports and conditions.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities :

Lead, direct, and enforce Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) on single construction project, based on safety staffing requirements as defined by Headquarters (HQ) EH&S policy.

Manage time and resource allocation and provide safety leadership to assigned project.

Assess project Safety practices and known and potential safety related exposures, develop and implement action plans to mitigate risks, and drive changes to improve project team safety awareness and activities.

Communicate requirements for improving performance to project leadership and team for adoption and adherence to changes, using project specific-safety standards, best management practices, and EH&S policies and procedures.

Understand site safety trends and participate in reducing Project Incident Rates by meeting or exceeding established Business Unit (BU) goals and manage regulatory exposures to zero citations.

Develop training for project site-specific needs to educate project management, employees, subcontractors, and Turner Trade employees on Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and adherence.

Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.

Maintain and enhance working relationships with project staff and subcontractor Safety Representatives.

Develop and enforce project Safety Program and related policies and procedures.

Identify unsafe actions and conditions and engage with project team to implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with Turner, Federal, State and Local regulations and owner requirements.

Develop accountability model for project team to ensure pre-planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades.

Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and Local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.

Review quality of Pre-Task Plans (PTPs) for project subcontractors and Trades based on contractual requirements.

Hold Preconstruction planning meetings with subcontractors to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and to establish and review risk mitigation plans.

Develop safety action items for Preconstruction meetings and verify subcontractors conduct training as per OSHA standards.

Conduct effective worker orientation program for new employees; administer and record participation.

Collaborate with project leadership to create project specific safety reports, assess metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline.

Ensure timely log of subcontractors' toolbox safety meetings.

Conduct and review project team's safety audits, assess recommended corrective actions, and issue reports of violations and / or unsafe practices for immediate resolution.

• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be $90,000.00 - 150,000.00 annualized, which represents the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Additionally, Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage.

Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of study, and minimum of 4 years of related construction safety experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within 2 years of appointment

Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First Aid / CPR / BBP and AED certifications

Knowledgeable of Federal, State, and local Environmental Health & Safety regulations

Working knowledge and consistent application of safety and environmental principles and techniques

Ability to identify known and potential safety related exposures and lead implementation of corrective actions

Familiar with general construction operations

Demonstrate elements of leadership from within, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build teams and professional relationships

Professional verbal and written communication skills and effective presentation delivery skills

Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail

Analytical thinking, good judgment, and complex problem-solving skills

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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