Regional Safety Lead Supervisor

Braun Intertec employee owners are required to carry out Braun Intertec values every day and as such must possess the following competencies:

• Actively demonstrates a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace through active listening to and inclusion of diverse perspectives; demonstrates respect for all and actively works to build trust-based relationships with colleagues and clients. 
• Demonstrates commitment to working safely; fully participates in the Company’s safety initiatives and policies; always looks out for the health and safety of self and others.
• Is consistently responsive and follows through on commitments to self and others; provides the information others need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team and Braun Intertec.
• Shows initiative and commitment to ongoing learning, growth, and development; willingness to openly seek, receive, and give respectful feedback; commitment to continuous improvement of self, responsibilities, and processes.
• Champions the Employee-Owned Stock Ownership Plan through participation in ESOP activities and events.
• Actively acknowledges, recognizes, and celebrates the contribution of others.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Regional Safety Lead Supervisor (RSL Supervisor) is an integral part of the Company’s enterprise risk management efforts. Supports our company Value around We are Safe: The RSL Supervisor is responsible for leading and developing Regional Safety Leads. Supporting the Region to which they are assigned and providing support to other regions as needed. This role ensures that safety policies, practices, and programs are aligned and functional across all operations to minimize risk, protect employees, and ensure regulatory compliance. The Regional Safety Lead Supervisor will work closely with Regional Business Unit Leadership, Corporate Safety Manager, and field employees to advocate for employee safety and to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:                                                                                                             

Leadership and Program Delivery:

• Interacts with and influences local leadership in matters involving employee safety, risk assessment and compliance with applicable federal, state and local safety regulations.
• Supports, directs and evaluates the activities and performance of the Regional Safety Leads.
• Leads efforts to select, train and recognize Local Safety Representatives to help them support local safety committees, new employee onboarding initiatives and other local safety efforts.
• Utilize key leading and lagging safety metrics; to support leadership in identifying improvement opportunities.
• Leads efforts with staffing and onboarding for open Regional Safety Lead positions
• Assure Field and Facility Audit results drive action across all disciplines, offices and geographical regions.
• Support Business Development with proposal development at times; involve corporate safety when necessary.

Safety Culture and Training:

• Leads or participates in the development and delivery of key training programs, such as COOP onboarding, New Hire onboarding, Authorized User Programs and others in a way that builds trust and engagement.
• Uses needs assessments and gap analysis methodologies to identify and bring forth areas for improvement related to compliance or safety training.
• Help employees with a clear understanding of how Safety improvement impacts them, others, our clients, and other goals/objectives.
• Identify client concerns and communicate the concerns to the project team; work with project teams and others to resolve safety related issues.
• Actively recognizes employees for safety behaviors, through personal communication or by using established recognition program tools.
• Assists with the development of monthly training materials to support Safety Representatives with leading safety meetings.

Compliance, Risk Management, and Regulatory Matters

• Know and enforce OSHA and other federal, state and local standards as well as company safety polices for establishing a safe work environment on all projects.
• Works with Corporate Safety Manager and appropriate leadership to resolve any compliance concerns in a sustainable manner.
• Own the development and/or execution of regional and corporate safety programs and goals, examples include training programs, new audit tools, and new hazard assessment and planning tools.
• Oversee the management of safety audits and inspections, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and tracked.
• Conduct PPE assessments; including respiratory fit testing and training when required

Incident Management:

• Lead investigations into incidents and accidents, ensuring thorough analysis and implementation of corrective measures.
• Coaches Regional Safety Leads on complex investigations.
• Partner and communicate effectively with Corporate Safety Manager and Business Unit Leadership throughout the investigation and during the development of corrective actions.
• Creates well written and thorough reports following established processes.
• Effectively follow up on corrective actions and work through change resistance.
• Demonstrated desire to care for and serve people.
• Provide a clear example of safe attitudes and behaviors, coach others on opportunities for attitude and behavior change.

Reporting and Communication:

• Report on safety performance, metrics, and incidents to BU leadership team; including progress to recognize and celebrate, as well as gaps and issues that need to be addressed.
• Communicate safety policies, changes, and initiatives effectively to end users in a way that is clearly and easily understood.
• Oversee all reporting required of client safety databases, responses to client or industry pre-qualification requests or requests for proposals, and any other client requests.
• Works effectively with the Safety Director. Keeps them informed of any issues with the Regional Safety Leads performance.
• Regularly updates the Safety Director on any concerns, challenges, successes and/or opportunities related to safety at Braun Intertec.

Budget:

• Supervise, mentor, and develop Regional Safety Leads regarding budget.
• Help develop and understand travel needs for the Regional Safety Lead and impact on budget.
• Contribute to review of spending related to PPE, training, recognition and client support.

Continuous Improvement:

• Stay current with industry trends, emerging safety technologies, and best practices to continuously improve the Company’s safety performance.
• Lead efforts to innovate and enhance Company-wide safety processes and technologies.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

REQUIRED SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Able to influence across the organization to achieve desired outcomes.
• Ability to effectively identify and use analytics to surface and solve problems.
• Negotiate skillfully in touchy situations with internal and external clients; able to quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of the Company, internal clients, and external clients.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills. Proven ability to achieve high employee engagement by clarifying excellence, aligning opportunities with strengths, fostering collaboration, recognizing accomplishments, and supporting growth and development.
• Demonstrated ability to influence culture change and implement safety initiatives that make a measurable impact on long term attitudes and behaviors.
• Possess professional oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; ability to convey messages that have the desired effect.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and deadlines; effectively cope with change and can decide and act appropriately with limited information.
• Ability to work well in teams as well as independently and with minimal supervision.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent four-year degree in a related field preferred.

Experience and/or Training: 8 plus years professional experience working as a safety professional; experience in the architectural, engineering, and construction industry preferred; 3 years in a safety leadership role preferred.

Licenses/Certificates: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), preferred or another Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) recognized certification is required or obtainable with 6 months of hire. Valid driver’s license with excellent driving record required.

Technology/Equipment: Proficient using Adobe DC Professional and Microsoft Office products, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint; able to access and successfully navigate other software platforms typical in the architectural, engineering, and construction industries (e.g., client safety databases).

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

Essential: Hearing and vision (both correctable), continuous sitting or standing at desk or workstation, and other physical requirements typical of working on a computer and talking on a phone (65%-100% of the time worked); frequent walking, lifting or carrying up to 10 lbs., turning and twisting (30%-64% of the time worked); occasional reaching, lifting or carrying up to 20 lbs., and push/pull up to 10 lbs. (11%-29% of the time worked); stooping, kneeling, crawling, climbing ladders, lifts or scaffolding (0-9% of the time worked).

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

Work/Environment and Travel

• This position requires you to work in their designated Regional office 4 days per week and may work from a remote location one day per week when work conditions allow.
• The position is required to regularly travel to other Company offices and project sites.
• The office environment includes, using computer, telephone, other office equipment as needed to perform duties; frequent interruptions throughout day likely; project site visits can be outside in all weather conditions and/or tightly enclosed areas and can have uneven walking surfaces.

• Position requires offsite travel (locally and throughout United States), may include up to 20% overnight travel annually.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Compensation Range:

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

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As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Braun Intertec is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please e-mail us at hrhelp@braunintertec.com. In your e-mail, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Salary : $70,300 - $105,500