Safety Coordinator

Responsibilities:

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

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

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

  • Present the site specific training topics including safety orientation program for all new project team members.

  • 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.).

  • Ensure task-based training is in place for all team members on AP jobsites.

• Work with the safety and project management team to monitor the project’s safety program and communicate findings.

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

  • Participate in onsite OSHA consultation

  • Ensure compliance with corporate, State, and Federal regulations and guidelines regarding occupational safety and 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

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

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

  • Assist in the incident investigation process utilizing root cause methods and implementation of identified corrective actions.

  • 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:

  • 2-4 years minimum experience in a construction safety role as a title safety professional or safety related degree

  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.

  • Experience conducting safety trainings.

  • OSHA 30 and/or OSHA 510 certification preferred

  • First Aid/CPR/AED certification

• Ability and willingness to travel.

• STS-C (Safety Trained Supervisor - Construction) Certificate or ability to obtain within their first 6 months of employment

• 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

• 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 efficiently manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously under time constraints.

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