Safety Manager

**PURPOSE** The Safety Manager will monitors workplace activities to promote and ensure employee compliance with applicable Baker Group safety policies. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES** ***The following duties are typical for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.*** - Conduct safety meetings, audits and inspections to ensure compliance, evaluate performance, identify corrective action and implement follow-up assessments. - Plan, implement and conduct safety training for employees on policies, regulations and procedures - Plan, implement, manage and maintain comprehensive environmental safety and health programs on premises or at project site locations. - Advise the project management team on safety issues and compliance and specific projects and operations with guidance on health and safety in industry, local, state and federal guidelines and regulations. - Partner with management to develop an Emergency Action Plan and serve as primary contact for project site injury and incident notification, investigation and case management. - Collaborate with general contractors and owners regarding site specific safety issues. - Provide support to project managers and field, preplanning, ongoing, etc. - Manage Workers’ Compensation cases, including OCIP and CCIP sites, clinics, injured employees, return to work, etc. - Manage training (OSHA 10/30-hour, CPR/1^st^ aid, site specific, etc.) May analyze training needs to develop new and improved existing training programs. - Participate in L10meetings and provide regular on-site project visibility. - Conduct drug and alcohol testing for new hires - Provide safety orientation for new hires - Engage in necessary external training, conferences, etc. to ensure personal growth and continuing education - Manage safety programs for subcontractors when acting as prime contractor - Purchase, manage and supply appropriate PPE and safety equipment - Manage arc flash gear and update and inspect per schedule - Participate in weekly, quarterly and annual EOS planning meetings - Generate Safety Bulletins to communicate incidents and jobs well-done - Maintain worker’s unions relationships - Respond to employee’s mental health issues and provide support and resources - Work with DevOps to generate company forms - Participate in OSHA partnership walks - Participate in and respond to OSHA inspections **MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** - High school diploma or equivalent - Associates Degree in Safety, Health, Engineering or related discipline preferred, CHST, or CSP, GSP, ASP and/or 5 years’ experience in construction or industrial safety. - Knowledge of local, state and federal safety standards, as well as Workers’ Compensation procedures. **CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS** - Current certifications in First Aid, CPR/AED, OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety or general Industrial safety **MENTAL AND PHYSICAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** - Strong supervisory, conflict management, multi-tasking and problem-solving ability - Experience in writing reports and business correspondence in addition to effectively presenting information and responding to questions from senior management, site supervision, clients and employees - Excellent communication skills, maintaining professionalism when communicating with staff and clients alike - Strong organization and adaptability skills - Ethical integrity - Special interest in safety that goes beyond mere working knowledge of safety requirements - Risk assessment/management - Conceptual planning capability - Demonstrated ability to relate to contractors and their employees - Must be able to work independently with little supervision - Ability to travel to all worksites; overnight travel may be required - Adaptability to a changing workplace, in all weather conditions, in an office and job site setting - Must have technic…