Construction Safety Coordinator

The Safety Coordinator must demonstrate: a strong commitment to safety ensuring the Cannon Building safety culture is maintained and expanded as compliance to our written programs is adhered with, proactive observation reporting and initiative regarding on-site work and plans, professional integrity, and effective collaborative teamwork among both Cannon Building project management and our subcontract trade partners and clients.

This role serves as a key liaison between company leadership, field project team management, subcontractors, consultants, and clients to ensure safety standards and regulatory requirements are consistently met. The Safety Coordinator utilizes strong communication and organizational skills to support safety documentation, incident reports, corrective action plans, inspections, training records, and regulatory correspondence while consistently promoting a culture of safety across all job sites.

The Safety Coordinator must embody the Cannon Building core values and demonstrate them in interactions with both internal and external stakeholders.

The Safety Coordinator focuses on health and safety issues, such as preventing workplace accidents. This position is to take into consideration industry regulations and the specific risks on assigned projects to ensure normal work activities are handled safely. The Safety Coordinator will review provided training programs and content to effectively train employees on safety protocols and enforce them if they’re not being followed properly.

The Safety Coordinator will confer with the Safety Manager to respond quickly when workplace accidents happen, assisting in identifying root, immediate, and contributing causes, creating related Safety and incident reports and reviewing with the Safety Manager and project team to develop methods to prevent similar accidents. This work covers a variety of areas including warehouses, pharmaceutical manufacturing, labs, and large office buildings.

• Administer the Cannon Building, OSHA, and client health and safety procedures, program, and protocols
• Effectively train employees on health and safety standards
• Presenting safety training and safety data to the company
• Ensuring compliance with all Cannon Building, OSHA (federal and state), and client regulations
• Assisting in development of risk assessments and incident reports to gather information on safety issues
• Verifying that employees are consistently following safety protocols
• Analyzing health and safety data
• Reviewing and recommending changes to regular on-site activities

• Minimum one - five (1-5) years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite
• Understanding of OSHA (federal and state) guidelines and other state and local safety regulations
• Familiarity with the tools, machines and equipment used in the workplace
• Attention to detail
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to teach others the established safety standards
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to translate into written reports
• Computer literacy skills and comfort with various types of technology used in the industry
• Ability to work well as a team and interact with different groups of people and trades

• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) or National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) safety certification(s) – (i.e. CHST, CSM, STS-C)
• OSHA 10/OSHA 30
• Trade/Industry-Specific Safety Training Certificates
• Certified OSHA Outreach Trainer

Cannon Building is a leading Life Science, Commercial/Institutional, Healthcare, and Industrial builder, providing highly efficient, cost-effective…