Safety Manager

This position is based in our ArchKey/Parsons Electric office in Fridley, MN

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 Safety Manager, you will be responsible for providing regional oversight and project safety leadership of all aspects of occupational safety management. The Safety Manager role includes planning, implementing, managing, and maintaining comprehensive environmental safety and health (ES&H) policies and procedures on assigned regional projects in all project site locations. This role provides 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 a all customers, industry, local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations.

Day in the life

• Creates, implements, and communicates high quality safety and claims strategies, programs, policies, and procedures designed to assure compliance with the most updated rules and regulations of federal, state, and local agencies. Annually evaluates the performance of the Company safety and claims programs, utilizing trend analysis and overall progress of these programs.
• Works closely with senior management to direct the development of an effective safety strategy to assess and mitigate strategic and operational safety and security-related threats/risks, manage crises, claims and incidents and to appropriately safeguard the organization. Advises leadership of trends and actions to reduce injuries; provides leadership with information to aid in reduction of incidents and improve safety.
• Advises project management team and safety leadership on safety compliance concerns and preventative actions. Works with management and the safety team 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 Company and identifies opportunities to promote and recognize employees who conduct themselves in a safe and professional manner throughout the organization.
• Provides oversight of DOT regulatory compliance, including driver's qualification files, DOT drug testing and driver safety. Manages OSHA, MSHA, DOT and other regulatory inspections and related follow-up procedures.
• Utilizes EHS Insight safety software in collaboration with project teams, leadership, and customers for incident events, training, safety audits, driver MVR document management, drug testing documentation, and security backgrounds. Analyzes and shares leading and lagging indicator data and reports with leadership and project teams.
• Monitors claim investigations, medical reports and partnerships with claims adjusters and legal counsel to ensure successful claims resolutions are being practiced and processed. Monitors records for occupational injuries, medical treatment, and light duty situations to ensure quality and appropriate practices and procedures are being followed regarding claims management.
• Evaluates field and staff training needs 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 safety team 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 all safety software systems and ensures applicable training, implementation, and safety analysis is being conducted. Records and maintains all safety documentation in the Safety Management System. Ensures all safety programs and OSHA requirements are followed. Maintains required certifications and licensing.
• Provides leadership to major incident responses including incident command, investigation, and media spokesperson responsibilities. Partners with the claims manager to investigate all incidents and identify hazards, training issues, and/or fraudulent claims. Performs and reviews incident 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 analysis and safe work method pre-planning.
• Plans and implements safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Stays informed of new electrical and safety codes, techniques, and practices.

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.

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