Health and Safety Manager in Springfield, Illinois

Health And Safety Manager

KFS, LLC is seeking a full-time qualified Health and Safety Manager. The Health and Safety Manager provides construction safety and health leadership and oversight in support of Company Health and Safety Programs. The Health and Safety Manager is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of KFS's Health and Safety Program to ensure compliance with regulations, client requirements and institutional policies and monitors and provides corporate and technical field support for company projects and job sites.

Additionally, this position is responsible for the development and enforcement of safety policies, health and safety plans, conducting safety inspections and training, and compliance with federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide corporate and site safety health field support to projects at our OCONUS client site.
• Monitor jobsite work progress activities, processes, and procedures to identify and report hazardous, unsafe practices or breach of health and safety regulations.
• Develop and implement project health and safety plans, procedures, and policies.
• Prepare and consolidate subcontractor safety reports, track health and safety metrics, and brief material to management and customer stakeholders, as required.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify areas with high risk and/or operational hazards.
• Resolve issues by investigating incidents, identify contributing factors, and implement corrective actions to eliminate future accidents, mishaps, damages, etc.
• Conduct on-site inspections and audits and ensure remedial action is incorporated when necessary.
• Ensure corrective actions that result from incident and near miss investigations, audits, and inspections are implemented.
• Ensure contractor, subcontractor, and visitors adhere to all health and safety requirements.
• Provide initial site-specific safety and health orientations that, at a minimum, cover the project Accident Prevention Plan (APP) and Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs) to all project personnel, including subcontractors, as the controlling contractor.
• Hold pre-start safety meetings, toolbox meetings, and safety stand downs on an as needed basis.
• Ensure project personnel complete a daily Risk Assessment Program (BRAP) Tool, or equivalent (e.g., JSA, JHA) at the work front prior to starting a task.
• Perform health and safety inspections for subcontractors performing construction activities.
• Ensure that all work activities are performed in accordance with the project-specific APP, AHAs, applicable OSHA regulations and client requirements (e.g., USACE EM385-1-1).
• Interface with all project staff, regulatory agencies, clients, and customers to formulate corrective actions, as needed. Be the KFS point of contact (POC) for any Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection or other externally driven audit activity (e.g., client).
• Deliver training, if qualified, to project employees.
• Investigate mishaps and determine the root cause of incident(s) or other unsafe practices or conditions, and provide and present findings in an accurate, concise, and timely manner.
• Support project personnel in the reporting of all incidents and near miss events and ensure accurate information is communicated and tracked.
• Perform serious incidents and near miss events investigations.
• Ensure the competent medical authority is engaged as soon as possible for all injury incidents.
• Stay current on new safety equipment and PPE recalls.
• Respond and provide assistance to all emergency situations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Certified Safety Professional (Required)
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Certificate (Required)
• HAZWOPER 40-Hour Certification (Required)
• Construction Safety Management (Preferred)
• Bachelor's degree (or higher), preferably in Safety Management or other related Health and Safety Management discipline
• 10+ years of demonstrable knowledge of construction safety practices, and current OSHA requirements, and at least five years in management or supervisory experience
• Must be skilled and knowledgeable in hazard and exposure identification,…