Job Description
Job Description Foster CM Group , a highly respected Construction Management Firm, offers a family-based culture where work-life balance is particularly important. We work as a team and strongly encourage mentorship between staff to further everyone's skills successfully. Our firm has a long history with multiple repeat clients based on our outstanding performance.
We are seeking an experienced Safety Specialist for a full-time position located in our Dallas, Texas office.
Position Summary :
The Safety Specialist is a full-time position that provides services related to safety, health, work methods, and training. This will include extensive field visits with field staff, identifying areas requiring training, conducting training in on-the-job settings or in other facilities, and evaluating performance in simulated and actual environments. The ideal candidate will have multiple years of experience and subject matter expertise related to training, safety, and quality control.
Essential Functions:
- Visits the field and observe, train, and teach safety, quality, and work methods.
- Identifies areas that need further focus, and develops, schedules and presents training materials on those areas.
- Identifies field staff that need further training in safety, quality, and work methods. Works with Area Supervisor to develop plans to train and address crew deficiencies.
- Presents Safety, Work Methods, and Quality Training Courses.
- Evaluates employee and driver performance.
- Conducts program level audits of EHS programs.
- Recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issues, makes timely decisions, can make difficult decisions, uses consensus, when possible, communicates decisions to others.
- Leads through change and diversity, makes the tough call when needed, builds consensus when appropriate, motivates and encourages others.
- Provides feedback and coaching, in a mentoring role, challenges and develops employees, accepts mistakes, provides feedback and visibility for growth and development.
- Targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability.
- Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, and has good listening skills.
Other Requirements:
- Must have a commercial drivers' license with Intrastate
- Certified OSHA Authorized Outreach Instructor, Preferred
- Certified CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician), CUSP (Certified Utility Safety Professional), CET (Certified Environmental, Safety & Health Trainer), Preferred
- 5 years minimum of related experience in construction, airfield preferred
- Must be able to work a flexible shift
- Able to read and interpret documents such as plans, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, etc.
- Able to speak effectively before groups of people
- Able to type out routine reports and correspondence
- Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions
- Able to deal with a large diverse groups
- Skilled in the use of computers, able to adapt and utilize new technology.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work). The employee may be subject to one or more of the following atmospheric conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
Competencies:
- Self-Motivated
- Team-Oriented
- Customer Oriented
- Bi-Lingual (Spanish/English) Preferred
- Must be able to follow Company safety rules and all other Company policies.
Salary Range: $80K-$125K
Other Requirements:
- Possession of a valid state of residence driver's license with a clean driving record.
- Daily travel to and from construction sites, generally within 100 miles from the home office is expected. Short term, out of town, assignments may be required. Long term, out of town, assignments may be required, with advance notice of planned dates.
- May be required to work protracted and irregular hours to meet client's needs, including nights, overtime and weekends.
- All positions at Foster CM Group require an applicant who has accepted an employment offer to undergo a background check. Background checks may include, SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, criminal background check, fingerprint verification, and/or drug test. All employment offers are contingent upon successful results of required background checks.
About Foster CM Group:
If you are looking for a great new opportunity to build your career with a leading program/construction management firm, please visit our website, learn about us, and see the types of projects we have managed.
Foster CM Group, a highly respected firm, offers a progressive culture where work-life balance is particularly important. We work as a team and strongly encourage mentorship by entertaining new industry innovations collaborated between staff to further everyone's skills successfully. Our firm has a long history with multiple repeat clients based on our outstanding performance.
Founded in 1992, Foster CM Group, Inc. has been providing Program/Construction Management services to Aviation, Education (K-12 and Higher Education), Government (City, State and Federal), Healthcare, Sports & Entertainment, Transportation, and Water/Wastewater clients for more than 27 years. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Foster CM Group has additional offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Denver, CO, and Seattle, Washington.
Foster CM Group Benefits ( benefit package which includes both employer and employee paid plans) :
- Medical Insurance to include HSA and FSA benefits
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Prescription Drug
- Telehealth Benefits
- Life Insurance
- STD paid by the Company
- LTD paid by the Company
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401 (K) with Company Match
- Vacation
- Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Financial Wellness
- Pet Insurance
Foster CM Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that Foster CM Group does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex (gender), age, disability, national origin, genetic information, or sexual orientation. All individuals are encouraged to apply and compete for jobs.
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