What are the responsibilities and job description for the Claims & Safety Specialist (Construction) position at Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.?
Application Instructions
Sterling Infrastructure is seeking a career-minded individual for an opening as Claims & Safety Specialist in The Woodlands, TX.
Build What Protects The Builders.
At Sterling Infrastructure, we don’t just build roads, bridges, and critical infrastructure — we build systems that protect the people who make it all happen. As a Claims & Safety Specialist, you won’t be sitting on the sidelines. You’ll play a key role in managing risk, strengthening safety programs, and ensuring our teams across the country can focus on building America’s infrastructure with confidence.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, reporting to insurance carriers and overseeing day-to-day claim processing activities for Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, Auto, Equipment, and Property Damage for the designated business units. In addition, they will create safety key performance indicators, update safety policies and documentation, and work on safety integration projects.
Great Benefits
The Role
Position Requirements
We are an equal opportunity employer: We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, military status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Sterling Infrastructure is seeking a career-minded individual for an opening as Claims & Safety Specialist in The Woodlands, TX.
Build What Protects The Builders.
At Sterling Infrastructure, we don’t just build roads, bridges, and critical infrastructure — we build systems that protect the people who make it all happen. As a Claims & Safety Specialist, you won’t be sitting on the sidelines. You’ll play a key role in managing risk, strengthening safety programs, and ensuring our teams across the country can focus on building America’s infrastructure with confidence.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, reporting to insurance carriers and overseeing day-to-day claim processing activities for Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, Auto, Equipment, and Property Damage for the designated business units. In addition, they will create safety key performance indicators, update safety policies and documentation, and work on safety integration projects.
Great Benefits
- Medical and prescription drug plans
- Dental and Vision insurance benefits
- Life/AD&D insurance benefits
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Disability income protection
- Paid time off (vacation and holidays)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Relocation assistance available
The Role
- Assists in the day-to-day processing, managing, reporting, and documentation of Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, Auto, Equipment and Property Damage claims. This will include communicating with the business units, employees, insurance carriers, and 3rd parties.
- Evaluates information and reports related to claims payments and review medical bills and payroll records to ensure compliance and accuracy of information provided to third parties.
- Create monthly safety Key Performance Indicator Reports, update polices and documentation, and work on Safety Integration projects, and other related tasks.
- Attend telephonic Insurance Carrier claims reviews and prepare and present at internal claim reviews with designated business units.
- Addresses questions about Workers’ Compensation benefits, informs employees of their rights and benefits under various state workers’ compensation laws.
- Gathers information/data on incident causes and create reports in coordination with the company Safety Departments.
- As it relates to Workers’ Compensation claims, assists in maintaining on-going oversight of third-party providers that includes, but is not limited to, requesting investigation activities, questioning and resolving discrepancies, monitoring of medical treatment, including rehabilitation, and reviewing case reserves for adequacy.
- Acts as a Liaison to the Company’s Return to Work program, as required.
- Reviews and evaluates settlement authority requests and makes recommendations for approval or revision to the Corporate Claims and Risk Manager.
- Provides courteous and expeditious customer service to administrators, employees, and the public.
- May assist in restitution/subrogation recovery activities.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
- General supervision is received from Corporate Claims and Risk Manager and the VP of Safety and Health.
Position Requirements
- 1-3 years of experience as a workers' compensation claims processor/adjuster, handling workers’ compensation claims in multiple states.
- 2 years of college is preferred
- 1-3 years of experience in general liability and automobile claims processing, reporting, investigation on claims including the posting of appropriate reserves in a timely manner.
- Experience with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Spanish Speaking bilingual skills are considered a plus for this position
We are an equal opportunity employer: We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, military status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.