Senior Safety Coordinator II (34958)

Position Summary

The successful Senior Safety Coordinator will implement CECs safety programs by conducting daily field walks, taking care of regulatory compliance and audit oversight, and developing project specific corrective action plans to address safety issues and concerns. This individual will also be responsible for the proper safety training of our field personnel as well as coaching and mentoring for employees to help facilitate safe behaviors and an overall safety culture at a large project site.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Provide mentoring to Safety Coordinators

- Support with assisting and coaching Crew Foreman/General Foremen in the development of Job Hazard Analyses.

- Ability to work day and/or night shifts, possible overtime, and weekends.

- Evaluate effectiveness of safety programs through daily field walks. Regulatory compliance and audit oversight.

- Meet regularly with field personnel and support in the development of project-specific corrective action plans to address safety issues and concerns

- Provide regular feedback to project leadership in a constructive manner on needed areas for safety improvement and recognition.

- Provide coaching and mentoring for employees exhibiting unsafe behaviors and provide recognition for employees exhibiting safe behaviors.

- Assist with delivery of job site-specific safety orientations for new employees joining the project, as applicable.

- Assist and co-facilitate safety training, testing for all employees (HazCom, Fall Protection, Lockout/Tag-out, etc.)

- Support and assisting Project Leadership in completion of incident investigations.

- Assistance with case management all injury/illness cases.

- Perform periodic evaluations of power tools and equipment (i.e. scissor lifts, forklifts, fall protection, laser levelers, etc.) to ensure equipment is being maintained in good working order, as applicable.

- Monitor and evaluate Subcontractor compliance with applicable rules and regulations, and project safety requirements.

- Support Project Leadership in the development and execution of weekly toolbox safety meetings.

- Attend the assigned safety meetings each morning

- Ensure that meetings are taking place daily

- Audit for continuity of topics to be discussed

- Evaluate the participation of the crew and/or whether the foreman gave them an opportunity to do so

- Evaluate meetings and provide feedback to project leadership on effectiveness

- Ensure Leadmen, Foremen and Superintendents are evaluating the work areas effectively, executing corporate safety program and giving appropriate coaching as needed .

- Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

- Degree or extensive training in environmental health and safety discipline a plus

- 5+ years in construction safety experience (electrical, mechanical safety experience preferred)

- OSHA 500 or 501 required; CHST, OHST, or CSHO preferred

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

- Understanding of electrical industry construction and general industry consensus standards such as NFPA, NESC, ASTM, and ANSI

- Experience with construction workforce desired

- CPR/FA Certified

- Ability and experience with presenting and training others

- Ability to work independently, strong communication skills with the ability to influence behaviors

- Proficient in using a computer and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)

- Safety certifications in competency desired

- Bi-lingual desired

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job may work inside or outside with possible exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures and weather elements in restricted or confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces. This job may have exposure to working on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and other exposures typical of heavy construction. This job also operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing reaching, bending crawling, standing, or stretching.

- The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

- Move about on the feet regularly. Sit for extended periods of time.

- Requires the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.

- May require travel.

- Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers.

- Talk and hear, ability to communicate with others both written and orally and by telephone.

- Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision to discern color coded wires, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

- Possesses good hearing, normal or corrected.

- Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest), as needed.

- Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts, as needed. Must be on-call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite.

- Must be able to work in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no interference or disruption to the customer while maintaining a professional and courteous image.

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in our workforce. It is our policy to attract and retain the best-qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, status as a military veteran, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.