Safety Manager

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 85 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 11 offices nationwide.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee-owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

•  Set expectations and provide structure around site safety with superintendent and subcontractors
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of superintendent around knowledge, create site specific programs when necessary and train accordingly
• Ensure the safety, training and development of Shawmut staff and subcontractors to understand identify and reduce risks in a fast paced construction environment from pre-construction through close-out
• 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
• Communicate directly with subcontractors to discuss concerns and Shawmut's expectations
• Identify poor performing subs by reviewing past performance and work with project executives and project managers to establish a plan to improve
• 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
• Raise awareness of potential hazards that exist in the new building with Owner by reviewing with him/her what the hazards are and what can be done to minimize/prevent them
• Conduct new hire safety orientations for incoming construction operations staff
• Train Shawmut staff and subcontractors on topics such as OSHA certification (10 & 30 hour), First Aid, construction specific requirements and new standards review

• Minimum 5 years of construction safety experience
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety certification
• Demonstrated competency in:
• Fall Protection
• Confined Space
• Excavation and Trenching
• Accident Investigation
• Hazard Analysis
• Broad understanding of federal, state, and local regulatory requirements
• Current CPR and Basic First Aid certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) certification (CHST, ASP, CSP, etc.)
• OSHA 500 Authorized Trainer

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future. 

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Los Angeles Base Salary Range: $88,000–$115,000 The range stated is specific to Los Angeles. Placement within the listed range depends on many factors including, but not limited to, years of experience, project size capability (for Construction & Field roles), and internal company equity.