Director of Environmental - Health and Safety

About Us

We construct, renovate, and install nearly every electrical system component related to data center construction, facilities maintenance, electrical systems upgrades, and virtually anything else required to keep facilities running on the cutting edge of efficiency and technology.

Job Summary

Morley-Moss is seeking a Director of Environmental, Health and Safety in Sunnyvale, TX.

The Safety Director is responsible for providing a high level of expertise, leadership and oversight into all aspects of the Company’s Safety Program. Advises leadership and operations on best work practices and compliance as a subject matter expert in construction safety and NFPA 70E. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of expertise, leadership, and oversight into all aspects of the Company’s Safety Program.  
• Facilitate interviews, onboarding and training for new safety leaders required within the organization. 
• Develop, ensure financial resources, deploy, and measure company’s safety program initiatives 
• Communicate and ensure transparency of safety program effectiveness and shortcomings with operating company senior leadership. 
• Advise Executive Leadership and the Operations team on industry best work practices and share information about new products and processes that have proven to reduce risk of injury.  
• Provide direction and oversight into the implementation of safety controls associated with electrical work hazards, including field review/validation, process development of electrical work hazardous guidelines, and in-field safety observations. 
• Review safety lock-out/tag-out procedure verification and personal protective equipment for associated electrical work scopes to help classify/prevent hazards.  
• Provide direction and oversight of general safety audits and near miss, incident, and accident investigations as needed. 
• Develop procedures and provide direction and oversight to ensure all injury/incident reporting/investigation/claim management are properly tracked and reported. 
• Ensure all Return to work/modified duty claims are managed and properly documented.  
• Enforce safe work practices that exceed OSHA minimum standards, enforce company rules and policies, and enforce site-specific safety requirements. Partner with Human Resources to enforce company disciplinary policy. 
• Visit company jobsites, conduct workplace inspections.
• Partner with operations to ensure that employees are trained with the right tools and equipment and understand the task and hazards that are involved are provided with the right instruction to do the work safely and effectively. 
• Partner with operations to ensure that employees are trained with the right tools and equipment and understand the task and hazards that are involved are provided with the right instruction to do the work safely and effectively. 
• Follow EMCOR’s established and required methods for all means of reporting accidents and incidents and investigate all workplace injuries and vehicle Incidents. 
• Maintain the company’s electrical safety procedures to maintain compliance with regulations.   
• Revise and update safety policies/procedures for safety materials/documentation (i.e. safety manual, logs, procedures for tools/equipment, etc.) in accordance with regulatory compliance requirements. Develop/approve project specific changes. 
• Provide oversight and ensure methods for roll-out programs for new policies/procedures requirements. 
• Ensure safety training is conducted & tracked: 
  • New employee orientation 
  • Unique Project Obligations 
  • Hazard Specific – Company specific training, other identified non-routine training (e.g. Confined Space, Fall Protection, Silica, etc.) 
  • NFPA 70E 
• Assist with Pre-job assessments and development of site-specific safety plans as needed for major electrical projects 
• Communicate with customers regarding site-specific safety requirements 
  • Participate in customer site meetings, presentations and safety walks 
  • Complete prequalification documentation (Avetta, IS Net, etc)
• Enter information as required by EMCOR’s internal reporting system (Workplace Injuries, NOV entries, Track training efforts, Enter Monthly labor-hours). 
• Manage KPA Flex system (weekly employee counts, monthly labor hours, reporting and tracking of injuries/near misses/ environmental releases/ property damage/vehicle incidents/regulatory agency visits/subcontractor incident). 
• Coordinate OSHA, EPA and MSHA regulatory compliance efforts.  Participate in site inspections, hearings, and implementation of required corrective actions. 
• Facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective action plans 
• Support Business Continuity efforts as assigned. 
• Occasional travel to project field sites required. 

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive professional safety experience, with at least 5 years safety management experience in the Construction Industry.  

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university in safety management or relevant field is preferred. 

• OSHA 500 certifications, CPR, first aide, certification in fall protection.

• Certified instructor for NFPA 70E 

• Demonstrated experience writing Health and Safety Plans (HASP’s) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s). 

• Certified Safety Professionals credentials desired CSP, SMS, ASP, CHST, CESCP, STS-C. 

• Proficiency using Microsoft Office programs, internal reporting software. 

• Independent self-starter with experience operating independently with little day-to-day supervision. 

• Ability to prioritize and manage competing needs across a decentralized organization. 

• Strong interpersonal, management, communication, writing, and organizational skills. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear.  The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to commute to field locations. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job site locations. 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may expect to work in typical office environment conditions except when visiting field locations. Field environments may vary based on project, manufacturing, or weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. 

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

We also offer career paths for employees who want to improve or expand their skills and knowledge, including a degree assistance program, and self-directed or instructor-led training options.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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