Assistant Safety Director

Job Description:

Works directly with the company’s leadership, supervision and trade personnel to implement the company’s Safety and Health Management System (SHMS).  The position provides leadership to guide safety and operations managers in setting and achieving strategic safety objectives, ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement aligned with the company’s core values, SHMS and the Company’s behavioral based program – Safety 24/7.  

ESSENTIAL Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and Monitor: Coach, implement, and monitor the Company Safety and Health Program at assigned location or locations. Lead and manage safety staff personnel, and provide direction, guidance and support to the company’s efforts to meet regulatory compliance as outlined in the Company’s Safety and Health Management System and the effective implementation of the Company’s behavioral based program – Safety 24/7.  
• Operational Leadership: Serve as both a hands-on contributor and a leader, actively engaging in daily operations while guiding and supporting safety staff. Balance technical expertise with strong interpersonal skills to promote teamwork and collaboration, ensuring that safety practices are effectively and consistently integrated.  Drive continuous improvement initiatives across their area of influence. 
• Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and manage safety staff to ensure the effective application of the Safety and Health Management System. Build a collaborative and supportive environment that encourages continuous learning, development, and leadership among safety staff. Provide clear direction, set expectations, and ensure accountability, empowering the safety staff to take ownership of their roles while driving overall safety performance.
• Safety Program Leadership: Partner with the company Safety Director and VP of Safety in planning and executing all functional safety initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and strategies.  Collaborate with operational leadership to implement long-term safety goals, strategies, and risk management plans.  
• Audits and Inspections: Ensure safety staff initiates, performs, and documents safety and health audits, inspections and safety conversations. Provide coaching to safety staff and operations managers to communicate and support the implementation of corrective and preventative actions. Facilitate operations’ involvement and leadership with the safety and health audit, inspection, and conversation processes.
• Incident Investigation and Analysis: Provide guidance and support to the investigation or injury, illness, and general liability incidents, ensuring the implementation of strategies to reduce future occurrences. Coach safety staff and ensure quality and timely investigation, analysis and coding of workers’ compensation and general liability incidents into the company’s data management system. Facilitate operational ownership and leadership of the incident review process that has a positive impact on future results.
• Mitigation Strategies: Analyze safety data from assessments, audits, inspections, conversations and incidents, to identify systemic issues and trends, potential risks, and opportunities for improvement to operations management. Partner with Company Safety Director, VP of Safety, and Operations Management  to develop and execute strategies targeted at reducing injuries, illnesses, and incidents, ensuring the achievement of business objectives. Look for opportunities to share successful approaches with other locations.

• Process Adjustments: Propose and drive the implementation of process improvements based on analysis of safety performance data to enhance the effectiveness of our safety and health management system and provide leadership to safety staff and operational managers to do the same.

• Training and Communication: Based on upcoming operations, ensure safety staff identifies, initiates, coordinates and leads safety meetings and training programs to communicate company policies and distribute safety correspondence. Provide guidance to safety staff to examine incident trends and inspection data to recommend training solutions. Work with the operations managers at the projects, facilities, or regions to share knowledge and leverage best practices. Update and adjust training content to support strategic safety goals.
• Policy and Training Development: Independently or in conjunction with the Safety Director or VP of Safety develop, organize, and implement safety policies, procedures, and trainings that facilitate the advancement of the Company’s Safety and Health Management System and the Company’s behavioral based Safety 24/7Culture.
• Safety Program Coordination: Oversee and coach safety staff and provide leadership of project safety programs with subcontractors, vendors, and third-party personnel to verify adherence to regulatory, owner, and site-specific safety policies and procedures. Provide coaching to safety staff regarding the leadership of the Company’s subcontractor management Safety management programs. Participate in subcontract/ vendor pre-construction and coordination meetings.
• Point of Contact: Under the guidance of a Safety Director or VP of Safety, serve as a point of contact for any federal, state, or municipal safety or risk management authority and/or personnel, (i.e. OSHA, MSHA, EPA, etc.).  Serve as the point of contact with the client. Assist corporate insurance personnel in investigating and managing incidents to minimize loss.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in safety and health or equivalent combinations of technical training and experience.
• 16+ years of experience with safety and health in the construction industry preferred.

KnOWLEDGE, Skills and Abilities:

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of OSHA, MSHA, DOT, and EPA regulations as well as other state/federal safety regulations and company safety policies/procedures.
• Proficient in managing multiple project/facility locations, lead, and prioritize tasks to manage safety programs effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, conduct, and document safety and health audits, inspections, and/or behavioral observations and conversations.
• Exceptional personal computer skills (MS Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Phone Apps, Power BI, etc.).
• Strong organization and administrative recording skills to manage across multiple project/facility locations. 
• Demonstrates advanced written and verbal communication skills, effectively conveying complex safety information to various stakeholders at multiple projects or facilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead safety staff to apply business unit operational means and methods, including leading and lagging indicators; uses this understanding to achieve results.
• Excels in analyzing safety data to identify trends, training needs, and root cause analysis to facilitate proactive interventions that enhance safety culture.
• Advanced competency in comprehensive risk mitigation strategies and policy/procedure development to influence solutions across locations.
• Ability to work in high production environment (50+ hours/week, including nights and weekends) and respond quickly and effectively under pressure and deadlines.

Leadership Skills:

• Enhanced leadership skills and ability to proactively coach and guide safety staff.
• Advanced ability to skillfully explain information, convey performance expectations and handle sensitive issues with safety staff, with positivity and professionalism.
• Demonstrates critical thinking to set priorities for the safety staff and initiatives across multiple locations.

• Develops safety staff skills and abilities to influence operations managers to implement the appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
• Applies advanced problem-solving skills to address complex safety challenges, guiding the safety staff in developing practical solutions.
• Builds strong relationships with safety staff and operations management, positively influencing the safety culture.
• Ability to provide guidance, coaching, and support to help safety staff enhance their skills and achieve their professional goals.
• Actively supports the development of safety staff, providing mentorship and opportunities for skill enhancement, fostering a culture of growth and learning.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Stays updated with industry trends and actively pursues opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Ability to connect trends and patterns into strategic opportunities and initiatives
• Demonstrated success in a broad range of work environments

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS:

• Valid Driver’s License, good driving record required.
• CPR/First Aid certification preferred.
• OSHA 30-Hour and 10-Hour Trainer certification preferred.
• GSP, ASP, CSP or CHST Designation preferred.