Safety Manager

Location: La Place

Job :  528446

Barriere Construction, a CRH Company, is the Louisiana-based infrastructure contractor of choice for our Gulf South employees and customers. For 70+ years, we have continuously created value through our Culture of Care while safely and reliably delivering quality construction projects and materials under budget and on time, every time - this is our B Guarantee. Infrastructure and heavy civil construction services include asphalt and concrete paving, site preparation, structural, mechanical, and turnkey services.

Materials sales are also available for all projects including your own, from residential to industrial. We are one of the largest asphalt producers in Louisiana with the largest asphalt plant in the state along with two others. Our award-winning Construction Group is constantly expanding the scope of its capabilities. It currently specializes in transportation, petrochemical, power, commercial, residential, and ports and rail projects.

Position Summary The Safety Manager manages environmental, safety, and health policies, procedures, and programs to create a safe work environment with a focus on preventing injury/illness and property damage to our employees and the general public. Supports Management and Supervisors with resources to identify our safety climate within our culture and pursues continuous Improvement opportunities.

Duties and Responsibilities
40% Management Conducts safety meetings, audits, and inspections to ensure compliance, evaluate performance, identify corrective action, and implement follow-up assessments.

Provides the project management team with guidance on health and safety and confirms the project site fulfills industry, local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations.

Plans, implements, manages, and maintains comprehensive environmental safety & health programs on-premises or at project site locations. Collaborates with management to develop an Emergency Action Plan and serve as primary contact for project site injury and incident notification, investigation, and case management.

Creates annual and long-term plans for the safety department.
30% Compliance Develops safety and health policies and procedures

Audits Safety Department (Monthly reviews of claim files, frequency and quality of audits conducted, etc.)Analyzes and interprets safety stats and reports to management

Develops leading and lagging indicators for safety metrics

Reviews claims and communicates information and progress with CRH Claims Management, Legal, Insurance Carrier, defense attorneys, and Project Team
20% Operations Conducts field safety audits and site visits to evaluate conditions and exposures.

On-call incident response (24hrs) – either coaches, responds or dispatches a member of the department to respond

Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention 5% Business Relations Serves as a safety representative for Industrial clients 5% other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications Education High  School Diploma Required Experience Three years of experience in safety or related experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Advanced:

Written and oral communication skills

Problem-analysis and problem-solving skills

Ability to work well with others at all levels of the organization

Ability to work under pressure

Interpersonal skills and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information

Proficient:

Organizational & time management skills

Working knowledge of and proficiency with a variety of computer word processing, spreadsheet, and database software applications

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education:

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety or related field

Preferred Experience:

Five (5) years of experience in…