This role will manage AP’s safety program onsite to ensure a safe environment for all team members. Champion the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) philosophy and culture in a manner that supports senior managements’ commitment operate in a manner that fosters and supports the IIF initiative. Provide safety trainings and communicate safety issues. This position may be responsible for a region’s safety program or be assigned specifically to designated projects. 

Primary Accountabilities

• Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture.

  • Be a champion to support IIF efforts for working safely and building a culture of care and concern within the organization that reinforces the behavioral aspects of working and living safely.

  • Maintain a relationship with safety to hold responsibility for personal safety, the safety of each person in the company, and the IIF performance of the entire workforce.

  • As a leader, consistently communicate and reinforce the tenets of an IIF workplace. Be willing to discuss a personal commitment and desire for all team members to work safely and attain an IIF workplace.

  • As a leader, ensure that processes and procedures that support an IIF culture are maintained and reviewed for continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with other team members to implement and maintain the project site specific safety program.

  • Maintain a program that encourages safe behavior for all site team members and reinforces the achievement of safety goals and objectives.

  • Recognize and recommend compliance-based safety and health training opportunities.

  • Utilize learning management system to identify and assign site specific training topics.

  • Further the safety education of all project site team members whether by formal classes, seminars, workshops, or situational and spontaneous coaching

  • Verify SDS and Health and Safety Manuals are available on site.

  • Monitor site safety communications to maintain training effectiveness (signage, toolbox talks, site safety committee meetings, etc.).

• Manage the safety program on an assigned project in accordance with organization-wide requirements and best practices.

  • Ensure compliance with policies and practices that result in employee behavior that reinforces AP senior management’s commitment to IIF.

  • Conduct the safety training program in accordance with all organizational standards, practices, and policies.\

  • Manage task-based training for all team members on AP jobsites.

  • Distribute new and changing safety related information and provide training when necessary.

  • Present the safety orientation program to new employees.

• Monitor a single project’s safety program and communicate findings to senior management and project team members.

  • Perform safety inspections on projects at a designated frequency. Instruct and train field team members in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe practices and conditions to eliminate hazards.

  • Schedule and facilitate onsite OSHA consultation.

  • Ensure compliance with corporate, State, and Federal regulations and guidelines regarding to occupational safety & health.

  • Work closely with Superintendents, Project Managers, Subcontractors, and Owners to ensure compliance with various safety policies.

  • Assist in the development of safety plans for high risk/unique work.

  • Identify areas of deficiency or trends and communicate to project management.

• In coordination with leadership, provide assistance for the onsite worker’s compensation needs.

  • Provide effective communication with onsite safety personnel to ensure injuries are managed appropriately (return to work, light duty, etc.).

  • Conduct formal investigations in work related incidents to determine cause and corrective actions - work with regional director and manager on implementation.

  • Monitor the return-to-work process for injured team members to minimize the impact of an injured team member returning to a jobsite.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• History of experience and proven results including:

  • Two-year degree or bachelor’s degree in industrial safety, safety management, or related field preferred\

  • 5 years minimum of directly related experience in a construction safety role as a title safety professional.

  • Experience working through inspections and audits with state and local government agencies.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.

  • OSHA 30 and/or OSHA 510 certification preferred.

  • First Aid/CPR/AED Certification

  • CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) Certificate or ability obtain within their first 6 months of employment.

  • Experience conducting safety trainings.

• Competent in the following areas: excavation, trenching, fall protection, confined space, silica and scaffolding, rigging & signaling.

• Working knowledge of EHS standards, industry regulatory standards in construction, with the ability to communicate such standards to others.

• Ability and willingness to travel.

• Willingness to work in various (sometimes extreme) climate conditions.

• Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards.

• Developed skills (written, oral, and listening) to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.

• Ability to drive to the core of complex issues and provide insightful and constructive feedback.