Regional Director Safety, Health & Environment
Company Name: Baker Concrete Construction, Inc
Location:
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, US, 33312
Req ID : 6276
Travel: Up to 25%
Number of Openings: 1
Achieve more in your career with the nation's leading specialty concrete contractor. At Baker Construction, you'll be part of a team that prioritizes people, invests in their development, and offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth. In this role, you'll be integral to building the future of our country and our company. You'll collaborate across diverse teams, have a hand in significant projects, and dive headfirst into complex challenges with the best in the industry. If you are driven to do more and have the grit to follow through, you'll have everything you need to define your career on your terms.
Make a meaningful impact with a team that values ambition and rewards initiative. Apply today and be more with Baker.
Summary
Baker is committed to building better structures and better lives - and we are looking for an experienced Director of Safety to help direct our efforts across the nation. The Director of Safety serves as the senior executive responsible for overseeing our established Incident and Injury Free (IIF) program at a national level. This role leads and manages meaningful initiatives that span teams, regions, and geographies to make a measurable difference in how we operate. This role also partners with regional safety and operations managers to develop, coordinate, and implement occupational health and safety policies and procedures to promote and ensure effective safety operations throughout Baker Concrete Construction Inc. (BCCI). In the process, s/he is part of a broader effort to leave a lasting and positive legacy in the communities where we live and work. This is a new position for BCCI., providing an entrepreneurially minded and forward-thinking candidate with the opportunity to help strengthen and grow one of the most important facets of our culture and operations.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Director of Safety will perform the following duties in a safe, productive, and effective manner:
Develops, promotes, and practices continuous IIF improvement and learning across BCCI
Ensures that all regional managers have a consistent and unified approach to promoting the IIF culture
Collaborates with management to develop, prepare, and implement safety policies and procedures
Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local safety laws, regulations, codes, and rules
Ensures completion of required OSHA recordkeeping and reporting
Serves as point person to bring compliance violations to closure
Actively participates and supports Regional Field Safety Managers with all OSHA interactions, inspections, and investigations; oversees and/or conducts the investigation of job site incidents to identify the root cause and communicates that information to regional management
Supervises, trains, evaluates, and develops direct reports to ensure maximum return on investment
Actively produces monthly reports that highlight progress, safety statistics, identifies major risk issues, training, etc.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) and 20 years' construction safety experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
At least 3 years' prior experience as Safety Director preferred
Extensive knowledge of safety policies and applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards
OSHA 500
Certification from a Professional Safety Organization preferred
At Baker Construction, we welcome those who are driven to make things happen. Your tenacity will be rewarded with great pay, excellent benefits, and opportunities to make your mark. This is an opportunity to own your future while working alongside co-workers who are united in our purpose to build better structures and better lives. Go further with an industry leader that puts people first, honors its word, and has the grit to achieve greatness.
Baker is an EOE Disability/Veterans Employer.
Applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation for any or part of the application process may make their requests known by emailing hrtech@sharedservices.cc or calling 1-513-539-4000 and asking for HR.