Building Safety Lead (Owner’s Representative)

Building Safety Lead (Owner’s Representative)

Wilson, NC (onsite)

Multiyear contract (W2 or 1099)

General Description – “go-to” person for client on all aspects of construction safety associated with the construction of a building at the project site, working under the supervision of an overall site safety lead

Desired Experience – 10+ years’ experience in site-based construction safety, including progressive advancement into a building safety lead role. Greenfield project experience desired, for projects of a similar scale / complexity (e.g. pharmaceutical / biologics manufacturing site). Certified Safety professional (CSP) or equivalent training desired (OSHA 510 / 500). Possesses a high degree of construction safety technical knowledge and emotional intelligence / situational awareness, with the ability to effectively communicate up / down / across an organization in the area of construction safety.

CONSTRUCTION STAGE

• Support the CM partner project team in providing visible safety leadership on site.
• Undertake audits and inspections.
• Participate in immediate corrective action walk-downs.
• Participate in peer reviews.
• Support site impact meetings between site team and contractor for the building. Generally weekly, but can increase to daily if high interaction (e.g. service isolations, C&Q).
• Participate in project meetings with project team and contractor.
• Ensure that the contractor is pre-conditioning subcontractors, prior to commencing works on site.
• Review contractor’s risk assessment and method statements for the works.
• Review heavy lift plans, in particular where there is impact on site operations.
• Participate in daily whiteboard meetings, toolbox talks & stand-downs.
• Verify that appropriate permits to work are correctly utilized.
• Monitor effectiveness of contractor controls, such as exclusion zones and LOTO.
• Monitor safety performance on site and validate reported safety statistics.
• Completes the daily safety monitoring checklist
• Focuses on observed behaviors (safe and at-risk) and engagement with work crews.
• Cooperates with contractor to promote a positive safety culture.
• Issues behavioral code notices for observed behaviors (including safe and at-risk behaviors).
• Facilitate joint safety inspections with operations / EHS
• Where appropriate and when agreed with CM, supports the issuance of a non-conformance report to contractor.
• Ensures that incidents / accidents are correctly escalated internally.
• Coordinates incident / accident investigations and agrees with contractor’s safety improvement plan.

COMPLETION STAGE