Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety

Director of Health and Safety 

The Safety Director is directly responsible for managing the safety and risk associated with construction projects and company operations. The Safety Director will proactively plan, direct, and implement the Company’s safety program to ensure a safe, healthy, and accident-free work environment.  The Safety Director supports all Safety Managers, Safety Specialists and Construction Managers in ensuring each construction project conducts operations in a safe manner for the protection of our employees, clients, subcontractors, and the public. The Safety Director ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, county, and local safety related regulations.  The Safety Director sets the tone for corporate safety and risk management, demonstrates strong leadership skills, works well in a team environment, has excellent communication skills, and strives to enrich the company culture.

The Safety Director reports directly to the President/CEO and maintains proactive, frequent, and open communication.

The Safety Director will have one direct report, the Safety Manager. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with Safety Managers, Safety Specialists and Construction Managers in ensuring the Company and its job sites remain hazard and accident free by conducting safety inspections.
• Provide support to field staff in the event of site inspections.
• Prepare study and analysis of industrial accident causes and hazards to health for use by company personnel and outside agencies. Make recommendations to resolve any deficiencies.
• Access ways for reducing claim costs.
• Research and manage ways to reduce the net premium paid by improving the experience modifier.
• Record and compile data, update logs.
• Support Directors 

Risk Management

• Provide recommendations and assistance, along with the Safety Manager, to Construction Managers and Field Supervisors with respect to job site hazards, employee training, new/safe equipment operation and safe material or substance utilization.
• Ensure compliance with corporate worker’s compensation program including working with internal personnel and third-party administrators/legal counsel, to effectively investigate and resolve claims in an expeditious and cost-effective manner.
• Perform and oversee investigation of accidents, injuries, and unsafe working conditions to include interfacing with workers compensation claims and communication with injured workers and the return-to-work strategies. Cooperate in the preparation of material and evidence for organizational use in hearings, lawsuits, and insurance investigations. Provide recommendations for remedial action.
• Remain current on federal, state, county, and local safety regulations. 
• Keep management advised of new or revised regulations and their projected impact.

Training

• Plan and implement programs to train managers and employees in work site safety practices, and safe equipment operating techniques with Safety Managers
• Oversight of all employee training records 
• Oversight that all new employees receive safety instructions prior to beginning work. Emphasize any specific site hazards and thoroughly explain all applicable precautions. I think this is a Manager task. 
• Provide training and education to all levels of staff, as required by federal and state safety regulations.

Compliance

• Support the Directors and Construction Managers regarding all Subcontractor job specific Safety Programs.
• Review new Subcontractor pre-qualification documentation to ensure they have an acceptable safety record.
• Plan and implement risk management, safety policies and procedures in compliance with all federal, state, county and local rules and regulations, including MSDS requirements, for both field and office operations, to maximize a safe working environment.
• Act as corporate contact for any federal, state, or municipal safety or risk management authority and/or personnel, including, but not limited to OSHA and/or DOSH and ensure completion of required OSHA recordkeeping and reporting. 
• Manage and oversee motor vehicle fleet safety program and conduct driver background investigations to qualify authorized drivers.

Support

• Represent the organization in community or industry safety groups and programs.
• Maintain a work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner to ensure positive relationships with clients, subcontractors, co-workers, and management.
• Frequently communicate with company President and Operations Managers to keep them apprised of pertinent issues.
• Provide weekly Safety Tips on a weekly call with Safety Managers
• Performs other duties as directed

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS

Technical Knowledge

1. OSHA
2. Worker’s Compensation Regulations
3. Highlight proficient with Microsoft suite of tools

Education

• Minimum 10 years of direct safety experience in the construction industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial hygiene, safety management, environmental science, occupational health or other related field.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST).