Senior Safety Manager

The HITT Senior Safety Manager is responsible for the safety performance and safety development of their assigned business units and direct reports. This individual is seen as a subject matter expert within HITT and plays a pivotal role in developing HITT's corporate safety program and safety culture. This individual is actively engaged in regular and frequent safety communication and is responsible for the growth and improvement of all department functions.

Responsibilities

Manage direct report workloads based on project volume, project need and additional department responsibilities and make staffing recommendations.

Conduct regular checks and yearly performance evaluations for all direct reports

Assess training and learning needs for direct reports

Train and support Safety Superintendents and / or Safety Managers as needed

Review career path goals with team members, providing feedback on career development

Work with Operations Leadership to assess safety needs and incorporate into department goals and growth.

Participate in the retention and recruiting of HITT Safety Department team members

Manage outside vendors and specialty or project level consultants

Delegates tasks effectively and ensures their completion

Evaluate the effectiveness of safety inspection systems

Able to determine and fulfil the safety needs of multiple projects and / or business units.

Able to evaluate the inspection performance of other department members and project team members.

Evaluate hazard and incident data to identify trends and create focus on business unit and corporate safety needs.

Set safety inspection criteria and expectations and measure / evaluate performance

Educate Operations / Site Operations in safety inspection process

Evaluate corporate compliance with federal, state, local, corporate and client safety regulations and procedures.

Identify and address safety needs and challenges associated with future work.

Evaluate and address safety performance of subcontractors working on HITT projects

Review project safety inspections with Site Operations

Regularly analyze and interpret inspection and incident data to identify business unit safety trends and make recommendations to address them

Distribute open issue summary and evaluation for projects and business units

Research / evaluate OSHA current and future regulations to address project needs

Lead OSHA or third-party safety inspections in person or remotely

Lead crisis or accident / incident response and investigation independently

Able to develop, select and deliver safety toolbox meetings and / or project safety orientations effectively

Able to evaluate and coach others on toolbox and orientation delivery

Coach others to enforce safety requirements with HITT and subcontractor workforce

Evaluate project and corporate safety policies and procedures for effectiveness and identify and drives improvement opportunities

Review and develop common and complex task analysis at all levels

Lead safety planning as part of preconstruction process

Lead and develop select subcontractor safety preconstruction meetings

Identify and address special needs for Site Specific Safety Plans

Communicates incidents and significant safety concerns to leadership and elevates appropriately as needed

Lead or participate in evaluation and selection of safety inspection, incident management, and other department systems.

Problem Solve : Mentor others to research to obtain information to resolve safety related issues independently

Identifies or selects special safety / protective equipment for company

Collaborates to execute company wide communication and safety stand downs

Provide specific safety training to meet project or business unit needs

Is a technical resource to all members of the safety department and site operations

Can develop safety policy and procedure with limited or no oversight

Deliver safety communications, presentations and trainings in large settings such as Friday Flash

Drive the development of the overall culture of safety for the company

Identify and recognize outstanding safety performances

Evaluate inspection process performance and identify improvement opportunities

Develop and / or lead in execution of department corporate level goals

Develop business unit safety goals

Can conduct and develop in-house safety training

Provides support for project pursuit efforts and participates in client interview process

Assists with client and subcontractor prequalification management

Identifies corporate safety / protective equipment needs

Research and trial of new safety related products

Responsible for delivery of monthly safety summary of assigned business units

Acts as prime point of contact for processes, such as Predictive Solutions or Toolbox Talks, within the safety department

Participate in HITT Corporate initiatives and / or committees outside of safety

Provide contract review for safety concerns

Create and maintain positive working relationships with HITT Project Teams and subcontractors

Maintains positive relationships with regulatory, subcontractor, and other peer safety professionals

Respond to safety concerns from client, tenants or impacted members of the public

Assist / collaborate with other portions of the corporate Risk Management Team as needed

Active role in safety and / or construction professional organization meetings

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in safety or related field preferred

CHST, CSP or equivalent professional safety designation

First Aid / CPR certification

OSHA 30 Hour for construction. OSHA 500 preferred

Degree and eight years of experience or twelve or more years of construction safety experience. Other professional experience / skills may act as a substitute.

Shows comprehensive understanding of high hazard technical areas (cranes, fall protection, scaffold, excavation, electrical)

Strong technical writing and verbal communications skills

Effective public speaker

Ability to assess and prioritize multiple business unit needs, tasks, projects and demands across diverse geographic areas

Able to handle confidential information

Adapts to flexible and changing schedules

Strong analytical and research skills to define and solve problems

Works well independently

Willingness to lead emergency or crisis conditions

Able to work under various environmental or site conditions

Able to navigate stairs, ladders and uneven floors or ground conditions

Sets an example for safe work practices at all times