The Safety Manager plays a vital role in upholding the company's core values by prioritizing the protection of people, property, and the environment. This position involves leading the implementation of the safety, health, and environmental (EHS) program within the company and on external projects. Responsibilities include ensuring safe planning, project startup, and construction phases, as well as identifying improvements to achieve world-class safety performance. The ideal candidate will be a motivating leader who fosters relationships, embraces change, and shares best practices. They should also demonstrate strong values and compassion towards colleagues, setting a positive example through their actions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for understanding government, company, and general contractor EHS requirements.
- Responsible for ensuring that all EHS requirements are met and negotiating any discrepancies to resolution.
- Ability to provide coaching/mentoring to operations personnel, project management, general contractors, and subcontractors on the principles of creating an injury-free culture on all projects.
- Provides assistance to the operations team in the development and successful execution of safe working plans.
- Responsible for conducting general training to project personnel on EHS subjects and provide techniques for mitigating hazards to Joseph J. Albanese employees during all aspects of demolition and construction.
- Review of subcontractor safety programs to ensure alignment with corporate programs, policies and procedures is required.
- Track subcontractor safety performance and work with the project team to effectively manage poor performance.
- Will also support cross-functional EHS teams, taskforces, safety committees, and special projects as needed.
SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY:
- Knowledge in the areas of incident investigation, root cause analysis, implementation of corrective actions, and safety metric trending, are all requirements for this position.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
- Strong proficiency in the Microsoft suite of programs including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel is required.
- The ability to develop training curriculum, EHS presentations, policies, programs, and procedures is required.
- Experience in teaching safety training programs is required. Must possess the ability to negotiate and influence a variety of groups.
- Self-motivation and multi-tasking abilities are skills necessary for success.
- The ability to balance strategic and tactical efforts within the organization is required. Must be able to complete key deliverables on multiple simultaneous assignments.
NOTE: These duties listed are meant to describe the general scope of the work. Other duties may be assigned based on business needs within the organization.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BA/BS degree in Occupational Safety and Health or a related discipline is preferred.
- Professional certification recognized by the Board of Certified Safety Professional (preferred CSP, ASP, and CHST).
- OSHA 30 certified.
- 5-7 years of professional safety experience is required. Two years of professional safety experience in the construction industry, with an emphasis on concrete formwork, general engineering, paving, concrete placement, reinforcing steel, or public works, is preferred.
- Knowledge of Cal/OSHA construction and general industry regulations is required.
- Management or supervisory experience or a senior staff position is desired.
- Eligibility to drive a company vehicle per company insurance policy is required.
OTHER:
- General work environment - sitting for long periods, standing, walking, typing, bending.
- Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.
Joseph J. Albanese is a family-owned construction business established and based in Santa Clara, California, since 1955. With approximately 1000 employees, the company has been instrumental in developing Silicon Valley by performing site / structural concrete, demo, grading, and paving for many of the outstanding projects in Northern California. Our core values are Safety, People, Quality, and Truth! JJA utilizes BIM and other cutting-edge technology to verify constructability and to communicate complex project geometries to field professionals. We offer competitive pay and benefits. See some of our highlighted projects on our website at www.jjalbanese.com.