Project Safety Director - Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

F.A. Wilhelm Construction – Project Safety Director

Empowering People to Build What Matters- That is our mission and our legacy.

Our nearly 100 years of building communities in which we work and play, started with one man and one dream. Today, we are a company that puts People First by providing Meaningful Partnerships, insisting on making a Positive Community Impact, with Safety Always, all with a Learn-Do-Share mentality.

F.A. Wilhelm Construction is an industry leader with the culture of doing the right things for our employees, partners, clients, and community. We have an excellent reputation in the construction industry and have enjoyed steady growth and strong financial performances for many years. Wilhelm’s construction professionals turn the conceptual, and sometimes seemingly impossible, into fully completed, innovative spaces where life happens.

We are looking for the right person to join our team as a Project Safety Director. Is that you? If so, we want to talk to you!

Responsibilities

As a Safety Director, you are the primary technical resource regarding construction safety. The Safety Director shall be capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions, which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to personnel, and is authorized to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

• Develop a project specific safety orientation which all project personnel shall complete prior to being allowed to perform any work on this Project.
• Perform informal safety audits, document and report results to the Owner’s Project Manager and the Owner’s HSE Advisor
• Review, support the development of, and approve project specific construction safety execution plans for all sub-contractors supporting the Project. These plans shall be maintained on site.
• Enforce safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with all State, Federal, Local regulations (including OSHA), as well as Wilhelm company policies and owner/contractual requirements.
• Administer the Project’s Safety Program: develop and initiate specific safety and health procedures in conjunction with project controls to translate policies and regulations into effective work practices
• Initiate the root cause analysis process for required or selected incidents as well as maintain adequate records of pertinent data and compile the required reports on individual job occupational injury or illness experience
• Ensure all contract firms on the project are safety prequalified within the Owner’s Contractor Safety Qualification Program
  
  

Key Attributes

• Comfortable at the table with all levels of leadership
• Collaborator
• Integrity
• Organized and systematic
• Proactive Problem Solver with outstanding interpersonal skills
• Commitment to Excellence
  
  

What It Takes

• Thorough knowledge of construction methods and OSHA standards.
• OSHA 30 Certification within the past 5 years
• 10 years of experience within the construction industry (commercial/industrial) with at least the most recent five years in a safety specific role or a safety related college degree with a minimum of seven years of experience, in a safety specific role, within the construction industry (commercial/industrial)
• Basic working knowledge of MS Office and Windows.
  
  

F.A. Wilhelm Offers a Unique Opportunity For The Right Person To Experience a Variety Of Project Work. Working At F.A Wilhelm, You Can Expect

• A competitive compensation package.
• A comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, and 401K match. Basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance is paid for by F.A Wilhelm.
• Discretionary yearly bonus program.
• A generous PTO bank.
• Wilhelm University access for training/development.