Role: HSE/ Safety Consultant
Location: Chicago, IL 60646 (Onsite)
Duration - 12 months
Job Description:
Build working relationships with business unit leaders, focusing in the areas of construction safety. Delivers programs to train employees in the fundamentals of occupational safety. Interprets and facilitates implementation of policies and procedures relating to construction occupational health and safety. Works closely with all levels of the organization as well as the contractors to ensure all work is performed to company safety standards, OSHA, and all workplace safety laws.
Job Duties:
Conduct Safety Initiatives
1. Collect, analyze, and interpret existing, new and emerging safety regulations to initiate corporate compliance strategies. Collaborate with other Consultants, where appropriate.
2. Develop (or facilitate diverse teams to develop) programs, policies and procedures and coordinate implementation to assure the health and safety of personnel while controlling company losses.
3. Analyze contractor safety performance indicators to identify trends, improvement opportunities, or specific intervention needs, and provide consultation from an expert perspective to achieve effective solutions.
4. Assure effective implementation of contractor safety programs through auditing, inquiry, observation, and networking, leveraging the best practices.
5. Identify needs, develop and deliver fundamental, technical, or customized safety training programs tailored to various levels within the organization, utilizing outside resources where applicable.
6. Participate, and/or consult on various corporate and business unit safety committees, task forces and/or safety meetings.
7. Review contractor accident investigations and make recommendations to prevent new or recurring accidents.
8. Acts as a source for safety equipment consultation and information for the BU.
9. Provides current and past safety statistics relative to lagging (e.g., injury/illness or motor vehicle accidents) and leading indicator information.
Other
1. Establish and maintain good working relationships with employees, contractor personnel and project leaders.
2. Serve on local safety committees while offering expert perspective on safety issues.
3. Support diversity by actively seeking out and encouraging diversity in perspective and by establishing an environment of inclusion.
List of job titles and incumbents along with type and nature of internal contacts
1. Senior Safety Consultant, Principal Safety Consultant and/or Manager Safety Services – provide support and recommendations on health & safety related initiatives
2. Management and represented employees – provide updates, consultation and/or training on health & safety related items
3. Supervisors and managers – provide updates and consulting on health & safety related items
4. Union officers and stewards - establish and maintain good working relationships while addressing safety concerns.
5. Contractors, Owners, Project Management, Safety Representatives, Superintendent, General Foreman, Foreman, and labor force.
Type and nature of external contacts when applicable
1. Vendors and consultants – coordinate and schedule
2. Regulatory agencies – provide requested information and communicate findings
3. Trade Unions - interact with agents, stewards, safety representatives
Minimum Qualifications:
• OSHA 500 Certification required.
• Associate degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or closely related field is preferred. A combination of education, training/certification, and experience with large scale construction projects in lieu of education will be considered.
• The Safety Consultant – Construction requires at least 3 to 5 years of experience providing safety services to large construction projects. Utility experience desired.
• Experience in regulatory compliance, best practice, case management, and contractor oversight
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite
• Uses appropriate interpersonal skills and communication methods to build constructive relationships with contractors, business units, and other stakeholders to meet shared goals and objectives.
• Key leadership competencies are making difficult decisions, relationship-building, influencing, fostering teamwork, knowledge of the business and sound judgment.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to consult effectively with internal clients.
• Experience with planning and project coordination skills.
• Above average verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the external environment and organization.
• Ability to provide high quality customer service.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively.
• Ability to maintain composure in dealing with all organizational levels including, executives, managers and supervisors, employees, training staff and the public, occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations.
• May be exposed to or required to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Valid driver’s license required.
