Senior Safety Manager

 As a Senior Safety Manager, you will ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on our world class projects. The Safety Manager is responsible for creating a culture of care while enforcing Clark's Safety and Health Policy, as well as, local and federal safety standards on jobsites. This role leads employee safety education in partnership with project supervisors to develop safe work plans for all phases and tasks. To us, no project is successful unless it is built safely. 

Responsibilities 

• Drive the Clark safety culture on a project 

• Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and general public 

• Enforce corporate and project specific safety and health programs as well as federal, state, and local safety standards 

• Manage and mentor a staff as well as client expectations effectively. 

• Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action 

• Develop, coordinate, and implement overall project specific safety programs 

• Partner with field supervision to ensure safety hazard mitigation measures are included in the planning of project construction activities 

• Develop project specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based upon upcoming work activities or recent at-risk trends 

• Drive and create a safety vision and aligns the team to deliver and achieve a safe workplace for everyone

• Facilitate third party safety reviews including OSHA 

• Understand workers compensation and lead efforts in managing claims

• Utilize experience to proactively mitigate upcoming safety challenges

• Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win the right work

• Take an active role in recruiting top industry talent to join the Clark team. Identify, hire, and retain outstanding people

• Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals

Basic Qualifications 

• 10 years of relevant construction safety experience with an undergraduate degree in safety and health (or related discipline) or demonstrated construction safety and trade experience 

• Ability to communicate and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners 

• Ability to manage large scale and high profile projects.

• Proof of training and experience in managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment safety 

• Exposure to preconstruction efforts

• Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, and gain buy-in from a broad range of stakeholders from a new craft worker to senior executive leader 

• Strength in managing multiple competing priorities in a deadline driven environment 

• Agile, energetic, data driven approach to achieving individual and organizational objectives while balancing short term and long term goals 

• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes 

Preferred Qualifications 

• OSHA 30 Hour 

• CHST or CSP 

• SMS certifications

• 1st Aid/CPR training

The work environment and requirements described below are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. 

The Physical Side of the Role: This is an active, hands-on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling, and reaching. You’ll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. This role requires the ability to communicate effectively, as well as visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work. The role does include desk time in the office t