Underground Safety Coordinator

Guy F. Atkinson Construction


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Lynchburg, VA
Salary: $77,500 - $100,000 per year
Contract type: Full time
Atkinson Underground/Civil

The Safety Professional works to ensure the safety of employees, subcontractors, and the general public on the project. In addition, the safety professionals help conduct training for project employees and consult with project supervisors to develop safe work plans for all project phases and tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, subcontractors and general public
  • Enforce corporate and project specific safety and health programs as well as federal, state and local safety standards
  • Assist in development and coordination of project specific safety program
  • Identify known/potential exposures and recommend corrective action
  • Report project specific safety performance and future plans
  • Develop, coordinate and implement overall project specific safety programs
  • Work closely with field supervision to plan more complex safety aspects of the project construction including critical lifts, hazardous material handling, excavations, etc.
  • Develop project specific safety training for jobsite personnel including subcontractors
  • Coordinate third party safety reviews including OSHA
  • Ability to administer first aid and provide incident management onsite

Qualifications

  • OSHA 30 with intention of completing OSHA 500 in 2 years
  • Undergraduate Degree in occupational health and safety or 2-3 years of Construction safety experience
  • Able to manage multiple, competing priorities in a deadline driven environment
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners
  • Proof of training /competency in managing Crane, Fall Protection, Excavation, Scaffolds and Heavy Equipment safety.

Atkinson offers a total compensation package that includes base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefit package that includes health benefits (medical and dental plans), paid time off (vacation, sick and holiday), financial benefits (retirement plan with both match and annual company contribution, life insurance, short and long term disability, and commuter benefits). Additional benefits include fitness reimbursement, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax spending plans, tuition reimbursement, back-up daycare and family support benefits, EAP, work life assistance and a holiday contribution program. Base salaries will be determined by factors such as geographic location, education, skills, experience, and market considerations. For this role the base salary range is $77,500 to $100,000 .

#evergreen

Founded in 1926, Atkinson Construction is one of the most experienced and diverse civil contractors in the United States. Recognized for excellence in constructing highly-engineered and complex projects, Atkinson provides sophisticated and innovative heavy civil solutions for clients across the country.

Atkinson is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clark Construction Group.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clark Construction Group, LLC (and its subsidiaries and affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Clark promotes a drug-free workplace.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). The Know Your Rights poster is available here: Know Your Rights (eeoc.gov) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) and the Pay Transparency policy is available here: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .

Clark is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please e-mail [email protected] or call (800) 655-1330 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full time basis in order to be considered.

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