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About Your Opportunity
You will perform management responsibilities in all areas of Wohlsen’s Safety & Health program, with a focus in geographic territories as coordinated by the Director of Safety.  You will motivate, coach, appraise, and resolve issues in direct support of all of our operations.

How you will Contribute

• Conduct regular Site Safety Inspections and follow through on identified corrective actions.
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, goal setting, performance reviews, recognition, and corrective action for assigned team members in coordination with the Director of Safety and Human Resources.
• Support subcontractor safety administration, including site-specific requirements, safety meetings, incident investigations, and preventive and corrective actions.
• Actively participate in the Safety Team and support Company safety initiatives and working groups. Monitor team performance and consistency, provide timely feedback, and escalate significant performance, conduct, or resource concerns to the Director of Safety.
• Support development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Safety & Health and Risk Management policies, procedures, and programs.
• Support and improve the Company Safety Orientation and other safety programs.
• Support emergency action plans and procedures, including evacuation, rescue, hazardous materials, fire prevention/suppression, and medical emergencies.
• Develop and support Site-Specific Safety & Health plans and procedures, including orientations, activity hazard analyses, training, and safety coordination meetings.
• Deliver or coordinate training on Company policies, procedures, OSHA certifications, first aid, and other safety topics.
• Ensure required safety data, reports, and documentation are accurate, complete, and timely.
• Collect and analyze inspection and incident data to identify trends, evaluate performance, and drive preventive and corrective actions.
• Support Safety & Health record retention, documentation, and archiving requirements.

Relationships

• Reports directly to the Director of Safety.
• Active member of safety working groups
• Partners with subcontractor safety teams
• Represent Wohlsen at ABC and other industry or professional functions.

Authority

• Monitor construction activities for compliance with OSHA construction standards, the Company Safety & Health Program, and Site-Specific Safety Programs.
• Exercise authority to address unsafe conditions or practices and reinforce that safety is never compromised.
• Lead or support investigations of incidents, near misses, and concerns involving unsafe or unhealthful conditions or practices.

Accountability

• Identifying hazards, assessing risk and implementing controls to keep team members and the workplace safe
• Maintaining compliance with OSHA and applicable safety regulations, polices and inspections
• Building a strong safety culture.

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of construction safety and health experience, including demonstrated leadership responsibilities, required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Construction Management, Engineering, Risk Management, or related field preferred. (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

• CHST, ASP, CSP, or comparable safety certification.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction course or equivalent required.
• Authorized OSHA 10- and 30-hour Instructor preferred.
• Working knowledge of construction operations, contract documents, and applicable safety requirements.
• Basic knowledge of workers’ compensation and automobile insurance.
• Strong verbal, written, coaching, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and the ability to learn Company systems.  Experience with digital safety management tools (e.g. Procore Safety) preferred. 

Valid driver’s license required. Must be able to travel to Company offices and project sites and work additional hours as business needs require. Must maintain confidentiality and demonstrate a client-focused, team-oriented approach.



Physical Requirements

In a normal day, this position requires the employee must be able to stand, sit, walk, and drive for 4-6 hours.  Employee must be able to lift/carry up to 50 lbs. maximum; frequently lift/carry up to 25lbs.  In this position, employee must be able to use his/her upper extremities for repetitive simple grasping, pushing/pulling, and fine manipulation.   In this position, employee frequently (34-66%) must be able to bend at waist, squat the knees, climb (including ladders), reach above shoulders, kneel, crawl, use feet (foot controls), and/or work at heights above 6 feet.


Safety Sensitive

This position is identified as Safety‑Sensitive and includes duties that directly affect the safety and well‑being of team members, subcontractors, and the public.


*Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Wohlsen does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website, locations, or to any Wohlsen team member. Wohlsen will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Wohlsen and will be processed accordingly.

It is the policy of Wohlsen Construction to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This policy relates to all phases of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, employment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, reduction of workforce and termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, the use of all facilities, and participation in all company-sponsored employee activities.


The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.  This job description does not constitute a contract of employment and Wohlsen Construction may exercise its employment at-will rights at any time.