Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Gilbane is seeking a Safety Professional II to support all safety efforts on a single project with <250 workforce and not high hazard work; or provides safety support related to training, systems, and processes across the organization.

• Promotes the Gilbane Cares safety culture
• Ensures contractor activities are preplanned for safety through scope review, preconstruction meetings, JHA review, STAs, etc.
• Ensures contractors meet Gilbane safety submittal requirements
• Ensures contractor compliance with Gilbane safety plan & expectations
• Maintains all safety related documentation
• Makes recommendations concerning situations hazardous to employee safety or health
• Utilizes SafetyNet to audit and monitor project team implementation of the Safety Plan
• Performs at least 15 SafetyNet inspections per month with at least 100 observations in each inspection
• Provides safety training to project teams on Gilbane, client, and OSHA requirements
• Investigates all accidents/near misses and completes all paperwork required
• Ensures project teams have safety equipment and resources

Training and systems focused Safety Professional II:

• Assists Corporate and Division Safety Directors with miscellaneous administration support (i.e. reports, safety data for proposals, employee training certs, meeting notes, etc.)
• Participates in Safety Report/ Dashboard reviews and coordinate follow-up actions with appropriate parties
• Coordinates with Gilbane Information Technology/Data Group spearheading integration efforts of Safety Observation software (SafetyNet) data into the Electronic Data Warehouse
• Provides recommendations to improve Safety Observation software use and micro-strategy dashboard designs
• Establishes standards for entering projects, vendors, users and uses standard reports in Safety Observation software to ensure consistency and accuracy of data required for successful mapping, integration, and validation
• Assists with Program Management Systems software questions, issues, data scrubbing and coordinate vendor assistance if required
• Manages rollout of Safety training in the field (Safety Observation software, Program Management Systems, Micro-strategies, etc.)
• Provides ergonomic training, assessments, and recommendations to employees throughout the enterprise
• Provides First Aid/CPR/AED training to employees when traveling to jobsites and offices

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering preferred
• 1-2 years of relevant experience
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Working knowledge of construction safety principles, techniques, and methods
• Knowledge of OSHA laws, regulations, and policies
• Capable of identifying known potential exposures and recommending corrective action
• Computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

For (Chicago, IL) this ranges from $80,000-$100,000 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.