Description

TITLE: Director of Safety DEPARTMENT: Field Services

REPORTS TO: VP of Construction FLSA: Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE: M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm TRAVEL REQUIRED: Up to 50%

LOCATION: Lakewood, CO MANAGEMENT: Yes

EEO: First/Mid Offs & Mgrs JOB FAMILY: First/Mid Offs & Mgrs

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A Little About Us:

ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Lakewood, Colorado office, we execute projects across North America, spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of extensive facilities. ZAP operates at a fast pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work.

About your role:

This is a hands-on, full-time position with day-to-day duties, including working directly for the Vice President of Construction and with the Site Safety Manager to lead the development and implementation of safety management systems, company safety policies, and relevant occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) standards that support the overall safety strategy for all ZAP Engineering.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

• Oversees the development and implementation of ZAP divisional and corporate safety strategy across multiple locations.
• Provides employees with safety-related information such as training sessions, emergency protocols, and proper use of safety equipment; Establishes and promotes a healthy and safe work environment across all ZAP job sites and company.
• Develops and implements workplace safety policies and procedures per OSHA standards, emphasizing accountability around safety policies and decisions.
• Performs safety audits and physically inspects all work areas and job sites to identify possible safety issues.
• Prepares monthly and annual safety reports and ensures accurate and timely record keeping and document management that aligns with federal and state compliance requirements.
• Participates in industry and professional interest groups to stay current on best practices; Interfaces with regulatory and public sector agencies as appropriate.
• Assists with other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Certification Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED and some college course work required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree, or trade/technical school preferred.
• HSE Certification and Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) certification are required.

Experience Needed to be Successful

• 10 years’ experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and education required.
• 10 years of supervisory/management experience required.

Skills Needed to be Successful

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills to propose mutually beneficial solutions.
• Work requires rich communication, frequent interaction, and reciprocal handoffs.
• Willingness to lead, take charge, offer opinions, and listen to feedback.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Outlook, and Excel, as well as other software required to execute daily tasks.
• Ability to independently make decisions and direct work for projects and daily workflow.

Supervisory Expectations:

• The position supervises or manages the work of at least two full-time employees or the equivalent. The position includes decisions or recommendations regarding personnel actions such as hiring, disciplinary action, overtime, changes in pay, and terminations.

Independence of Action

• Results are defined; the incumbent sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow. Although precedents may exist, the supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: (The phrases occasionally, regularly, and frequently correspond to the following definitions: occasionally means up to one third of working time, regularly means between one third and two third of working time, and frequently means two third and more of working time.)

• The work environment is the typical office and construction environment. The employee must complete their work satisfactorily in an environment with significant distractions, including staff, clients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others. Must be able to drive to sites or meetings with clients. Must be able to perform activities requiring use of arms and legs, including climbing ladders, scaffolding, lifting and handling materials, walking, balancing, and stooping.
• Ability to perform various safety functions on-site, including managing and administering safety orientations, overseeing substance abuse programs and investigating and reporting injuries, illnesses, and near misses.
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. In many cases, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. This job’s specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Hours:

Core Competencies:

• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Oral Communication and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Able to read and interpret written information. Ability to communicate with clients or customers.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; puts team success above own interests; Builds morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed. Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
• Reasoning and Problem Solving - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, identify complex problems, and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
• Project Management - Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget; manages project team activities.