SAFETY COORDINATOR- DATA CENTER

About You:

Solutions-Oriented. Problem-solving brings you a sense of accomplishment, and you bring a positive attitude, curious listening skills, and a solutions mindset to the table.

Communicative. You value your strong communication skills and appreciate open dialogue. You know how to share information with team members at all organizational levels, and you care about gaining alignment and building rapport with clients, trade partners, project teams, and field crews.

Realistic. You’re grounded in reality. Able to rally the team around attainable goals, you have a talent for navigating challenging conversations, when need be, to re-establish expectations.

ABOUT THE POSITION

• Support the successful implementation of the Company’s Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) program and Site-Specific Safety Plan at a single large site or multiple smaller sites.
• Lend technical support to Lewis Craftworkers in the development of pre-task plans—both identifying hazards and recommending hazard mitigation strategies.
• Prior to their mobilization on site, ensure subcontractors have provided all requested safety documentation, including a Site-Specific Safety Plan that properly addresses the hazards associated with their scope of work. 
• Observe work activities on site daily. Identify hazards and intervene or escalate as appropriate to address safety concerns. 
• Perform administration and management functions as appropriate to ensure compliance with local safety laws, codes and ordinances.
• Maintain safety documentation and archives for the project.
• Provide training, mentoring, technical support and coaching for Safety Representatives as assigned.

Site -Specific Safety Plan

• In collaboration with Safety Director, Project Superintendent and project team, create a Site-Specific Safety Plan and Crisis Management Plan, customizing the Company standard templates to address the unique conditions and hazards at the job site.
• Ensure safety boards, equipment and site-specific materials are supplied at assigned site.
• In collaboration with Project Superintendent and Project Engineers, review the subcontractors’ Site-Specific Safety Plans for completeness and relevancy.
• Verify that subcontractors implement their Site-Specific Safety Plans. 

New Hire Orientation

• By customizing the Company standard template, develop new hire orientation program with a focus on safety culture, site awareness, setting of expectations, education and personal accountability.
• Conduct new hire orientation for all team members, including Lewis employees, subcontractor employees, vendors and other site visitors.

Safety Audits

• Several times a day, observe work activities on site and evaluate whether they are performed safely.
• Document both positive and corrective safety observations in the company safety software.
• Ensure safety violations are corrected promptly.
• Support and encourage other team members to perform safety audits and ensure their observations are properly documented in the Company safety software.
• For compliance audits by regulatory agencies, contact Safety Director immediately, organize an opening conference and attend/support/document audit process.

Technical Expertise

• Support Project Foreman with the development of their pre-task plans and job hazard analysis.
• Organize, host and/or facilitate technical safety trainings required to support Lewis field operations.
• Clarify safety rules and provide technical expertise and solutions to safety challenges on site.
• Review trending analysis in safety software and recommend corrective measures to site management. 

Incident Investigation (Personal Injury and/or Property Damage)

• For personal injuries, ensure injured party gets immediate care as appropriate for the severity of the injury.
• Notify Safety Director immediately for support, and notify other key stakeholders as outlined in the EH&S program.
• Conduct thorough accident investigation, including witness statements, photographs, environmental conditions and any other relevant factors.
• Organize and conduct an Incident Analysis meeting. With the project team, identify and document all contributing factors and institute training, policy or procedural changes to address.
• Provide support of claims management by staying connected to injured Lewis employees and coordinating light duty assignments.

Leadership

• Lead morning Safety Huddles efficiently and effectively with a team-oriented and participatory approach. Morning agenda should identify hazards and include an ergonomic warm up.
• Be a vocal safety leader, frequently praising good safety behavior and quickly correcting unsafe behaviors.
• Respond to every safety suggestion promptly.
• Be professional at all times, consistently modeling safe work behaviors and practices.
• Escalate issues quickly if necessary and ask for management’s support in addressing site risks and/or personnel problems.
• Identify employees whose actions and decisions represent high-risk behaviors. In collaboration with the team’s leadership, implement progressive accountability policy to address and modify these unsafe behaviors.
• Partner with the owners’ and subcontractors’ safety professionals, as appropriate, collaborating and communicating as a team in the safe execution of the work.

Documentation

• Develop an organizational system and keep all safety related documentation readily available for use by crews, management and/or compliance officers.
• Ensure required equipment training is conducted and documented for Lewis work.
• Document all technical training and issue training cards to attendees.
• Ensure job site postings are compliant with laws, regulations and ordinances.
• Document daily work environment in daily progress reports.
• Maintain records of completed pre-task plans and JHAs.
• Review requested subcontractor safety documentation for completeness and compliance with Lewis policies, and regulatory and owner requirements.

Safety Education Requirements

• Contact Safety Manager and/or Safety Director as necessary to seek coaching in managing job site issues.
• Successfully complete OSHA 30-hour training course.
• Complete CPR, AED and first aid training. Keep certification card current.
• Complete the Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC) course through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (or equivalent coursework). No need to recertify.
• Commit to expanding technical knowledge.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Environmental Health and Science or 3+years of experience in a safety role, preferably in construction.
• Computer proficiency required; experience with safety software is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Worker’s Compensation regulations, Federal and State OSHA/WISHA rules and regulations, and the ability to identify and resolve safety hazards is required. Experience in Claims management and proper documentation is required.
• Technical knowledge of the following is required: Asbestos, Lead, Flammable storage, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, Respiratory Protection, Equipment – Crane, Scissor Lift, Boom Lift, Forklift, etc., Rigging/ Signaling, Fall Protection, Confined Space, Scaffolding, Trench/Excavation, Blood-borne Pathogens, Electrical Safety, Defensive Driving, and Flagging.

 Required management skills include:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with a workforce of diverse backgrounds, education, experience levels.
• Strong presentation skills, facilitation skills and ability to develop and deliver effective job safety training.
• Possesses strong attention to detail and ability to resolve complex problems.
• Strong computer skills and the ability to write pre-task plans, JHA and work plans.
• Team player with ability to work independently and with strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to collect and interpret data and apply it to the plan.
• Responsive to jobsite needs and/or concerns.

A 100% employee-owned general contractor, Lease Crutcher Lewis offers a comprehensive healthcare plan with medical, dental, and vision coverage. Our employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account supports physical wellness for employees and their pets, and our employer-funded Headspace membership supports mental wellness. We also offer a generous Health Savings Account with annual employer sponsored contributions. Lease Crutcher Lewis provides support for a financially healthy future, including our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (enrollment covered at no cost to you) and a 401(k) with a competitive matching program. To support employee philanthropic efforts, employees are eligible for volunteer PTO and charitable giving matching programs.

Lease Crutcher Lewis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of, and will not be discriminated against, based on the basis of race, color, gender, pregnancy or breastfeeding, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, disability, or other status protected by state or federal law.