Site Safety Manager

Site Safety Manager

Job Details

Job Location

Corporate Headquarters - LAKEWOOD, CO

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

High School

Salary Range

$83,200.00 - $156,000.00 Salary

Travel Percentage

Road Warrior

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Construction

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

TITLE:

Field Safety Manager

DEPARTMENT: Operations

REPORTS TO:

Director of Safety

FLSA: Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE:

M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Up to 100%

LOCATION:

Based on Work Assignment

MANAGEMENT: Yes

EEO:

First/Mid Offs & Mgrs.

JOB FAMILY: First/Mid Offs & Mgrs.

A Little About Us:

ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Lakewood, Colorado office, we execute projects across North America, spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of extensive facilities. ZAP operates at a fast pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work.

About your role:

This is a hands-on, full-time position with day-to-day duties, including working directly for the Director of Safety and with the Project Manager and Construction Manager to support projects, while reporting on safety key performance indicators. The Field Safety Manager is also responsible for the day-to-day management of the site-specific safety program, assisting and directing the production team on safe work requirements to complete the job tasks safely.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

• Walks Jobsite and observes contractors as they work, looks for any safety infractions if found corrects as soon as possible, and performs safety audits.
• Mentors contractor personnel to be aware of and recognize hazards.
• Follows appropriate MSHA regulations and ensures all site personnel do the same on all mine site projects.
• Responsible for daily safety meetings and topics.
• Completes safe work permits each morning for the job site and obtains all required signatures.
• Conducts safety orientations daily with all new contractors working on site and facilitates testing to ensure contractors have retained information.
• Takes the ZAP Site Specific Safety Plan and customizes it for upcoming projects, adding site- specific details to each plan, including muster points, emergency response details, and closest emergency room facilities.
• Observes groups of contractors working in the field and requests Job Safety Analysis (JSA) to verify proper documentation completion.
• Interacts with the groups and coaches them on any safety issues noted from audits.
• Handles all incident or accident investigations and completes all necessary steps throughout the process, including investigating, collecting statements, performing root cause analysis, and summarizing the findings.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED and some college course work required.
• 10 years’ experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and education required.
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree, or trade/technical school preferred.
• HSE Certification and Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) certification are preferred. • 5 years of mining safety experience required – preferably in cement or lime industry
• MST HAVE 5 years of supervisory/management experience required.

Type of Experience Needed to be Successful

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills to propose mutually beneficial solutions.
• Work requires rich communication, frequent interaction, and reciprocal handoffs.
• Willingness to lead, take charge, offer opinions, and listen to feedback.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Outlook, and Excel, as well as other software required to execute daily tasks.
• Ability to independently make decisions and direct work for projects and daily workflow.

Supervisory Expectations:

• The position has immediate oversight of team members most of the time performing the same or directly related work as those the position leads. This position does not have any direct reports but oversees management of the site.

Independence of Action

• Results are defined; the incumbent sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow. Although precedents may exist, supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: (The phrases “occasionally,” “regularly,” and “frequently” correspond to the following definitions: “occasionally” means up to ⅓ of working time, “regularly” means between ⅓ and ⅔ of working time, and “frequently” means ⅔ and more of working time.)

• The work environment is a typical construction and/or mining environment. The employee must complete their work satisfactorily in an environment with significant distractions, including staff, clients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others. Must be able to drive to sites or meetings with clients.
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. In many cases, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. This job’s specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Hours:

Company Hours

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Hours vary and are dependent on business needs.

40-Hour Work Week

Monday through Friday, hours may vary with the workload.

Evenings/Weekends/OT

As needed to satisfy the requirements of the position.

Core Competencies:

• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Regulatory – Experienced with OSHA 29 CFR 1910, 1926 and 30 CFR 46/47/48, 56/57/58 & 62; Must know the requirements for Independent Contractors and have direct experience working with MSHA inspectors on mine sites.
• Oral Communication and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Able to read and interpret written information. Ability to communicate with clients or customers.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; puts team success above own interests; Builds morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed. Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
• Reasoning and Problem Solving - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, identify complex problems, and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
• Project Management - Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget; manages project team activities.