Corporate Safety Director
Description:
ProSearch is rapidly becoming the go to recruiting firm for Carolinas based heavy civil contractors serving the heavy hwy / sitework markets. We have been engaged to help one of the regions most well-respected general contractors to fill the role of Corporate Safety Director. The Corporate Safety Director is responsible for ensuring the safety, health and environmental protection goals of the company are met, to prevent accidents and to eliminate or control exposures that could result in harm to our employees, subcontractors and traveling public.
Responsibilities:
- Improving, monitoring and enforcing programs, policies and procedures to prevent accidents, eliminate or control exposures and comply with policies and procedures and regulations of local, state, and federal regulatory agencies in the various countries.
- This Director level role will report to executive senior leadership while being the company's primary representation within key industry associations
- Inspecting company facilities to identify existing or potential safety, health and environmental hazards. Recommending corrective actions or preventative measures and ensuring implementation of these measures.
- Ensuring a thorough investigation of all job-related accidents and incidents; ensuring that appropriate root cause and corrective action is taken. Assists insurance and regulatory investigators with on-site investigations and inspections. Leads a crisis management team during large or catastrophic loss events.
- Leading our Corporate Safety Committee.
- Ensuring facilities and all job sites have suitable safety coverage and that Facility Managers and Facility Safety Coordinators are performing their safety related responsibilities. Provides training and resources to Facility Managers, Field Safety Coordinators and Supervisors.
- Managing the services of our Worker’s Compensation loss prevention services.
- Promoting our safety culture and leading programs to improve the company's overall safety culture.
- Managing and overall supervision of all HSE team members. Currently a team of six people.
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
- Knowledge of safe work practices and procedures for mass excavation and utilities
- Strong leadership and influencing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong presentation and team facilitation skills
- Minimum of 8 years of HSE management experience
- Minimum 8 years in the heavy highway or heavy civil construction arena
- Master’s degree in Health, Safety and Environmental studies.
- Familiar with the NC and SC vendor & supplier markets.
- Knowledge of all applicable Federal and State regulations
- Certified Safety Professional or equivalent