What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Engineer position at Pepper Construction Group?
With offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, Pepper Construction is a national general contracting and construction management firm that primarily serves the private sector. Pepper Construction provides clients the experience and resources of a national company, combined with the hands-on approach of a local company.
The Safety Engineer is a part of the Pepper Construction Company Safety Department. This position is primarily field oriented and is structured to ensure safe work practices are implemented and enforced on Pepper Construction projects. The Safety Engineer position takes a leadership role in developing and promoting our Pepper Safety Culture. Safety is one of our Pepper Values and our first priority -- we are committed to taking the steps necessary to protect our team members and strive for an accident-free workplace.
The Safety Engineer is a full-time representative whose primary responsibility is to manage health and safety related concerns, maintain required documentation, files, permits, and represent Pepper Construction's safety culture on the project site.
The position will be working primarily in and around a large project site in Fayette County, Ohio (located off of Interstate 71 between Columbus and Cincinnati).
Major Responsibilities
- Conduct regular site inspections to identify potential hazards and ensure compliance with safety regulations
- Implement and enforce safety protocols and procedures to prevent accidents and injuries
- Review daily Task Hazard Analysis
- Engage with craft employees to drive safety message
- Facilitate Incident Reporting and Root Cause Analysis
- Assist in job site safety plans
- Collaborate with project managers, supervisors, and subcontractors to address safety concerns and maintain a safe work environment.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation related to safety activities and incidents.
- Provide technical advice to field and office personnel
- Conduct safety orientations and training sessions for new hires and existing team members
- Investigate accidents and incidents and provide recommendations for correction actions
- Coordinate with project team to ensure the Project Specific Safety Plan and the safety requirements are consistently and correctly implemented.
- Assist Safety team with safety training program.
- Audit THAs
- Help with pre-start safety meetings with trade partners, including second & third tier before their work starts on projects which includes a review of Project Specific Safety Plans.
- Identify areas of safety improvement and suggest the implementation of guidelines, policies, procedures and training
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in safety management, safety engineering, industrial hygiene or occupational environmental health and safety, or equivalent experience in a safety role for commercial projects
- Experience on mission critical project sites, desirable
- Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in the areas of safety related to those conditions expected to be encountered on a construction site
- Ability to be on-site, in Fayette County, every day - may include weekends
- OSHA 30-hour certification, required
- Demonstrate a high level of competency of effective communication with project personnel ranging from project management to frontline workers
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and industry best practices
- Must be able to provide oversight and facilitate an event management process, including classification of potential event consequences, data collection, root cause analysis, correction action implementation, and sharing of lessons learned
- Experience with MEP systems, with specific emphasis on electrical and mechanical isolation and lockout/tagout process coordination, preferred
- Experience planning and implementing fall protection/prevention systems, rigging and hoisting, crane operations, underground utility damage prevention, environmental remediation, demolition, fire prevention, public protection, scaffolding, indoor air quality control, and mobile equipment, preferred
- Ability to lift 50 pounds, frequent sit, stand, walk, reach, bend, climb, balance, stoop, kneel and crouch, traverse rough terrain, climb ladders and stairs
- Ability to respond quickly to situations in a noisy, fast paced work environment
- Ability to meet legally mandated safety standards to perform the job
- Fluent in Spanish, desired
- OSHA 500, preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Pepper Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Please note: Pepper does not sponsor work visas.