Construction Safety Associate

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ direct experience in EHS positions supporting similar industry (i.e., manufacturing) large‑scale, construction projects. Ideally working for client, GC, or EPCM company, and or related certifications: OHST, CHST, etc.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Procore, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe and/or Bluebeam.
• Communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with people at all levels within the organization, client, and project partners.
• This position will work primarily on a construction site with some time in an office.
• This position may be required to work at the customer contracted site with varying changes in settings to include temperature, indoor and/or outdoor settings.
• Will embrace a safe work environment and support a workplace of respect, appreciation, and acceptance for everyone.
• Ability to travel to off‑site locations in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ability to work outside regular business hours as required/requested by the customer.
• Local candidates preferred.
• Ability to provide valid work authorization for US employment required.

• Act as a technical resource for construction management group.
• Provide on‑site safety support for construction management projects as needed.
• Review safety inspections and safety observations generated by field personnel and provide coaching to ensure continuous improvement.
• Develop and conduct EH&S training.
• Conduct visits for on‑site safety compliance and provide appropriate and timely follow‑up.
• Prequalify sub‑tier subcontractors for project based on EHS metrics.
• Facilitate kick‑off meetings with arriving subcontractors.
• Manage, participate in progress review meetings with subcontractors.
• Review all job hazard analysis (JHA).
• Facilitate Construction Incident Analysis Meetings.
• Manage corrective action plans.
• Conduct routine/regular direct hire and subcontractor field compliance audits.
• Daily duties include but are not limited to participating in the safety leadership team, safety coordination meetings, mass safety meetings, daily pre‑task plans, daily field compliance audits.
• Share weekly and monthly all safety metrics, leading indicators and lagging indicators, TRIR, LTIR.
• Good writing communication skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

Environmental and Safety Solutions Inc. (ESS Inc.) is a Cincinnati based certified MBE. Since 2002, ESS Inc. has been providing health and safety, engineering, environmental technical and management services to businesses throughout the United States. We work with businesses from Fortune 500 members to small businesses in the local community, providing world class occupational safety and health consultative services and environmental compliance assistance.

Our customers value our personal attention to their needs and the accuracy and flexibility of our services to meet their unique needs. As President and Founder of ESS, Lonnie Grayson brings more than 25 years of professional environmental safety and health leadership to the company. He founded ESS Inc. in 2002 and has grown the firm into a nationally recognized industry leader.

With a professional background as a mechanical engineer, Mr. Grayson knows the value of a safety and health program that focuses on the processes that drive the safety and health process in a company to achieve great results. We understand the need for partnership with our customers to fully understand their needs and the culture of each customer to meet and exceed their occupational safety, health and environmental compliance needs.