What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Safety Advisor position at SOBEN?
Project Safety Advisor
Department : North America Consultancy
Employment Type : Full Time
Location : Chicago, USA
Description
Why Soben? We're an award-winning construction consultancy with huge ambitions to put ourselves firmly on the map.
We've come a long way since operations commenced in 2011 but now is the time to step on the gas and realize our true potential.
It is a hugely exciting time to join our business and we have some amazing times ahead of us. We're targeting to have 1000 people globally by 2030 to support our expansion plans in current locations as well as additional territories.
If you want to play an integral part in achieving our ambitious plans for growth and delivering an exceptional consultancy service for our clients in the LATAM & NA region, whilst progressing your career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Description The Safety Manager will prevent workplace accidents and promote health and safety awareness and education to fellow employees. Responsible for making sure that employees follow health and safety laws and creating policies for a safer work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for assessment and evaluation across all construction projects
- Reviewing and assessing the health & safety implications of changes as they occur during a construction project
- Developing and implementing reporting and communications structures on health and safety management performance for each project to enable the accurate assessment and actively engaging with all aspects of day-to-day health and safety management
- Attendance, and participation in meetings with management and personnel as Attending planning and coordination reviews, for both day-to-day and longer-term safety planning for work activities
- Assisting in the evaluation of the effectiveness of Health & Safety planning at the site level, through the assessment of communications with all parties; including contractors, workers, and supervisors
- Carrying out independent Health & Safety audits on all aspects of construction management including monitoring compliance between health and safety planning and works on site
- Assess compliance with agreed KPIs across all project stages
- Coordinate work activities on the sites
- Identify, assess, and evaluate high-risk activities
- Conduct training and education
- Assist and review safe plans of action, lifting plans, etc. competency of contractors and operatives
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications / Relevant Experience
