Director of Safety

The Director of Safety provides strategic leadership and hands-on management of the company's safety, environmental, and workers' compensation programs. This position is responsible for developing and executing company-wide safety strategies while also actively performing day-to-day safety functions, including inspections, employee training, incident investigations, regulatory reporting, claims coordination, and field and facility safety support. The Director partners with executive and operational leadership to identify risk, strengthen regulatory compliance, reduce workplace injuries and claims, and promote a proactive safety culture throughout the organization.

Essential Functions:

Safety Leadership & Operations

• Develops and executes the company's overall safety strategy, goals, policies, and programs while actively managing day-to-day safety activities.
• Partners with executive and operational leadership to identify safety risks, establish priorities, and implement initiatives that improve safety performance.
• Serves as the company's primary subject matter resource for workplace safety and occupational health matters.
• Develops, implements, administers, and continuously improves company safety policies, procedures, programs, and standards.
• Conducts routine and periodic safety inspections and audits of field operations, jobsites, shops, facilities, equipment, and work practices.
• Identifies unsafe conditions and practices and works directly with operational leadership and employees to implement corrective actions.
• Maintains authority to stop work or operations when conditions present an unacceptable risk to employees, the public, property, or equipment.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local occupational safety requirements, including applicable OSHA standards.
• Maintains required OSHA records and prepares required reports and submissions.
• Leads and personally participates in investigations of workplace injuries, incidents, near misses, and other safety events.
• Performs root-cause analysis and develops corrective and preventive actions based on investigation findings.
• Analyzes injury, incident, near-miss, inspection, and other safety data to identify trends and develop strategies to reduce organizational risk.
• Establishes safety performance measures and regularly communicates results, trends, significant risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Safety Training & Employee Development

• Develops the company's overall safety training strategy based on regulatory requirements, job responsibilities, operational risks, and incident trends.
• Develops short- and long-term strategies for improving company-wide safety, environmental, and workers' compensation performance.
• Develops, coordinates, and personally conducts safety training for employees, supervisors, and managers as necessary.
• Evaluates existing training programs and materials and implements revisions based on regulatory changes, operational needs, incidents, and identified risks.
• Maintains required training documentation and monitors completion of required safety training.
• Coaches managers and supervisors regarding hazard recognition, employee safety expectations, incident prevention, and their responsibilities for maintaining safe operations.
• Partners with operational leadership to strengthen safety accountability throughout the organization.

Environmental

• Develops, implements, and administers the company's environmental compliance programs while actively performing required inspections, documentation, and reporting.
• Monitors applicable environmental requirements and recommends changes to company policies, procedures, and operational practices as needed.
• Conducts inspections of jobsites, shops, facilities, and operations to identify environmental risks or compliance concerns.
• Documents inspection findings, communicates deficiencies, and coordinates corrective actions with appropriate operational leaders.
• Develops and maintains inspection policies, procedures, schedules, and documentation.
• Maintains required environmental records and documentation related to hazardous materials, waste, pollutants, exposures, and other applicable environmental matters.
• Ensures Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and other required hazard communication documentation are appropriately maintained and accessible.
• Coordinates responses to environmental incidents and supports required reporting and corrective actions.
• Analyzes environmental risks and trends and recommends measures to reduce the company's operational and regulatory exposure.
• Provides and/or coordinates employee training related to environmental requirements, hazardous materials, emergency response, and other applicable topics.

Worker's Compensation & Injury Management

• Provides strategic oversight and hands-on administration of the company's workers' compensation and occupational injury management programs.
• Coordinates the reporting, investigation, documentation, and management of workplace injury claims.
• Serves as a primary company contact with employees, Human Resources, operational leadership, insurance carriers, third-party administrators, medical providers, brokers, and other parties involved in occupational injury claims.
• Reviews claims regularly and actively participates in claim-management strategies to promote appropriate and timely resolution.
• Monitors significant, complex, lost-time, and high-cost claims and communicates material developments to appropriate leadership.
• Coordinates employee return-to-work and transitional-duty opportunities in partnership with Human Resources, medical providers, and operational leadership.
• Reviews injury reports, medical restrictions, claim information, and related documentation to effectively manage occupational injuries.
• Maintains required workers' compensation records, files, and claim documentation.
• Analyzes claim frequency, severity, costs, and injury trends to identify opportunities for loss prevention.
• Partners with insurance and claims-management providers on claim reviews, loss-control initiatives, audits, and other risk-management activities.
• Uses workers' compensation data and injury trends to identify operational risks and develop preventive safety initiatives.
• Provides employees and leaders with information and training regarding injury-reporting procedures, workers' compensation processes, and return-to-work expectations.

Strategic Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Establishes annual safety priorities, objectives, and performance measures aligned with organizational and operational goals.
• Evaluates safety performance, incident trends, regulatory developments, operational changes, and emerging risks to establish future priorities.
• Develops and presents recommendations to executive leadership regarding safety programs, training, equipment, technology, staffing, and other risk-reduction initiatives.
• Develops and manages the safety department budget and recommends investments based on organizational risk and operational needs.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of safety programs and initiatives and implements changes to improve results.
• Partners with operations, Human Resources, and other departments to integrate safety considerations into operational planning and organizational decision-making.
• Remains current on regulatory changes and industry safety practices and evaluates their potential impact on company operations.
• Provides leadership with regular updates regarding safety performance, workers' compensation trends, significant risks, regulatory matters, and progress toward strategic objectives.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of team members. May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, or related field required; Master's degree desirable.
• Ten years of related experience preferred.
• Certifications preferred: EHS, OSHA, CESCO, ISO, Train the Trainer
• Extensive knowledge of current company safety policies and applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
• Extensive knowledge of environmental regulations and policies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient in technology and equipment used in environmental inspections.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, ISNetworld, and other EHS & Worker's Comp software.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of applicable workers compensation laws, procedures, and regulations.
• Extensive knowledge of medical and technical terminology used in workers compensation cases.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• 1 direct report

Work Environment

• Majority of the time is spent in an office environment outside of the fabrication shop.
• Frequently required to sit, squat, talk and hear.
• Constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and walk.
• Regular travel (30%) to active field job sites is required, including exposure to varying weather conditions and construction environments.
• Must be comfortable working at heights and capable of climbing structures exceeding 150 feet while following all applicable safety requirements.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities. Requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.