Site Safety & Health Officer (Project Site- Lake Red Rock, IA)

LOCATION: This position requires onsite presence at our project site at Lake Red Rock near Des Moines, IA. Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 + per diem for travelers 95+ miles from the job site. ABOUT THE JOB The Tepa Companies are seeking a Site Safety and Health Officer to manage, communicate, implement, and enforce compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) EM 385-1-1, Tepa's Accident Prevention Plan and other accepted safety and health submittals. Job Functions: • Performs tasks specific to contract task orders on-site at all times during the performance of all work. • Makes binding decisions on Tepa's behalf. • Implements project safety processes as stipulated by the approved Health and Safety Plan, Accident Prevention Plan, and Activity Hazard Analyses. • Conducts daily, weekly and/or monthly safety briefings, as required. • Conducts daily and monthly site safety audits. • Fills out or obtains daily work permits such as but not limited to confined space, hot work, safe work or dig permits • Works with Project Manager to obtain safety certifications for subcontractor employees on various tasks such as but not limited to fall protection, confined space entry/attendant, trenching, equipment operations, asbestos and lead abatement • Documents competent persons on site for each scope of work • Makes decisions to amend activity hazard analysis to reflect any field changes on project sites • Implements reporting procedures in the event of an incident or accident. • Investigates and evaluates incidents/accidents to determine procedural changes necessary to preclude recurrence. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR • High School Diploma or General Education Diploma. • 5 years of continuous construction industry safety experience in supervising/managing general construction (managing safety programs or conducting hazard analyses and developing controls) • OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety & Health training within the last 5 years. • OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety & Health training • Formal construction or industry safety and health training covering the subjects in USACE EM 385-1-1 • Intermediate proficiency in ProCore, BlueBeam, Microsoft Word and Excel • Intermediate proficiency in oral and written communication • Intermediate proficiency in problem solving • Must be able to travel to and between assigned project sites and other work locations, including overnight and out-of-town travel, and may be assigned to different project sites based on project and operational needs. • Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and be able to operate a motor vehicle as required to perform assigned job duties. • Must be able to obtain and maintain required authorization to access U.S. military installations and other client/project sites, as applicable to assigned work. • Ability to pass a drug screen and back ground check in compliance with federal regulation