Construction Safety Coordinator

Description

Nycom is hiring! Come join one of the largest names in Laboratory Construction and help us continue Furnishing Discovery.

With offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US, our specialty is interior construction, involving laboratory furniture/equipment and custom woodwork for clients in the Educational, Industrial, Research and Healthcare markets. To learn more about Nycom, please check us out at

A Safety Coordinator, or Safety Specialist, helps improve the overall safety of the workplace. Their duties include assessing safety, enforcing safety standards and educating employees.

• Planning your health and safety program and protocols
• Teaching supervisors, managers, and other leaders in the company about health and safety standards
• Presenting safety training sessions to the company
• Preparing and maintaining job specific safety paperwork
• Ensuring compliance with OSHA, federal and state regulations
• Handling risk assessments to gather information on safety issues
• Verifying that employees consistently follow safety protocols
• Analyzing health and safety data
• Reviewing and recommending changes to regular activities

• Knowledgeable about the construction industry, processes, and terminology.
• Understanding of OSHA guidelines and other state and local safety regulations
• Familiarity with the tools, machines and equipment used in the workplace
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to teach others the established safety standards
• Computer literacy skills and comfort with various types of technology used in the industry
• Ability to work well as a team and interact with different groups of people
• Strategic and efficient problem solving
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Skilled at reading and interpreting construction drawings and shop drawings.
• Able to read and interpret construction schedules.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to pass Nycom’s Pre Employment Physical, background check, and Drug Testing.