Job Overview

Location: Reading, PA

Industry: Utilities/Power

Pay: $37-45/hour + benefits

• Per Diem stipend available for qualified candidates (residing 70+ miles outside of job location)

Work Schedule: Full-time

Job Type: Contract (12 months with potential for direct hire)

Job Description

The Staff Site Safety & Health Specialist will support the site project management team to deliver project specific Safety & Health programs at the field location. This position will create and implement safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe, healthy, and incident-free work site in a heavy construction environment.

Responsibilities will include:

• Monitor Safety & Health activities on field construction projects to verify operations are executed as planned and conducted in a safe manner.
• Execute Safety & Health Program deliverables as defined by the Corporate Safety & Health department of the company by responding to questions and/or concerns related to site-specific safety and health compliance issues in a timely manner.
• Maintain compliance with applicable Local, State, and Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
• Investigate actions related to work stoppage when circumstances could lead to an immediate danger to life and health on a project.
• Report safety and health concerns that have been resolved safely, and present the details and the personnel involved to the project management team.
• Present safety and health information to the Corporate Safety & Health team to ensure that the project safety program is being implemented effectively and required safety compliance has been documented.
• Responsible for written and verbal communication with the client Safety & Health department regarding any site safety & health issues, coordination of preventative measures, and building working relationships with project staff and each Subcontractor Safety Representative to ensure proper compliance is consistently maintained.
• Conduct, monitor, and record project safety & health walk-through assessments with subcontractor safety personnel.
• Present all safety assessment findings to appropriate parties.
• Manage and document safety activities which require immediate correction and verify that these items are corrected in a timely manner.
• Prepare documents to be distributed relative to safety, including assisting Site Management with correspondence to heighten safety awareness, project safety and health goals, and ensure a safe and productive work environment is a priority among all project personnel.
• Conduct and document training on environmental, safety & health subjects.
• Review and complete, as necessary, near miss, property damage, environmental incidents, and Accident Investigation reports and recommend countermeasures as appropriate.
• Present project Safety & Health program progress, challenges, and objectives to Corporate Safety & Health.
• Complete company daily project Safety & Health reporting requirements and ensure project-specific Safety & Health records are in an audit-ready state at all times.
• Verify project subcontractors maintain all required safety records in an audit-ready state and submit all documentation as required to Corporate Safety & Health.
• Drive to various project site locations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, or Construction Management and 3 years construction safety, general industry safety, or construction management OR…
• Associate Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, or Construction Management and 5 years construction safety, general industry safety, or construction management OR…
• High School Diploma/GED and 7 years construction safety, general industry safety, or construction management
• Experienced knowledge of Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Construction and General Industry Regulations, as well as, America National Standards Institution (ANSI), National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), Army Corps of Engineers (CoE), Engineers Manual 385-1 and National Electrical Code (NEC) Standards.
• Must be proficient in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be willing to work various schedules at the project site location.
• Must meet standards to qualify for and maintain the Company's vehicle driving privileges as outlined in the Company's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy.
• Valid driver's license Required
• OSHA 10-hour Construction Outreach Safety Training Course Required or OSHA 30-hour Construction Outreach Safety Training Course
• EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans