The Safety Director provides support to the Operations department and works closely with the Sr. Operations Managers, Regional Claims Managers, to enforce company safety, health and environmental policies and procedures. Oversees, leads, directs, and enforces safety. Identifies, eliminates, and controls hazardous conditions that may lead to injury and/or property damage using safety standards, best management practices, and Injury Free Environment Techniques. The Safety Director will have supervisory responsibility for all Safety Specialists in the safety department he/she oversees.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Oversees and makes decisions related to regional safety, health, and environmental policies that comply with company policies such as: decisions related to the development and rollout of national programs in the region.
Manage and direct the safety department in adhering to company safety & loss control policies.
Provide leadership and direction to Business Units in their area of responsibility in implementing cultural changes in safety by building working relationships with key chairs and working closely with Regional Claims Managers.
Develop a Safety Manual ensuring continuity and consistency of safety policies and procedures.
Design a Safety Training Certification program. Participate in and conduct safety training specific to the work environment and including the OSHA standard requirements. Collaborate and coordinate with HR well in advance about any upcoming formal training events as HR may need to do some training as well. Develop a tool for tracking all safety training.
Hold the safety department accountable for established goals as outlined in the BU Safety Action Plans. This includes meeting or exceeding Metric goals established by Risk Management.
Provide consultation to ensure compliance with all State, Federal, Local regulations and owner/contractual requirements and in negotiating regulatory citations. Communicate throughout region all applicable regulatory changes and best practices.
Build working relationships with OSHA, EPA and other regulatory agencies.
Promote Total Civil Construction through high profile involvement in Regional/National organizations
Oversee and lead investigations of serious losses to propose remedial actions.
Develop and utilize safety management reports, risk analysis reports, and incident trend data that analyze loss control and safety metrics. Report to Senior Management on overall metrics vs. goals and make recommendations for improvement.
Manage loss prevention support services from insurance companies.
Manage departmental budgets and oversee the development of safety department annual budget plans.
Negotiate business and subcontract agreements related to safety within the region and participate in key business issues and opportunities of the company.
Responsible for employment decisions related to safety including hiring, development, discipline, and separation decisions
Oversee development and implementation of an effective mentoring system for all safety new hires, interns and staff members.
Participate in evaluation process and recommend appropriate staff development activities.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:A four year degree in Safety and Health or equivalent is preferred with at least ten (10) years of safety experience or combination of education/multiple years experience in heavy civil construction, with an expert knowledge of safety/health/environmental principles and techniques. Demonstrated ability to identify known potential exposures and lead implementation of corrective actions. Demonstrated computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office suite programs. Demonstrated management, leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing and train others.
