Senior Site Safety Manager (New Mexico - Travel Required)

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Site Safety Manager will coordinate, Implement, and Monitor the Corporate Safety Programs at various project locations.
This role is located full-time on a jobsite in the Intermountain Region (UT, NM, OR, ID, or NV) and will require travel. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Able to travel to assigned sites to oversee all duties of Safety Manager.

• Oversees the performance of the assigned Site Safety Managers and Reps.

• In the field 60-80% of the time auditing and managing site safety plans with Site Safety Managers.

• Provide safety training and education programs to company personnel.

• Use Office Suite (Word, Power Point and Excel) to write reports and for training.

• Can navigate company intranet – The Grid, for accessing company policies, procedures, and forms.

• Organize pre-job safety planning meetings to plan for potential hazards and problems prior to start of job.

• Audits the Forepersons and site management meetings to address safety issues.

• Verifies all crane pick plans for the sites assigned.

• Audits the site orientation for new hires and visitors given by the Site Safety Manager.

• Audits the morning all-hands meetings and verifies all workers are given required PPE.

• Works with the Superintendents to verify all-hands are healthy and ready to work at the beginning of the day during the all-hands meetings.

• Inspect jobsites to ensure Company Safety Program and OSHA compliance.

• Audit and update emergency response plans for projects.

• Review and modify the Site-Specific Safety Plan and the Site-Specific Electrical Safety Plan to match contractual requirements.

• Arrange and conduct basic first aid training for jobsite personnel.

• Arrange and conduct OSHA 10/30 training for their sites.

• Investigate and analyze bodily injury and property damage accidents.

• Coordinate project safety programs with subcontractors

• Compile and issue regular accident report summaries

• Use Sunscreen for Near Miss, Audits and Opening and closing site safety issues.

• Verify the Sites Safety team are doing daily audits and Near Misses.

• Leads their Team in reporting Near Misses – uses the data to conduct morning toolbox talks.

• Able to locate company documents on the intranet Grid site.

• Provide updated information to employees regarding safety requirements updates or changes.

• Assist with weekly foremen’s and monthly superintendent’s safety meetings.

• Identify and handle project management personnel needing assistance, training, or discipline in meeting Corporate Safety guidelines and goals.

• Complete other responsibilities as assigned by the Corporate Safety Team or Superintendent.

• Verifies the Emergency Action Plan is up-to-date and posted.

• Verifies all required documentation is available in the job trailer for review by site personnel and owners.

• Implements the Site-Specific Safety Plan and the Site-Specific Electrical Safety Plan.

• Coordinates and oversees the Site Safety Managers for Picks, LOTO, Red Rope and Energization.

Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance:

• Reduction of frequency and severity of injury accidents

• Reduction of Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, and property premiums

• Elimination of OSHA citations

• Development of positive attitudes on the part of employees regarding safe work practices

• Ensure customer/client satisfaction.

• Improved personal professional growth and education.

• Improved communication of compliance issues to field personnel

• Provide safety education and training with electrical emphasis.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• Safety certification as CSP, ASP, CHST, OSHT, or CIH desired

• BS in safety or equivalent years experience

• 5 years experience in safety or safety related field

• 5 years experience with performing electrical installation/trouble shooting

• Solar Power Generation experience a plus.

• Thorough knowledge of OSHA Construction and General Industry Regulations

• Knowledge of 1910.269 – Power Generation standard.

• NFPA 70e knowledge.

• Ability to evaluate construction work activities with respect to safety and loss control

• Ability to recognize and analyze Company trends with respect to Company accidents

• Ability to recognize training needs and develop training in safety

• Computer skills, i.e. Word, Power Point, excel

• Presentation skills

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

• Requires regular travel across the US, travel approximately 80%

• Occasional exposure to dust and fumes, electric shock, radiation, toxic/caustic chemicals

• Requires frequent stooping/bending/crouching, reaching, handling, finger dexterity, sitting, standing, walking, and lifting 50 or more lbs.

• Constant finger dexterity and ability to see details at close range and at a distance, hear, and talk, and possess depth perception

• Occasional climbing and carrying, proximity to moving mechanical parts, working in high exposed places

• The noise intensity level is high

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$88,115.00 - $110,144.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

Job Number: J12673

If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.