Project Safety Manager

Project Safety Manager - Site based position (starting in Snyder, TX and eventually to a project site in Abilene, TX)

Per diem and rotation trips home (every 4 weeks) are covered.

Job Description: 

This position applies developed subject matter expertise to solve unique and moderately complex health and safety, and environmental implementation issues within established site-specific Health and Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Plans and recommends appropriate solutions or alternative methods ensuring compliance. Acts as a Project Management Team member, providing HSE oversight on all delivery activities, along with facilitating team HSE decision making. Does not require day-to-day supervision and has the ability to resolve most issues but may seek advice in order to make more complex decisions. Must be able to travel and work remotely as required for project support. The Project Safety Manager will Support IPP and Data Center project delivery teams and report to the Director of Global Safety.

Responsibilities: 

• Acts as a technical advisor to project team and contractors.

• Independently determines approaches and develops solutions to resolve HSE issues.

• Performs continual monitoring of equipment, structures, and work in progress to ensure required health and safety, and environmental plans for the project and all applicable regulations, codes and standards are followed.

• Stops work when unsafe and determines appropriate corrective and preventative action to be taken and completed prior to restarting.

• Performs weekly safety inspections of the ongoing project work and provides direct feedback to the working group.

• Established a weekly safety inspection/assessment schedule with each contractor/vendor working at site and ensure corrective and preventative actions are implemented.

• Develops and conducts project H&S and environmental orientation sessions for all persons working or entering the project site and maintains training records.

• Plans, conducts, or coordinates necessary training programs to promote knowledge of and conformity with health and safety, and environmental issues per phase of project.

• Ensures industrial hygiene and environmental monitoring is performed as necessary and instrumentation equipment is maintained.

• Leads, coordinates, and participates in simple and complex investigations of near misses, injuries, unsafe conditions, and incidents that do or could involve actual or potential liability; maintain records of pertinent data and compile required analysis reports on such investigations.

• Attends tailboard meetings, pre job briefings and JSA review meetings.

• Leads and develops content for project weekly safety meeting with project management team and contractor/vendor management participation.

• Assists and/or maintains the On Energy online project HSE data base: (safety observations, incident reporting, training, etc.).

• Assist and/or develop project related H&S and environmental programs as may be required for project compliance with local, state, or federal regulations.

• Assist and/or develop training curriculum and conduct required training sessions to educate employees on the safe and compliant work practices associated with project activities.

Administration and Communications Requirements:

• Plans and manages work activities for themselves to accomplish project goals and objectives.

• Ensures H&S and environmental plans are comprehensive and effective in meeting established goals and objectives.

• Handles multiple priorities requiring frequent interpretation of programs and procedures.

• Interprets, explains, advises, and makes recommendations on moderately complex issues to project management team.

• Strong team and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor, coach, and guide others.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effectively communicating with internal and external customers.

• Ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally is a key priority.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft word, excel and power point programs.

Analytical and Technical Requirements:

• Requires original and innovative thinking in developing results or recommending process improvement.

• Ability to analyze technical and regulatory information, make sound judgments, and provide prudent recommendations.

• Regularly make decisions that are covered by general methods and procedures requiring frequent interpretations of programs and processes.

• Conducts predictive trend analysis to determine corrective and preventative actions on negative indicators.

• Thorough knowledge in the field of health and safety, as well as general environmental regulations for the construction/renewables industry.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate programs and procedures in areas i.e. high-risk activities: working at height, lifting & rigging, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fire, deep excavation, confined space and hazardous materials, and other areas i.e. ergonomics, emergency preparedness, industrial hygiene and general safe work practices.

Qualifications:  

• Ten plus years work experience in EPC projects and/or heavy construction industry, with safety related certification, e.g., Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) or equivalent.

• Low voltage/medium voltage electrical safety experience.

• Track record of sustained implementation and overall management of construction safety programs, that achieved a demonstrated record of performance achievement in past positions.

• Strong leadership skills

 Required travel: this is a project-based position.