Safety Manager

Safety Manager

This position is based in our ArchKey / Sachs Electric project site in Charleston, SC

About the company

ArchKey Solutions is a Top 10 National Electrical Contracting company. Our teams work on large, sophisticated projects across the United States.

When you work with ArchKey or any of our regional divisions, you join an expansive network of resources, experts, and innovators.

More than a bright future, ArchKey Solutions offers positions with a stellar today. We are a lifestyle employer, providing flexibility, great pay, and strong benefits allowing you to live your best life at and away from work.

About the position

As the Project Safety Manager, you will be responsible for providing project safety leadership of all aspects of occupational safety management under the guidance of the Company's mission and in alignment with all Company policies, procedures, values, key objectives and regulations.

This role includes planning, implementing, managing, and maintaining comprehensive environmental safety and health (ES&H) policies and procedures on assigned projects.

This position p rovides project teams, subcontractors, safety teams, and trade partners with guidance, mentoring and training on health and safety programs and confirms that the project site complies with all customers, industry, local, state, and federal guidelines, and regulations .

Day in the life

• Implements and communicates high quality safety programs, policies, and procedures designed to assure compliance with the most updated rules and regulations of federal, state, and local agencies.
• Works with the customer, project management, other trade partners, subcontractors to hold employees accountable to Company safety policies / procedures and regulatory compliance and provides coaching assistance on employee disciplinary safety issues.
• Directs and participates in safety inspections and audits of job sites for recognition and correction of safety hazards.

Provides uniform direction of accepted safety practices throughout the project and identifies opportunities to promote and recognize employees who conduct themselves in a safe and professional manner.

• Provides oversight of company vehicles including fleet safety policy compliance.
• Utilizes EHS Insight safety software in collaboration with project teams and customers for incident events, training, and safety audits.

Analyzes and shares leading and lagging indicator data and reports with project teams.

Evaluates field training needs by company, project, and customer and develops employee safety training programs and documentation to fit those needs.

Assures that all employees receive a thorough orientation to the safety program and provides continuing safety education.

Works with the field leaders to instruct and train employees in the recognition of unsafe conditions, elimination of hazards, specific safe work methods, and the Company's safety policies.

• Provides leadership and support for safety software systems and ensures applicable training, implementation, and safety analysis is being conducted.
• Records and maintains all safety documentation in the EHS Insight safety software. Ensures all safety programs and OSHA requirements are followed.

Maintains required certifications and licensing.

Partners with the claims manager to investigate all incidents and identify hazards, training issues, and / or fraudulent claims.

Performs EHS reports periodically to identify patterns, determines root causes, and takes appropriate corrective actions.

• Develops and maintains strong, positive working relationships with all stakeholders. Provides leadership to field employees and project managers with hazard assessment and safe work method pre-planning.
• Consistently makes decisions in an attentive and safe manner to ensure the safety and health of self and others.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in safety, environmental health, construction safety management or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of work experience in building and electrical construction.
• In-depth knowledge of construction and general industry safety standards and procedures, including OSHA, MSHA, DOT, Worker's Compensation, NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 70E safety rules and regulations.
• Basic project management experience and skills. Understanding of the project life cycle.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose problems with critical thinking skills and detail orientation, and to drive timely and appropriate solutions with self-initiative and sensitivity.
• Exceptional leadership, mentoring, listening, presentation, negotiation, conflict management and persuasion skills, and the ability to influence employees at all levels.

ArchKey Solutions is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer : M / W / Vets / Disabilities.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is an important aspect of our culture.

Every person is welcomed Every person is included Every person is valued