Safety Specialist

The Safety Specialist supports construction activities on a major Cancer Center project, working closely with project leadership, subcontractors, field personnel, and the Safety Manager to promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company, client, and regulatory safety requirements. This role is primarily field-based, focusing on inspections, audits, safety observations, training, and incident investigations, while also handling key administrative safety functions such as documentation, reporting, and recordkeeping.

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across the Cancer Center construction project.
• Collaborate closely with the Safety Manager, project leadership, subcontractors, and field personnel to ensure alignment with safety standards and expectations.
• Conduct regular field inspections and safety audits to identify hazards, verify compliance, and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform safety observations in the field to monitor work practices and reinforce safe behaviors.
• Deliver safety training to project staff and subcontractors, ensuring understanding of site‑specific safety requirements and procedures.
• Investigate safety incidents and near misses, identify root causes, and support the development and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Support administrative safety functions including documentation, reporting, and recordkeeping in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with construction safety regulations, internal safety policies, and client‑specific safety standards.
• Assist in developing and updating safety plans, procedures, and job hazard analyses for construction activities.
• Engage proactively with field personnel to address safety concerns and provide guidance on safe work methods.
• Coordinate with project teams to integrate safety considerations into daily planning and construction activities.

• Certified CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) with typically 4+ years of experience, or STSC (Safety Trained Supervisor Construction) certification.
• Strong construction safety experience with hands‑on experience in field safety on active construction sites.
• Experience in construction safety within commercial construction environments.
• Demonstrated experience delivering safety training to construction personnel.
• Proven experience conducting safety audits and inspections on construction projects.
• Ability to perform incident investigations and contribute to root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of regulatory safety requirements applicable to construction projects.
• Effective communication skills to work with project leadership, subcontractors, and field personnel.
• Strong organizational skills to manage documentation, reporting, and safety recordkeeping.

• Hospital construction experience, particularly in healthcare environments, is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting safety on complex, multi‑phase construction projects.
• Familiarity with safety considerations in mechanical, plumbing, and medical gas systems is beneficial.
• Ability to adapt safety practices to specialized environments such as healthcare, higher education, industrial, and high‑tech facilities.

This role is based on a large Cancer Center construction project with approximately 120150 employees on site. The work environment is primarily field‑focused on an active healthcare construction site, requiring frequent presence in construction areas and coordination with the general contractor and multiple subcontractors. The project involves complex building systems, including mechanical, plumbing, and medical gas…