Safety Officer - Boston

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we’re proud that the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company as we have been recognized with over 83 Best Place to Work awards.  Including Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine,  Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, Great Place to Work’s Best Workplace for Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes. 

Here’s a glimpse into what we are offering:

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - be an employee owner!
• 401K with Match - receive company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off policy - including vacation, summer Fridays, holidays, personal sick and a volunteer day.
• The Extras: cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services and many more.

Shawmut is a proven leader in creating accident free work zones, and this person will continue Shawmut's success in creating a safe construction environment by working as part of the larger safety team, drawing on past experience and always looking for new, improved safety methods.

• Provide structure around site safety with superintendent and subcontractors

• Raise awareness of potential hazards that exist on a jobsite with owner by reviewing what can be done to minimize risk

• Conduct regular safety audits throughout the duration of a project assessing all safety related issues and follow up with the project team

• Assist subcontractors with site safety needs via tool box talks, safety check lists, job hazard analysis, etc.

• Communicate directly with subcontractors to discuss concerns and Shawmut's expectations

• Maintain the information technology and systems that are essential to capture and analyze key data, present reporting and communicate effectively

• Develop and maintaining strong relationships with every member of the project team, subcontractors and clients

• Conduct new hire safety orientations

• Uphold Shawmut Values and 16 Best Practices

• Extensive knowledge of OSHA construction standards
• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety or related experience preferred
• Work requires frequent travel
• Prior safety or construction-related internship a plus