Safety Manager

Overview

Safety Manager:
The HITT Safety Manager is responsible for the safety performance and safety development of their assigned business units and direct reports. This individual is a safety resource at the project, business unit and corporate levels and participates in developing HITT’s corporate safety program and safety culture.

• Manage direct report workloads based on project volume and department responsibilities, and make staffing recommendations accordingly.
• Conduct regular check-ins and yearly performance evaluations for all direct reports.
• Assess training and learning needs for direct reports and provide training and support as needed.
• Review career path goals with team members and provide feedback on career development.
• Participate in retention and recruiting of HITT Safety Department team members.
• Manage outside consultant project needs and performance.
• Determine and fulfill safety needs of multiple projects and/or business units.
• Evaluate the inspection performance of other department members and project team members.
• Conduct on-site safety inspections using the Predictive Solutions System independently.
• Evaluate hazard and incident data to identify trends and focus on specific project and corporate safety needs.
• Set safety inspection criteria and expectations and measure/evaluate performance.
• Mentor Operations/Site Operations in the safety inspection process.
• Evaluate project compliance with federal, state, local, corporate and client safety regulations and procedures.
• Identify and address safety needs and challenges associated with future project work.
• Evaluate and address safety performance of subcontractors on HITT projects.
• Review project safety inspections with Site Operations.
• Regularly analyze and interpret inspection and incident data to identify safety trends and make recommendations.
• Distribute project safety inspections to key Project Team members and subcontractors.
• Distribute open issue summaries and evaluations for projects and business units.
• Research/evaluate OSHA current and future regulations to address project needs.
• Lead OSHA or third-party safety inspections independently.
• Lead crisis or accident/incident response and investigations independently.
• Develop, select and deliver safety toolbox meetings and/or project safety orientations effectively.
• Evaluate and coach others on toolbox and orientation delivery.
• Enforce safety requirements with HITT and subcontractor workforce and supervision.
• Evaluate project safety policies for effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
• Deliver on-site safety training in a timely manner.
• Review and develop common and complex Task Job Hazard Analyses independently.
• Assist with safety planning as part of the preconstruction process.
• Lead select subcontractor safety preconstruction meetings and address special Site Specific Safety Plans needs.
• Participate in project safety and subcontractor meetings as needed.
• Develop project safety orientations addressing special client or condition requirements.
• Elevate safety concerns appropriately as needed.
• Audit usage of project safety signage and provide recommendations.
• Provide audit and review of project documentation requirements and implement improvements as needed.
• Research to resolve safety-related issues independently.
• Identify or select special safety/protective equipment for projects independently.
• Collaborate with project teams to execute project-wide safety stand-downs.
• Identify and arrange for specific safety training to meet project or business unit needs.
• Serve as a technical resource to all members of the safety department and site operations.
• Evaluate inspection process performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and/or lead the execution of department and corporate-level safety goals.
• Develop business unit safety goals and conduct in-house safety training.
• Identify corporate safety/protective equipment needs and research new related products.
• Responsible for monthly safety summaries of assigned business units.
• Act as prime point of contact for processes such as Predictive Solutions or Toolbox Talks within the safety department.
• Participate in HITT Corporate initiatives and/or committees outside of safety.
• Create and maintain positive working relationships with HITT Project Teams and subcontractors.
• Respond to safety concerns from clients, tenants or affected members of the public.
• Collaborate with other portions of the corporate Risk Management Team as needed.
• Participate in safety and/or construction professional organization meetings.

• Bachelor’s degree in safety or related field preferred.
• CHST, CSP or equivalent professional safety designation.
• First Aid/CPR certification.
• OSHA 30 Hour for construction; OSHA 500 preferred.
• Degree and five years of experience or eight or more years of construction safety experience; other professional experience/skills may substitute.
• Shows comprehensive understanding of high hazard technical areas (cranes, fall protection, scaffold, excavation,…