Safety Manager

Heavy Rail experience required. Transit experience, FRA Rail, Civil Engineering Experience preferred.

As an industry leader Balfour Beattyoffers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
  
  Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent Care & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays

Salary Range: $115K-$130K

We are seeking a proactive, enthusiastic, qualified Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) leader to join our California rail projects team. As a member of the (loss prevention) team, you will be responsible for the implementation of the company’s safety and loss prevention programs. Ensures office staff as well as project crews and subcontractors are trained and compliant in all safety programs and protocols, including federal/state regulations, to prevent accidents and/or injuries.

• Conducts new hire employee orientations and basic EHS trainings with Balfour Beatty and subcontractor employees.
• Assists Loss Prevention and Operations in preparing safety related bid documents and project-specific safety programs.
• Coordinates all Loss Prevention efforts on the project with the Project Managers and Superintendents.
• Attends subcontractor preconstruction meetings, review task specific Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and assist with planning for safety issues.
• Assists with material and equipment acquisition for new project setup.
• Conducts frequent inspections of projects and identifies current and future safety challenges. These occur both daytime and nighttime.
• Assists Loss Prevention in establishing and administering project safety recognition programs.
• Prepares written reports of project inspections and assists project staff with correcting and preventing hazards.
• Conducts project loss prevention audits.
• Provides technical safety consulting services for projects and reviews preconstruction safety submittals.
• Leads Loss Prevention and project staff with safety training at all levels.
• Assists with establishing and maintaining a project crisis management plan.
• Conducts accident investigations and assists with OSHA and environmental inspections.
• Manages workers compensation claims including the return to work program.
• Maintains project incident logs for all reported injuries, GL claims, WC claims, and OSHA recordable.
• Assists, as needed, Superintendents with sediment and erosion control and other environmental responsibilities to manage Hazardous Materials Storage areas, Fugitive Dust, Cal EPA requirements, and similar regulatory issues consistent with construction & maintenance work.
• Must be able to site visit projects both days & nights.
• Travel: mostly day trips within SoCal region, with some overnight travel to projects and meetings, conferences and trainings.
• All other miscellaneous assigned tasks

• Establish and foster a positive collaborative working environment with staff and craft teammates
• Serves as a role model and promotes professional behavior
• Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.
• Actively participates in industry, client and community relations to enhance company image. Culture, Leadership and Employee Development
• Promotes our Creed. Communicates our vision and purpose through Service, Talent & Choices.
• Participates in company training programs and commits to self-development.
• Keeps current with new developments in OSHA regulations and company safety policies and communicates to the appropriate jobsite personnel.
• Encourages employees to achieve career goals by providing challenging assignments, achievable and motivational development plans, and ongoing actionable and candid feedback.
• Negotiates skillfully in tough situations with internal and external parties by winning concessions without damaging relationships and being direct and diplomatic.
• Assists in developing/facilitating safety-related company training programs. Embrace key BBC-wide initiatives, like Zero Harm,…