What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Director position at Brent Scarbrough & Company Inc?
The ideal Safety Director will primarily be responsible for leading and managing Brent Scarbrough & Company's safety initiatives and safety loss control programs, in addition to the development of a safety and risk management culture dedicated to being the one all others emulate. The Safety Director assures our safety program complies with OSHA and other construction industry standards.
Essential Job Functions:
- Leads development of and clearly articulates Company’s safety vision, objectives,
strategies, policies, and procedures in order to build a safety culture dedicated to
behaviors which lead to best practices.
- Provides proactive leadership and assumes ownership of building an elite safety
culture by 1) anticipating problems & providing solutions, 2) sharing knowledge with, and
providing training, to all levels of management, field staff, preconstruction, and project
teams, 3) through interactions with clients, subcontractors, and inspectors, and 4) creating
an environment of learning, mentoring, and empowerment in order to promote employee
engagement.
- Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions
and conclusions, and monitors results to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Ensures safety & health training meet the needs of internal and external (client &
regulating entities) requirements, so staff has the safety training to safely perform tasks
and jobs.
- Leads incident investigations.
- Manages hazard assessment activities by 1) conducting and/or supervising safety
inspections, and 2) analyzing inspection and incident data to identify opportunities to
develop preventive and corrective practices.
- Develops annual plans & budgets for safety & health initiatives, including training.
- Leads and manages our human assets to develop a high performance, customer-oriented
Safety team, through hiring, motivating, coaching, appraising, rewarding & disciplining,
and addressing complaints and resolving issues related to staff.
- Ability to manage GL, Auto and Workers Compensation claims
- Ability to manage return to work/modified duty work programs
- Ability to lead and direct Safety Committee and meetings
The ideal Safety Director will strive to exhibit and apply Brent Scarbrough & Company's values:
Responsibility, Integrity, Grit, Help, and Temperament with all clients and co-workers.
Our Safety Director will maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, maintain good attendance by working when and where directed, work safely in compliance with all safety policies, respect the work environment and keep it as neat and clean as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in environmental health & safety, safety management, construction or
related field.
CHST, OSHA 500, CSP certification preferable.
Minimum 10 years' experience in heavy civil construction safety management.
Minimum 5 years' experience managing & leading a structured safety program; self
performing general contractor or specialty contractor preferable.
In depth technical knowledge of construction related OSHA, federal, state, and local
regulatory standards, and ability to recognize hazardous situations and implement
effective corrective practices.
Experience managing staff and third party hired firms.
Must be an effective communicator, generating professional written material and
delivering effective verbal presentations.
Working Conditions:
- Extensive travel by vehicle.
- Significant work at construction job sites, during all stages, in all types of weather
conditions.
- Must be able to perform activities requiring use of arms and legs, including climbing
ladders/scaffolding, lifting & handling materials, walking & balancing, stooping.
- Must be able to speak & hear detailed information through oral communication.
- Must be able to see clearly and recognize small details.