Safety Specialist

Job Summary

The Safety Specialist is primarily responsible for conducting construction site safety audits to identify improper procedures, checks equipment and facilities for hazardous conditions, and recommend corrective actions as outlined in the description below.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducts construction site safety audits to identify improper procedures, checks equipment and facilities for hazardous conditions, and recommends corrective actions
• Monitors policies, procedures, programs, standards, and design criteria affecting construction safety at multiple construction projects
• Investigates complaints and on-site construction accidents to determine root cause and recommend effective hazard controls
• Conducts noise, ventilation, and gas testing at construction sites to determine if employees may be exposed to unhealthy conditions and makes appropriate recommendations
• Conducts construction safety and standard reporting procedure training for Project Managers and on-site employees
• Collects and analyzes injury, claim, and safety survey statistical data to write technical reports and make presentations to contractors and District management regarding contractor performance
• Coordinates construction safety activities such as project site safety audits and attends pre- bid and post-award contract meetings as a member of the Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) team
• Reviews construction Injury Illness and Prevention Programs (IIPPs) submitted by contractors for accuracy and conformance with safety standards
• Trains, assigns projects, and tasks to lower-level personnel, and reviews reports for completeness and accuracy
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Has a good understanding and interpretation of commercial/educational building construction means and methods, blueprints, and nomenclature
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Team Player
• Effective verbal and written communication

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in industrial or environmental engineering, Occupational Safety or Industrial Hygiene or closely related field

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a Professional Safety Certification

• Two years of college education with a Professional Safety Certification and an additional 2 year full-time professional paid experience in construction safety management to compensate for the years of education.
• Completion of the OSHA 500 and 40-hour HAZPOWER courses is preferred
• 10 years' full-time paid professional construction safety management experience in developing and implementing accident prevention programs for a large private or public organization

Preferred:

• Any Professional Safety Certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Licensed Safety Professional (LSP) from the National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP)
• Certified Safety Manager (CSM) from the National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

Working Conditions

This position is 100% on-site in our client’s office location; work schedule to be determined by supervisor. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to move about the inside and outside of the location to access office equipment, etc. The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a computer, copy machine, etc.

About our company

Pride Resource Partners LLC (Pride) is a high-performance project management consulting firm headquartered in California. Pride is a CPUC-certified Diverse Business Enterprise that provides expert resources to corporate client project management organizations within the public and private sectors. We meet our clients’ demanding requirements for outsourced project management and construction management solutions, including but not limited to providing project controls, material management and logistics, public and governmental outreach, construction oversight, QA/QC, and inspection services. Learn more about us at https://priderp.com/