BUSINESS UNIT EHS DIRECTOR - NASHVILLE
Company: Turner Construction
Location: Nashville
Posted on: October 11, 2024
Job Description:
Division:
Nashville Main
Project Location(s):
Nashville, TN 37201 USA
Minimum Years Experience:
Travel Involved:
Job Type:
Regular Job Classification:
Experienced Education: Job Family: Environmental Health and Safety
Compensation: Salaried Exempt
Position Description:
Lead, direct, and enforce Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S)
policies and practices and oversee project site EH&S team.
Primary responsibility for a large volume or high-risk project
(-$1B or larger). Set EH&S direction and goals in collaboration
with project senior leadership and communicate vision and strategic
direction with project team. Lead continuous improvement efforts to
achieve best in class safety culture. Essential Duties & Key
Responsibilities:
- Influence and motivate teams as visible leader on construction
project site while modeling highest standards of Turner's
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) organization's policies,
and processes.
- Oversee EH&S on construction project site, cultivate strong
and transparent working partnerships among project team to
influence operational safety planning and decision making to
improve safety outcomes.
- Generate consistent and frequent in-person engagement with
front line workers on project create continuous learning
environment for EH&S and project team, provide coaching and
mentoring to impart business and position acumen and further
development of EH&S competencies.
- Foster one team philosophy and collaborate with project team,
client, Trade partners, and applicable Joint Venture (JV) partners
to ensure establishment of required structure, processes, and
people.
- Establish and ensure consistent, aligned, and executed
standards with company and EH&S policies and programs, project
and client business priorities, and strategies. Communicate and
coordinate with portfolio projects and reinforce consistency of
EH&S program standards.
- Serve as integrated partner and expert advisor to project
stakeholders, and as primary liaison with owner for EH&S
matters involving day-to-day construction project
activities.
- Establish project-specific EH&S strategic and operational
plan, inclusive of high-risk activities, with clear and
quantifiable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and milestones.
Communicate plan to project leadership and with project team, and
Trade partners responsible for scope of work to implement plan.
Monitor progress to ensure consistent plan execution and conduct
Plan Do Check Adjust (PDCA) activities and rapid improvement events
to drive behaviors to achieve desired outcomes throughout
project.
- In collaboration with BU EH&S leader and local Human
Resources, participate in project EH&S recruiting, onboarding,
development, career progression, and succession for sustained
staffing pipeline that meets forecasted requirements and results in
retention:
- Recommend and participate in selection of EH&S
professionals assigned to lead safety efforts, including operations
and Trade partners.
- Evaluate qualifications and capabilities of employees leading
safety efforts and determine developmental activities to increase
employees' safety, leadership, and business acumen.
- Mentor, coach, and develop employees and follow progress
throughout project assignments.
- Identify, eliminate, and control hazardous conditions that may
lead to injury and/or property damage.
- In collaboration with Operational partners, authorize work
order changes, redirect work activities, and/or reallocate
resources as necessary across all work production as it relates to
safety.
- Implement comprehensive workforce training at across project
levels and coach, mentor, and educate project team and Trade
partners to build safety acumen.
- Contribute to development and management of project-specific
EH&S budget.
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in
Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or related field of
study, and minimum of 13 years of related construction safety
experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and
experience
- Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification
required or within 6 months of appointment
- Completed OSHA 30-hour training and maintain current First
Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certification
- Expert knowledge and application of safety and environmental
principles and techniques
- Expert knowledge Federal, State, and local Environmental Health
& Safety regulations
- Extensive experience in incident management and
response
- Cross-functional knowledge of general construction
operations
- Ability to assess construction processes to identify safety
related exposures and lead implementation of corrective
actions
- Management experience with ability to delegate and direct work
of others and able to manage budget and resources
- Supervisory or management skills, able to mentor, guide, and
develop teams
- Commitment to excellence and passionate about EH&S,
consistently set stretch goals and demonstrate persistence to
achieve them
- Critical thinking, sound judgment, and complex problem-solving
skills
- Influential leader in championing and leading change
- Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office suite of
applications, and EH&S related applications
- Travel required, access to reliable transportation required
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. Reasonable accommodation may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. The employee is regularly required to be
mobile, and the employee regularly travels both short and long
distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee regularly
performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations,
and/or off-site venues. While performing the duties of this job,
the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger,
handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands,
talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor
and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must
regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift
and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee may regularly work at construction work sites where the
employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious
places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions,
and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is
usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job,
the employee occasionally works in an office setting. The noise in
the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office
setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with
company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics
protected by applicable law.
Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics
protected by applicable law.
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