Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Gilbane is seeking a Project Safety Specialist in Bridgeport CT to administer the safety program and serves as safety advisor, ensuring safety compliance by the project team and all employees and subcontractors working at the site. This role will sit primarily on the job site, with occasional travel to the office for trainings, meetings, etc. 

Who are we?  

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1873. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more! 

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you? 

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.  

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship. 

What’s in it for you?  

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources for those that are early in their career. While managing your responsibilities to the project, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, Project Safety Specialist works with experienced Project Safety  Managers on each job site which provides you with opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.  

• Support all safety efforts on the project and promote the Gilbane Cares safety culture
• Ensure contractor activities are preplanned for safety through scope review, preconstruction meetings, JHA review, STAs, etc.
• Ensure contractors meet Gilbane safety submittal requirements
• Maintain all safety related documentation
• Ensure contractor compliance with Gilbane safety plan & expectations
• Make recommendations concerning situations hazardous to employee safety or health
• Utilize SafetyNet to Audit and monitor project team implementation of the Safety Plan
• Perform at least 15 SafetyNet inspections/month with at least 100 observations each inspection.
• Provide safety training to project teams on Gilbane, client and OSHA requirements
• Investigate all accidents/near misses and complete all paperwork required
• Ensure project teams have safety equipment and resources

Experience/Education

• BCSP credential
• 2 years of relevant experience
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of construction safety principles, techniques and methods
• Practical knowledge of OSHA laws, regulations and policies
• Capable of identifying known potential exposures and recommending corrective action
• Good computer skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Developed interpersonal skills

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.    
For Connecticut this ranges from $79,400.00-$94,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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