What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Director (Best in class commercial construction firm) position at Ferguson Construction?
Ferguson Construction is a $220m General Contractor that has been in business for over 100 years. Based in Sidney, Ohio, Ferguson has vast experience in the heavy and light industrial, commercial, healthcare, and institutional markets. Along with our in-house design department, Ferguson self-performs concrete, masonry, steel erection, general carpentry, sheet metal roofing and siding trades. We are growing, and nicely diversified with regional offices in Sidney, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana.
This is an on-site position. We prefer it be based in Dayton, Ohio, although for the right candidate we are open to it being based in any one of our 4 regional offices. This position reports directly to a respected President, and supports regional Vice Presidents and their teams in all regions.
This is a unique opportunity for the right leader to join a best in class commercial construction organization - that truly is a great place to work. We are looking for someone with the integrity, confidence, communication skills and technical experience to lead a team of 4. Reporting to the Director will be Safety Managers in Sidney, Columbus, and Indianapolis, and a Safety Coordinator. The Coordinator handles training, certifications, workers compensation and provides overall department support. This will make it easier to balance leadership priorities with daily tactical demands.
The position comes with a highly competitive base salary, performance bonuses, profit sharing, company vehicle and fuel card.
What You Will Be Doing
Bachelor's degree in EHS, Occupational Health Management or similar, required
CSP, or ability to obtain in 2 years, required
At Least 3 Years Of Safety Experience Required
Prior construction experience preferred, but not required
CHST, OHST, GSP, ASP, CSP preferred
Proficient writing and communication skills
Able to communicate effectively with management and field employees
Able to drive to all regions regularly as needed Ability to travel daily to regional job sites
Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
The Safety Manager will need to complete OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry after 3 months of on the job experience. In the future, when prequalification's are met, this person will be required to take the OSHA 500 to become an OSHA Outreach Instructor to teach the OSHA 10 & 30 for Construction (unless they bring those credentials to the position). They will also need to obtain credentials through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals as a CHST or OHST (after 3 years of experience).
This is an on-site position. We prefer it be based in Dayton, Ohio, although for the right candidate we are open to it being based in any one of our 4 regional offices. This position reports directly to a respected President, and supports regional Vice Presidents and their teams in all regions.
This is a unique opportunity for the right leader to join a best in class commercial construction organization - that truly is a great place to work. We are looking for someone with the integrity, confidence, communication skills and technical experience to lead a team of 4. Reporting to the Director will be Safety Managers in Sidney, Columbus, and Indianapolis, and a Safety Coordinator. The Coordinator handles training, certifications, workers compensation and provides overall department support. This will make it easier to balance leadership priorities with daily tactical demands.
The position comes with a highly competitive base salary, performance bonuses, profit sharing, company vehicle and fuel card.
What You Will Be Doing
- Provide overall department leadership
- Maintain close relationships with all regional operations leaders
- Ensure operations leaders enforce all safety policies
- Ensure accidents and incidents are addressed responsively and comprehensively
- Lead monthly Safety Committee meetings
- Perform and document job site safety audits
- Attend Operations meetings as needed
- Attend Pre-(steel) erection meetings on project job sites
- Interact daily with Operations leaders, employees and other Safety Managers
- Address complaints and resolve problems
- Write and update safety policies
- Perform/write job hazard analyses
- Conduct new-hire orientations and train employees
- Lead incident investigations
- Write job site specific safety plans
Bachelor's degree in EHS, Occupational Health Management or similar, required
CSP, or ability to obtain in 2 years, required
At Least 3 Years Of Safety Experience Required
Prior construction experience preferred, but not required
CHST, OHST, GSP, ASP, CSP preferred
Proficient writing and communication skills
Able to communicate effectively with management and field employees
Able to drive to all regions regularly as needed Ability to travel daily to regional job sites
Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
The Safety Manager will need to complete OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry after 3 months of on the job experience. In the future, when prequalification's are met, this person will be required to take the OSHA 500 to become an OSHA Outreach Instructor to teach the OSHA 10 & 30 for Construction (unless they bring those credentials to the position). They will also need to obtain credentials through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals as a CHST or OHST (after 3 years of experience).
