Health and Safety Manager

Overview

KFS, LLC is a well-respected environmental consulting firm providing support to a wide range of federal, state, and commercial clients. It is seeking a full‑time qualified Health and Safety Manager to provide construction safety and health leadership and oversight in support of company Health and Safety Programs. The Manager is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of KFS’s Health and Safety Program to ensure compliance with regulations, client requirements, and institutional policies, and to provide corporate and technical field support for company projects and job sites.

In addition, the position is responsible for developing and enforcing safety policies, health and safety plans, conducting safety inspections and training, and maintaining compliance with federal OSHA regulations.

• Provide corporate and site safety health field support to projects at OCONUS client sites.
• Monitor jobsite work progress activities, processes, and procedures to identify and report hazardous, unsafe practices or breaches of health and safety regulations.
• Develop and implement project health and safety plans, procedures, and policies.
• Prepare and consolidate subcontractor safety reports, track health and safety metrics, and brief material to management and customer stakeholders as required.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify areas with high risk and/or operational hazards.
• Investigate incidents, identify contributing factors, and implement corrective actions to eliminate future accidents or damages.
• Conduct on‑site inspections and audits and ensure remedial action is incorporated when necessary.
• Ensure corrective actions resulting from incident and near‑miss investigations, audits, and inspections are implemented.
• Ensure contractor, subcontractor, and visitors adhere to all health and safety requirements.
• Provide initial site‑specific safety and health orientations covering at minimum the project Accident Prevention Plan (APP) and Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs) to all project personnel, including subcontractors, as the controlling contractor.
• Hold pre‑start safety meetings, toolbox meetings, and safety stand‑downs as needed.
• Ensure project personnel complete a daily Risk Assessment Program (BRAP) Tool or equivalent (e.g., JSA, JHA) at the work front before starting a task.
• Perform health and safety inspections for subcontractors performing construction activities.
• Ensure all work activities are performed in accordance with project‑specific APP, AHAs, applicable OSHA regulations and client requirements (e.g., USACE EM385‑1‑1).
• Interface with all project staff, regulatory agencies, clients, and customers to formulate corrective actions as needed, and serve as KFS’s point of contact for any OSHA inspection or other externally driven audit activity.
• Deliver training, if qualified, to project employees.
• Investigate mishaps, determine the root cause of incidents or unsafe practices or conditions, and present findings accurately, concisely, and timely.
• Support project personnel in reporting all incidents and near‑miss events and ensure accurate information is communicated and tracked.
• Perform serious incident and near‑miss investigations.
• Engage competent medical authority as soon as possible for all injury incidents.
• Stay current on new safety equipment and PPE recalls.
• Respond to and provide assistance in all emergency situations.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Certified Safety Professional (required)
• OSHA 30‑hour Construction Certificate (required)
• HAZWOPER 40‑hour Certification (required)
• Construction Safety Management (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher), preferably in Safety Management or related discipline
• 10+ years of demonstrable knowledge of construction safety practices,…