Safety Officer

Suulutaaq is currently hiring an experienced Site Safety Health Officer (SSHO) to join our construction management operations for heavy civil projects in Gold Beach, Oregon.  We perform grading, levee repair, Roads and Highways, demolition, de-watering, and underground utility work.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for following and enforcing overall job site safety program – responsible for keeping the job site accident free.
• Implement site specific Accident Prevention Plan/ IIPP. Update IPP as the job progresses
• Prepare daily safety inspection reports.
• Determine training and development needs and conduct on-the-job training, including new employee orientation.
• Recommends procedures to improve existing safety methods.
• Maintains current knowledge of legal and contractual requirements affecting safety, health, and welfare.
•  Supervises the provision and use of PPE and equipment.
• Conducts daily, weekly and monthly safety toolbox meetings with crews.
• Creates new Hazard Analysis’s and reviews with field crews. Determines potential hazards on new contracts before work starts, the impact it may have on the safety organization and other precautions as required.
• Monitors any changes in safety requirements.
• Determines the cause of any accident or dangerous occurrence and recommends a means of preventing recurrence.
• Assists with safety training employees at all levels.
•  Remains current with recommended codes of practice and safety literature. Circulates information applicable to appropriate employees.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability to work effectively with supervisors and craft personnel are also required.
• Ability to proactively recognize safety hazards ahead of time and assist in planning for the work.
• Must be able to walk through rough construction sites and lift 20 pounds from the ground 

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Verifiable experience as a full-time safety representative on large heavy construction projects.
• 30 Hour OSHA construction industry training.
• Candidates must be able to pass a drug test as part of the selection process. 
• Candidate must consent to a background check.
• Candidate must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
• Must have clean driving record for the past three years
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to earn and keep CRP and First Aid Training certification. 

A Plus:

• Recent experience on a Federal and State Dept. of Transportation projects
• SSHO qualified. 
• Experience working with Corps of Engineers
• Rock experience
• Marine experience

Benefits Include:
401(K) Plan with Employer Match, Health Insurance (medical, dental, and vision), Paid PTO, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care), Life insurance, short term and long-term disability, Full Holiday Schedule and more.

This company, its subsidiaries, and joint ventures will provide equal employment opportunities to all persons and prohibits employment decisions based on race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disabling condition, political affiliation, protected veteran’s status, or sexual orientation. All selection, hiring, and promotion decisions will be based on valid job-related requirements consistent with performance of the essential functions of the position. This policy is in keeping with Executive Order 11246, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988, the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Assistance Acts, as amended, and other applicable federal and state laws. Pursuant to PL 93-638, as amended, preference may be given qualified to the Corporation’s Shareholders, including their spouses and descendants, during the hiring process to the maximum extent permitted by law.