The Safety Director will ensure Cajun sustains a world-class proactive Safety Culture that fulfills our Mission and Vision.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Ensures Business Unit Managers of Safety meet organizational expectations and fulfill their required job duties and responsibilities
• Leads a high-performance safety team through hiring, motivating, coaching, evaluating, rewarding, accountability, and resource management

Duties/ Responsibilities:

*The following are intended as general illustrations of the work in this job class and are not all-inclusive for this position.

• Leads by example and embodies Cajun’s safety culture as the top Safety Professional within the company
• Leads development and monitoring of corporate health and safety program based on state and federal requirements, client requirements, company goals, and best safety practices
• Collaborates with Executive and Senior Management to implement safety policies and procedures
• Ensure safety manuals, incident reporting processes, investigation procedures, emergency response, and other similar processes are best of class and executed appropriately
• Serves as voting member of Cajun’s Risk Management Committee
• Leads the Safety Roundtable for the company and ensures the Safety Roundtable is effective and provides maximum value
• Oversees preparation of and responses to customer and governmental agency reporting requirements
• Oversees Cajun’s corporate “Good Catch” Recognition Program
• Oversees the Drug and Alcohol program in accordance with corporate policies and practices
• Lead investigations and incident reviews, analyze direct and root causes, collaborate with leadership to develop prevention strategies, and communicate these strategies to relevant stakeholders
• Monitor internal and external safety auditing programs and ensure corrective actions are executed timely and in appropriate manner
• Monitor all work-related injuries and verify return-to-work and light-duty programs are completed correctly
• Works closely with the Risk and Insurance team to provide support with Worker’s Compensation claims in accordance with company and state policies
• Collaborates with the Training Department to deliver effective safety training, required certifications, and incident prevention programs
• Collaborates with the business development and marketing team on related presentations and marketing activities including pre-qualification questionnaires
• Ensures safety compliance on ISNet, Avetta, PEC, and other similar systems
• Measures environmental, health and safety metrics and provides timely analytics using internal tools
• Collaborates with other safety professionals nationwide to monitor trends and provide recommendations to management as needed
• Performs as author of publications for Company communications
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health or construction field, plus seven years’ experience administering a comparable Safety and Environmental program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Four or more years of supervisory experience required
• Multi-site or Mega Site safety management experience
• Experience in industrial and/or heavy construction environment required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent project management skills, including effective multi-tasking skills, strong analytical skills, and customer service focus
• Excellent computer skills and ability to learn company systems and processes
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills

Working conditions

• Position may require working in all weather conditions
• High-noise environment
• Working in plant operating conditions, including possible emergency situations; may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; may be working around construction machinery

Physical requirement:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Subject to repetitive use of hands/arms, and legs
• Hand/eye coordination
• Hearing and comprehension is necessary for giving and receiving directions to perform work and/or safety policy
• Will be performing tasks involving physical labor on construction projects
• Climb and maintain balance on steel/wood framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis
• Position may require prolonged bending/twisting, walking, crawling, kneeling, reaching overhead, squatting, pushing /pulling, or standing and lifting
• May assist other craft workers as needed 
• Must be able to manipulate and traverse uneven terrain, ladders, multi-floor buildings with no elevator, pipe bands, vessels and structures

Mental requirements

• Must have the ability to talk and communicate effectively with management/ supervision
• Will need to be able to perform sedentary to heavy work
• Work at various tempos, and concentrate amid distractions
• Decision making skills necessary
• Detail-oriented; must be able to remember, examine, and observe details