Safety Specialist
Job Description
Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conducts construction site safety audits to identify improper procedures, checks equipment
and facilities for hazardous conditions, and recommends corrective actions - Monitors policies, procedures, programs, standards, and design criteria affecting construction
safety at multiple construction projects - Investigates complaints and on-site construction accidents to determine root cause and
recommend effective hazard controls - Conducts noise, ventilation, and gas testing at construction sites to determine if employees
may be exposed to unhealthy conditions and makes appropriate recommendations - Conducts construction safety and standard reporting procedure training for Project
Managers and on-site employees - Collects and analyzes injury, claim, and safety survey statistical data to write technical
reports and make presentations to contractors and District management regarding contractor
performance - Coordinates construction safety activities such as project site safety audits and attends prebid
and post-award contract meetings as a member of the Owner Controlled Insurance
Program (OCIP) team - Reviews construction Injury Illness and Prevention Programs (IIPPs) submitted by
contractors for accuracy and conformance with safety standards - Trains, assigns projects, and tasks to lower-level personnel, and reviews reports for
completeness and accuracy - Performs other duties as assigned
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in industrial or
environmental engineering, Occupational Safety or Industrial Hygiene or closely related field - OR Graduation from a recognized college or university with a Professional Safety Certification
- OR Two years of college education with a Professional Safety Certification and an additional
2 year full-time professional paid experience in construction safety management to
compensate for the years of education..
- Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in industrial or
- 10 years' full-time paid professional construction safety management experience in
developing and implementing accident prevention programs for a large private or public
organization - Completion of the OSHA 500 and 40-hour HAZPOWER courses is preferred
One of the Following Credentials is Preferred:
- Any Professional Safety Certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
- Licensed Safety Professional (LSP) from the National Association of Safety Professionals
(NASP) - Certified Safety Manager (CSM) from the National Association of Safety Professionals
(NASP) - Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)
