Manager-Health & Safety

The Manager- Health & Safety is responsible for implementing, and managing safety programs across multiple projects and operational areas to ensure a safe working environment. This role involves identifying safety risks, conducting inspections and audits, providing training, and ensuring compliance with all safety regulations and standards. The Manager- Health & Safety collaborates with project teams, regulatory agencies, and internal stakeholders to foster a safety-first culture and reduce workplace incidents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety Program Development & Implementation:
  Develop, maintain, and improve safety procedures, and programs tailored to specific projects or operational areas. Ensure alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Risk Identification & Mitigation:
  Conduct regular safety inspections, hazard assessments, and job site audits. Identify potential safety risks and implement corrective actions to mitigate hazards.
• Training & Education:
  Develop and deliver safety training sessions for employees, contractors, and management. Promote awareness of safety policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Incident Investigation & Reporting:
  Lead investigations of workplace incidents, accidents, and near-misses. Prepare detailed reports, analyze root causes, and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Ensure all safety activities comply with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and other relevant safety and environmental regulations. Maintain documentation for audits and inspections.
• Safety Culture Promotion:
  Foster a proactive safety culture by engaging employees at all levels, encouraging reporting of hazards, and recognizing safety excellence.
• Performance Monitoring & Metrics:
  Track safety performance indicators, analyze trends, and prepare reports for management. Use data to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Vendor & Contractor Oversight:
  Ensure contractors and vendors adhere to safety standards and policies. Conduct safety orientations and monitor their compliance during project execution.
• Emergency Preparedness:
  Develop and coordinate emergency response plans, conduct drills, and ensure readiness for various safety incidents.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Stay current with industry safety trends, regulations, and best practices. Recommend and implement innovative safety solutions.

Essential duties:

• Coordinate with project team and participate in pre-construction meetings when requested to analyze risk and support project team to effectively identify and plan to mitigate risk.
• Provide support and/or oversight to project inspection and contractors on Safe Work Practices.
• Conduct Pre-Job Safety Briefings and ensure safety control measures are implemented.
• Address EHS matters by making recommendations based on knowledge of company practices and government regulations. If required, research information needs through corporate personnel, trade or government organizations.
• Foster communication with the workforce to strengthen the importance of EHS objectives, policies and procedures.

Maintain a comprehensive understanding of company EHS policies and procedures and applicable regulatory agency regulations, standards and guidelines.

• Assist project team in investigation of all incidents and document properly. Assist in implementation of corrective actions as it relates to the incident.
• Foster a positive open work environment, systems approaches and disciplined execution of all assigned tasks.
• Other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified, defined, and assigned.

Education:

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• A minimum of ten (10) years prior experience or similar background.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, ISNetworld, NCMS and other safety and environmental regulations.
• Proven experience in conducting safety audits, incident investigations, and risk assessments.
• Experience in executing construction in an operating facility environment.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to write clearly and concisely for different types of audiences and deliver a presentation clearly and persuasively.
• Ability to recognize, research and resolve gaps identified in the company EHS process.
• Must be a problem solver with the ability to find resolutions with multiple stakeholders.
• Must be flexible and able to work effectively in a team environment and consistently maintain a professional and respectful demeanor/attitude with co-workers, clients, vendors, and regulatory agencies.
• Strong team leadership skills and ability to manage crews across a large project site.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to represent the Owner with multiple external partners, clients, public citizens and neighboring landowners, and public authorities, effectively managing stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to prioritize, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet established deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Strong Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and other software applications.
Strong focus on safety, quality, and ethical conduct (fiduciary responsibility to the owner).

Physical Demands:

All of the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.

• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
  

Working Conditions:

• Required to live near the construction site before or simultaneous to the Contractor mobilizing to the site (relocation may be required).
• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• Travel to projects in United States expected to be 50%. Remaining 50% in Houston office.
• Varying working conditions from office settings to working outdoors in inclement weather conditions.
• Site will require minimum personnel protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, steel toed shoes, long sleeves, reflective vests, and flame retardant clothing (FRCs).
The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including a credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Yes