BL Harbert International LLC

Site Safety Manager (SSHO)

BL Harbert International LLC • $75K — $95K *
Quantico, VA 22134In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
5 days ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or trade school education.
  • 10 years of general safety experience, 5 years in construction.
  • OSHA 30-hour course and/or USACE EM385-1-1 40-hour certification.
  • Documented training in safety skills and competent person safety principles.
  • Preferred certifications include STS, CHST, CSP, or CRIS.
  • Degree in a relevant field is advantageous.
  • Advanced emergency response training or experience.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee site safety compliance and enforce safety regulations.
  • Conduct incident investigations to identify root causes.
  • Recognize potential hazards and implement corrective measures.
  • Coordinate with project management and medical staff on safety issues.
  • Develop training materials using Microsoft PowerPoint or similar software.
  • Maintain relationships with subcontractors and emergency responders.
  • Empower site personnel and promote a strong safety culture.

Benefits

  • Support for professional development and certifications.
  • Opportunities for advancement to Regional Safety Manager.
  • Engagement with corporate values and positive community relations.
  • Collaborative work environment with project teams and safety professionals.
Full Job Description
Reports to:

Site Project Manager

(In matters requiring technical support the Site Safety Manager has direct report to appropriate Corporate Safety representative)

Supervises:

Directly supervises Site Safety Technician and personnel assigned to site safety duties.

(Site Safety Manager is empowered to manage and enforce site safety, health and environmental efforts regarding all site personnel)

Educational Requirements of position:

Minimum:
  • High School Education and/or Trade School
  • A minimum of 10 years of general safety experience including 5 years of applicable construction project experience.
  • Industry Certification/Accreditation
    • OSHA 30-hour for Construction course and/or USACE EM385-1-1 40-hour course
    • Documented Skills Training
    • Documented Competent Person Safety Training in applicable disciplines

Preferred:
  • Industry specific pro-board certification (STS, CHST, CSP, CRIS, etc.)
  • Degree in a relevant curriculum from an accredited college or university
  • Advanced emergency response training or experience (EMT, EMT-P, Hazmat, Technical Rescue etc.)

Technical Requirements of position:
  • Software
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook
    • Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint or similar software applications used in developing training materials
    • Familiar with Microsoft Excel
  • General
  • Mastery of applicable construction safety standards
  • Basic understanding of building components and their installation; construction tasks, scheduling and trade sequencing.
  • Basic understanding of each construction trades' scope of work.
  • Basic understanding of risk management principles

Essential Function of the position:
  • Ability to enforce all applicable and/or required federal, state, local and company safety, health and environmental regulations
  • Ability to pro-actively recognize potential hazardous situations/exposures and implement corrective measures.
  • Ability to conduct incident investigations to determine potential contributing factors and root causes
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written) required for coordination with and support of:
    • Executive, senior and project management
    • Occupational medicine clinics, physicians, staff
    • Insurance carriers, brokers, adjustors, risk engineers
  • Function as the project's safety, health and environmental technical advisor

Relationship Management:
  • Establish and maintain relationship with project team, owner's safety counterpart, and project insurance risk engineers
  • Establish and maintain relationship with project subcontractors and vendor's safety counterpart
  • Establish and maintain relationship with project's occupational medicine clinic, physician, and medical staff
  • Establish and maintain relationship with emergency response authorities having jurisdiction
  • Ensures positive exposure to community

Corporate Culture/Evolution:
  • Embraces BLHI Corporate Values
  • Demonstrates adherence to BLHI Corporate Value in daily management
  • Builds project climate to empower personnel and sustain BLHI safety culture
  • Interacts with professionalism and pro-activism
  • Continually seeks feedback and personal development for advancement
  • Trains direct reports for advancement
  • Seeks to understand and further the overall objectives of BLHI

Mental Effort:

Considerable mental effort and comprehension. Must be able to make sound decisions quickly. Must be able to have sustained concentration with frequent interruptions.

Physical Effort:

Requires moderate, varied physical effort and dexterity including: sitting stationary, moving around an office or jobsite, ascending and descending work areas, seeing and communicating effectively.

Working Conditions:

Construction project site.

Potential advancement position:

Regional Safety Manager

Requirements for Advancement:
  • In-depth understanding of construction safety, health and environmental standards
  • In-depth understanding of and consistent enforcement of BLHI's safety, health and environmental programs
  • Ability to support and coordinate with project teams and multiple projects
  • Ability to manage disputes
  • Evidence of upholding BLHI corporate values and requiring same of others
  • Understanding and engaging in BLHI overall goals and objectives
  • Working knowledge of risk management.
  • Evidence of supporting role in business development process


About BL Harbert International LLC

B.L. Harbert International, LLC, is a construction company based in Birmingham, Alabama, that was founded in 2000 by Billy L. Harbert, as a division of Harbert Corporation. B.L. Harbert has two main operating divisions, the U.S. Division and the International Division. The U.S. Division is further divided into the following divisions: commercial, healthcare, federal, and civil/industrial. They undertake the preconstruction, general construction, construction management, and design-build services of office buildings, condominiums, institutional buildings, healthcare facilities, churches, industrial facilities, water and wastewater treatment plants. BL Harbert employed over 8,000 people around the world as of 2021. Much of the firm's business is in the form of federal government contracts for embassy construction projects abroad, the largest of these in cumulative contract value being U.S. Embassy Beirut, U.S. Embassy New Delhi, U.S. Consulate Erbil, and Guatemala City. In 2019 the company was ranked the 90th largest contractor in the country by Engineering News-Record. They are also one of the top 100 contractors for the US government. The company has additional U.S. offices in: Atlanta, Charleston, Houston, Huntsville, Oxford, Nashville and Washington D.C. The company has international offices in: London, Dubai, and Istanbul.
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