Site Safety Officer

About Us: Job Summary:

The SSHO is responsible for ensuring working conditions compliance with local and corporate occupational safety and health regulations and procedures. Responsibilities may include inspecting machinery, equipment, and other working conditions in project sites. Observes workers to determine use of prescribed and proper safety equipment, such as glasses, helmets, respirators, fall protection and clothing. Addresses EHS issues as guided by supervision. This level assists on project or contract as assistant in the field or office.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Directs and administers specific functions of the EHS program at the company or project level
• Creates, evaluates, educates, and administers the EHS program for all levels of employees
• Assist/conducts surveys, evaluations, inspections, and investigations of incidents and activities as directed by supervision
• Gathers information and correlates data as directed
• Able to perform field training when needed
• Refines working knowledge of EHS programs by applying EHS procedures
• Develop and maintain project safety files
• Direct and supervise the activities of subordinates when requested to do so
• Participates in monitoring and controlling EHS standards
• Prepares, maintains, and retrieves records, reports, or documents that may be required to meet corporate or regulatory requirements, including monitoring application of EHS standards
• Promotes EHS awareness and fosters this awareness throughout the company, project, or office
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Computer knowledge and efficiency, including but not limited to, Microsoft Office products
• Understanding of construction and general industry
• Good understanding of Pre Task Planning
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Basic math/statistic & accounting skills
• Functions effectively as part of a team
• Accountable
• Dependability
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times
• Excellent decision-making/problem-solving skills
• Licensed Site Safety Manager or Site Safety Coordinator
• Holder of an OSHA 30 hour certificate
• Holder of CHST Certification
• Five (5) years of continuous construction industry safety experience in supervising/ managing general construction (managing safety programs or processes or conducting hazard analyses and developing controls)

Equal Opportunity Employer: As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Affirmative Action Policy: Notice to Prospective Employees: Notice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR’s normal application process – it is probably fraudulent.