Safety Professional

Harder Mechanical is one of the nation's largest mechanical contractors with an outstanding reputation for working safely, meeting tough schedules, and delivering quality projects. Based in Portland Oregon, we work primarily in the 11-western states with regional offices in Reno, NV; Phoenix, AZ; Richmond, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Austin, TX; and Dallas, TX.

As a Project Safety Professional , you will be working at a California-based fuel producer that is in the process of a restoration. This role is responsible for the application of construction safety standards and regulations. Working together with the project management team and field supervision, the Project Safety Professional ensures that all work is completed in a safe manner to avoid risk of injury or harm.

Successful projects do not complete themselves. Our team of curious and passionate people build on Harder's reputation every day through their actions. We offer professional development opportunities, industry-leading benefits, and the chance to work on projects that will change the built environment forever.

Job Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the application of construction safety standards and regulations. You will work together with the project management team and field supervision to ensure that all work is completed in a safe manner to avoid risk of injury or harm.

MUST be local to the Bay area, this position does not qualify for per diem.

• Provide support in incident prevention, including inspecting job site, equipment, onsite training, investigating and authoring incident reports, and providing information on safety standards and work techniques
• Serves as the on-site Competent Person who performs frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment
• Oversees additional safety professionals assigned to the project
• Surveys the jobsite and provides advice and guidance to site superintendents and site employees engaged in a full range of construction activities including but not limited to confined space, hazardous energy control, fall protection and scaffolding
• Investigates all incidents to determine origin, root cause, and contributing factors and assists in the preparation of written evaluation reports concerning findings
• Carries out safety education activities, promoting safety awareness, conducting daily and weekly Toolbox Talks; providing site specific training courses
• Consults with technical specialists and program managers about changes in work processes and proposed methods to eliminate unnecessary risks and control hazardous conditions
• Provides employees and managers the training necessary to recognize hazards and perform their jobs safely and effectively
• Develops Activity (Job) Hazard Analysis's for all new major work processes or those processes that have the highest injury / illness rates
• Conducts Personal Protective Equipment assessments as needed
• Recommends appropriate measures and methods to correct safety deficiencies noted; Investigates hazardous conditions, practices, equipment, etc., to identify and analyze the nature and severity of hazards and the possible remedial actions (elimination, correction, or protection)

Requirements

Education and Experience

Benefits

Harder Mechanical Contractors is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local nondiscrimination laws.

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