Safety Director

About Us

Truebeck Construction is an industry-leading General Contractor serving Fortune 100 companies throughout the West Coast. Founded in the Bay Area, Truebeck has grown to four offices in California and Oregon. With annual revenue exceeding $1B, Truebeck is one of the top General Contractors in each of the markets we serve. Truebeck provides best-in-class services and builds award-winning projects in the commercial, healthcare, life science, mission critical, education, multi-family, and interiors sectors. Truebeck has developed an impressive portfolio of projects—for prominent companies like Apple, Bloomberg, Meta, Uber, Genentech, and Gilead—and has a long history of consistent growth and profitability.

Our Culture

At Truebeck, a core value is: business and life are all about people. In the office and on the job site, we put people first. Truebeck is consistently ranked as one of the Best Places to Work by local Business Journals, and year after year, we win Excellence in Safety Awards. Our culture is caring, and you’ll see this shine through in employee benefits and opportunities for growth and advancement. We also give back to our community in meaningful ways, and you’ll feel proud to work for a firm that has received the highest recognition as a Top Corporate Philanthropist.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and oversee the development and creation of all safety specific training.
• Understand and confirm that Truebeck’s safety program complies with all regulations.
• Provide expertise and knowledge of streamlining safety processes in accordance with Truebeck’s policies and procedures.
• Plan and coordinate yearly Safety Summits and set new goals based on what is learned from each summit.
• Promote relationships with OSHA/DOSH personnel.
• Develop and maintain relationships with insurance companies and coordinate site visits.
• Partner with the leadership team to set goals and develop strategies to enhance and improve safety plans.
• Direct a growing team of safety professionals; help with the hiring of safety professionals and their continued development.
• Support safety breakfast meetings.
• Conduct employee training.
• Oversee coordination of back-to-work and light duty programs.
• Any other task or duty as assigned or required.

Safety Reporting

• Conduct hazard and risk assessments and make recommendations to senior management to amend safety policies and procedures.
• Administer record-keeping of Occupational Safety & Health programs.
• Distribute, coordinate, and track all safety related paperwork, including OSHA Form 300.
• Collect, review, and communicate all claims and accident reports and work to resolve claims as efficiently as possible.
• Manage and coordinate all workers’ compensation claims including the proper execution and distribution of required reporting.
• Maintain an active status regarding first aid/CPR and OSHA Training.
• Maintain a history of citations received and final decisions.
• Maintain incident rate calculations.
• Supervise the recording and analysis of information on injuries, damage, and production loss.
• Assess accident trends and review overall safety performance.

Business Development

• Engage internal and external clients with a clear consistent message that ensures the recruitment of exceptional safety talent.
• Interface within the market to partner with key safety associations, AGC, and business leaders.
• Build and maintain an active network of contacts and create trust based relationships.
• Answer RFP inquiries related to our safety program, performance, and culture.

Knowledge, Education, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in construction related field or in Occupational Safety and Health or other equivalent degrees required.
• Ten or more years of experience managing the safety efforts of construction jobsites with a combined value of over $100M.
• Experience with many phases of commercial construction from ground up projects to tenant improvements.
• Experience in healthcare, High tech, Biotech, Lab Construction, and self-perform programs.
• Able to work with all construction groups; management, owners, trades, and subcontractors.
• Excellent communication, organization, decision making, leadership, and problem solving skills.
• Computer skills and basic software applications.

Required Certifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and/or Associate Safety Professional (ASP).
• OSHA 500 Train the Trainers 510 OSHA Training.
• Other Safety certifications required including Fall Protection, Excavation, Flagger, Confined Space, Scaffold, Crane Safety, Lock Out/ Tag Out training.

Salary: $185,000 - $230,000 

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The incumbent typically works in a construction environment where duties will be performed indoors and outdoors. While performing the duties of this Job, the incumbent is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and risk of vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to very loud. Overtime may be required to meet project deadlines.

The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, operate a computer keyboard, mouse and other business machines; reach and bend with arms and hands; use eyes to see close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and to adjust focus; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

On occasion, the incumbent will work in an office environment where they must use a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in this work environment is typical of that of an office. The incumbent may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day. In the office, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 20 pounds.

Salary : $185,000 - $230,000