Safety Manager - Alexandria, LA

Location

Alexandria, LA | United States

Job description

Safety Manager - Alexandria, LA

Our Team

The Bilfinger group of companies enhances the efficiency of assets, ensures a high level of availability, and reduces maintenance costs for its clients. Its portfolio covers the entire value chain from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance, plant expansion, as well as turnarounds. 

Bilfinger Industrial Services Inc is a leading provider of complex and comprehensive industrial services specializing in chemicals, manufacturing, assembly, and construction. With over 80 years of experience, on a multitude of projects across multiple markets, we excel at making the impossible possible.

Driven by integrity and a long-standing culture of performance excellence, Bilfinger doesn’t just build structures – we build relationships. Our professionals share a common goal; to keep promises, honor commitments and exceed client expectations. Our performance is what has helped, and continues to help forge strong partnerships, which are strengthened over time. Bilfinger provides employees with training and opportunities, both internally and externally, to further develop in their role and prepare them for elevated roles. 

The Role

The Safety Manager is responsible for providing overall day-to-day safety supervision on a large-scale chemical, new construction, manufacturing facility, and managing the company’s safety program, safety culture, policies, and procedures. They are responsible for training employees and subcontractors in accordance with client, state, federal, and OSHA regulations and fostering a safe work environment. This role may have direct reports.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years’ experience in the construction industry with a commercial or industrial general contractor, oil and gas and industrial preferred
• Extensive knowledge of construction and engineering means and methods
• Experience managing safety inspections, safety and accident prevention plans,  substance abuse programs, Stop Work Authority program, and incident/accident investigations.
• Must demonstrate a strong ability to:
  • Adapt and be flexible to frequent changes in a fast-paced work environment
  • Demonstrate integrity consistent with Bilfinger’s core values
  • Collaborate and work effectively in a team environment with people of various backgrounds and styles
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, to include clear, concise, and professional presentation of information
  • Adapt to the constantly evolving world of technology, design, means and methods, systems may include but not limited to: Microsoft Office suite and other construction systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field highly desired
• Safety relevant certifications required
• Current OSHA 500/510/CHST/CSST
• Train-the-Trainer Certification in MEWP and Powered Industrial Trucks

Responsibilities:

• Safety: Oversee and train subcontractors and personnel on job site operations ensuring projects are in accordance with the company’s Accident Prevention Plan and Safety Program; Implement and administer client and company related safety requirements to ensure the safety and well-being of all personnel on job sites; Monitor all job site operations for compliance with contract requirements; Provide job site safety checks to ensure adherence to Accident Prevention Plans; Prepare and submit accurate, detailed, written safety reports; Serve as a lead role in preparatory meetings to ensure needed health, safety, and environmental (HSE) planning and actions are understood and successful; Maintain communication with project team to ensure proper project safety planning, inspections, needed actions, follow through, and analysis; Attend onsite safety visits and manage inspections; Review and approve Activity Hazard Analysis; Manage safety documentation and related processes; Manage accident investigations and determining the actions required to eliminate the reoccurrence of a similar incident; Manage the First Aid Department and substance abuse program; Liai­se with insurance providers on personal injury and property damage; Direct the Assured Grounding Program for electrical tools and workplace hazards; Manage safety recognition program; Monitor and coordinate work permits for construction; Manage OSHA required reporting; Partner with contractors in locating sources of potential hazards on project sites, including toxic materials, potential electrocution, structural threats to safety, and finding ways to eliminate such hazardous threats from sites.

• Training & Safety Culture: Manage training program and content related to safety and job site security; Manage efforts and initiatives to promote the company’s safety program, and encourage all employees and subcontractors to adopt safety as a culture.

• Occasional travel may be required.

• Performance of the required job duties will be in on project site-ofice environment along with daily proect walks that are under construction which may include various weather conditions.
• The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
  • The ability to walk terrain and surfaces that may be far, uneven, or temporary
  • The ability to regularly sit, stand, walk, talk and hear
  • The ability to frequently use hands to finger, handle or feel
  • The ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, squat, or reach
  • The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
  • Will operate inspection hand gages of all types
  • Climb and maintain balance on steel/wood framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
  • Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis
  • Position may require prolonged bending/twisting, walking, reaching overhead, squatting, sitting or standing and lifting
  • Ability to drive cars/trucks as needed
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Please reach out to Kelly Cocca Baker (281) 714 - 6883 in case of any questions related to this position. 

Bilfinger Industrial Services Inc.  is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, on the basis of traits historically associated with race (including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), or any other status protected by the law.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.  If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

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