Safety Director II - Chicago - Next 150 Construction, LLC

Description

Overview

Next 150 Construction, a fully owned subsidiary of Gilbane is seeking a Safety Director II that will serve as the national thought leader for safety excellence, fostering a culture of proactive risk management and innovation across all business units. This role will report to the Corporate Director of Safety and work collaboratively with Next 150's leadership. This role will optimize performance of safety systems, fostering a spirit of continuous improvement and industry advancement. This position requires extensive travel and applicants located in close proximity to a Gilbane office is highly preferred.

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you? 

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.  

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane's business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.  

Your core values match Gilbane's: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship. 

What's in it for you?   

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader. 

Responsibilities

Strategy Development
• Leads the planning, development, and execution of safety programs across assigned Divisions, ensuring alignment with corporate safety standards and overarching safety philosophy
• Supports and articulates company mission, vision, and strategy
• Assists the Corporate Safety Director in developing and overseeing the implementation of annual Safety Strategic Plan
• Provides additional support to the Director of Corporate Safety to improve the effectiveness and consistency of the safety program
• Along with the Corporate Safety Director, Gilbane University, and HR, identifies, creates, and delivers quality safety training to Next150 employees within their area of responsibility
• Partners with business development to ensure seamless integration of safety strategies into client capture plans and account plans, establishing a common thread of safety excellence. Drives initiatives to optimize risk reduction and fatality prevention, with a strong emphasis on TRIR, DART, LITR, SIF prevention, and cost of risk. Leads efforts to strengthen client, partner, and industry relationships that position Gilbane as the "Builder of Choice."

Analytics / Safety Intelligence
• Works in real time with Gilbane Insurance Group, Senior Management, Corporate and Division Safety Directors to identify loss leaders and effectively create safety procedures to reduce the number and severity of claims on all projects
• Ensures Monthly Safety leading and lagging Indicator Reports are published for the Divisions within their area of responsibility
• Analyzes trends in incidents, accidents, claims, unsafe behaviors, etc. to recommend and direct resources to mitigate hazards; Publish dashboards and heat maps w/ monthly executive reviews and quarterly updates
• Analyzes Predictive Solutions Hammertech use and recommends improvements
• Collaborates with Corporate Safety Director, Gilbane Technology Group and Business Intelligence to develop safety applications that support effective safety program implementation, adoption and useful trending analytics
• Benchmark and pilot new safety technologies

Safety Leadership
• Schedules and meets with Corporate Safety Director, Senior Management and Divisional Safety Directors on a regular basis to understand and support their needs, help troubleshoot challenges, create positive opportunities, and continue to train new employees
• Regularly visit key projects within area of responsibility with Division Safety Directors to mentor, support development and ensure consistent application of safety program; organize minimum field presence and coaching expectations.
• Establishes subject matter expert subcommittees within the Safety Peer Group to tackle projects aimed at reducing incidents across Gilbane
• Leverages industry involvement to research and introduce safety best practices for possible inclusion in the company safety program
• Provides functional leadership and oversight to all Division Safety Directors
• Leads initiatives to embed safety as a core value through differing strategies and programs.

Budget, Procurement & Standardization
• Responsible for Next 150 safety budget; standardized PPE, life-safety systems, and technology
• Manage third-party providers master service agreements

Self-Perform Program Stewardship
• Set standards and engineering controls for hoists/scaffolds, lifting/rigging/critical picks, fall protections, formwork/shoring, silica, confined space, temporary power
• Approve procedures and equipment; ensure inspection/maintenance programs and documentation

Staffing
• Ensures all divisions have qualified safety support at all levels
• Collaborate with Human Resources to review compensation and talent management of safety job family
• Creates and manages a safety mentor program to strengthen the safety department employees

Communications
• Set fixed monthly / quarterly reporting package (KPI dashboard, corrective-action)
• Collaborates with Corporate Communications/ Human Resources Benefits and assists with posting in internal and external communications about safety
• Reinforces communication protocols for escalations
• Assists Corporate Director of Safety as Safety Portal and Lessons Learned knowledge manager
• Regularly reviews and provides updates to improve the standard safety plan

Training
• Own training matrix with LMS content (OSHA 10/30, First Aid/CPR/AED)
• Requires >90% compliance and zero lapses for critical certifications
• Conducts Incident and Injury Free training and other safety related education as requested or required by the Divisions within their area of responsibility
• Updates Next 150's safety training modules to provide in-person training to improve all field employees' identification and correction of safety issues in the field

Risk Management
• Collaborate with Corporate Risk Manager to ensure effective implementation of Insurance Programs
• Reviews and ensure a project level response to all loss control inspections conducted on Gilbane projects by Insurance company representatives
• Collaborates with Corporate Legal to coordinate response and defense to OSHA, EPA or other regulatory authority citations, and personal injury or liability litigation
• Represents Next 150 as subject matter expert in legal and regulatory appeals and actions
• Leads serious incident investigations using factor analysis to identify root causes and systemic contributors, ensuring verified effectiveness of corrective actions and a strong focus on fatality prevention.

Client Relationship Management
• Collaborates with Global Sales & Marketing Services to respond to client safety questionnaires, proposals and prequalification requests
• Ties safety role to pursuit win-rate contribution and owner safety scorecard performance; Owner specified reconciliation checklist during pursuits
• Represents Gilbane at key client meetings involving safety

Industry Safety Leadership/Involvement
• Participates and represents Next 150 as directed at national industry conferences and groups, such as ASSP, NSC, BCSP, ANSI, AGC, ABC, CURT, NCSE, IIF HSE, etc.
• Actively pursues the applications for external industry Safety Awards.
• Assists the Corporate Safety Director with authoring, developing and representing Gilbane at industry presentations, publications, peer reviewed journals, and other venues/conferences.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Associate Safety Professional, Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist preferred
• BS in Occupational Safety Management or Engineering
• 10-15 years of relevant experience
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Comprehensive knowledge of construction safety principles, techniques and methods
• Comprehensive knowledge of OSHA laws, regulations and policies
• Capable of identifying known potential exposures and recommending corrective action
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite

Next 150 Construction Services has an unwavering focus on safety, the environment and caring about everyone involved in our work.

Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Next 150 Construction Services is not accepting unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters at this time.

Next 150 Construction Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.