Site Safety Manager (Field Based)
ERMAbout the role
ERM is hiring a Site Safety Manager to support our client’s solar construction projects in Colorado. In this critical role, you will be responsible for communicating with stakeholders, ensuring project timeline, and providing leadership to contractors and vendors associated with the delivery of company projects. The Site Safety Manager will have broad knowledge of construction safety. This is a full-time (50 hours/week), limited-term role for the duration of 12 months, renewable.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure the seamless execution of this project and maximizing impact on the sustainable energy landscape.
- Serve as the liaison between the developer and project stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and project progress.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project milestones are achieved on schedule.
- Address stakeholder inquiries, concerns, and provide regular updates on project status.
- Monitor project performance, budget adherence, and timelines.
- Facilitate transparent communication between the developer and key stakeholders.
- Champion a strong safety culture across the site and maximize personnel involvement in Safety related activities.
- Provide daily observations of on-site safety practices.
- Provide timely, high quality Safety technical support.
- Carry out regular workplace inspections to monitor compliance with site rules, procedures, etc.
- Coordinate the completion of job safety analyses, risk assessments and pre-task plans.
- Prepare and submit local, State, and internal reports as needed.
- Review and track investigations of injuries, illnesses, environmental releases, non-injury accidents and near-misses to ensure that they are effective, and that they identify and resolve root causes. Lead investigations into serious adverse events.
- Monitor and analyze Safety performance and initiate action to support or correct trends.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Proven experience in renewable energy project management, particularly in solar energy and battery storage.
- 10+ years’ experience in construction safety on power, utility, civil projects; experience in solar or renewable construction projects is a plus.
- High School Diploma or equivalent is a must; bachelor’s degree is a plus.
- CHST or CUSP certification is a plus.
- Comprehensive understanding of the design & construction process.
- Strong leadership and communication skills; can independently project manage with little to no oversight.
- Strong interpersonal skills for building lasting relationships with project stakeholders.
- Exceptional organizational abilities and meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to excel in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
- Familiarity with solar energy and battery storage technologies, industry trends, and sustainability objectives.
- Can handle client relationships in all forms of communication (written, verbal, presenting, etc.) and knows when to escalate to leadership.
- Basic MS (Word, Excel, Project, etc.) computing skills, email, etc.
- Ability to lift 25lbs.
- Regularly works around moving mechanical parts and heavy machinery, and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat, and humidity. Noise level may be loud at times.
- Possess a valid Driver’s License and reliable mode of transportation.
For the Site Safety Manager position we anticipate the annual base pay of $101,400 – $128,960, $48.75– $62.00 hourly equivalent, limited-term, non-exempt. An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employee’s fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job is not eligible for bonus pay.
You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, a
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