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Safety Manager – New York

Published
May 5, 2025
Location
New York, NY

Description

Safety Manager - New York

US-NY-New York

Job ID: 2025-6389
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Safety
New York - 1065

Overview

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.
Responsibilities

Set expectations and provide structure around site safety with superintendent and subcontractorsIdentify strengths and weaknesses of superintendent around knowledge, create site specific programs when necessary and train accordinglyEnsure 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-outRaise awareness of potential hazards that exist on a jobsite with owner by reviewing what can be done to minimize riskConduct regular safety audits throughout the duration of a project assessing all safety related issues and follow up with the project teamCommunicate directly with subcontractors to discuss concerns and Shawmut's expectationsIdentify poor performing subs by reviewing past performance and work with project executives and project managers to establish a plan to improveMaintain the information technology and systems that are essential to capture and analyze key data, present reporting and communicate effectivelyDevelop and maintaining strong relationships with every member of the project team, subcontractors and clientsRaise 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 themConduct new hire safety orientations for incoming construction operations staffTrain Shawmut staff and subcontractors on topics such as OSHA certification (10 & 30 hour), First Aid, construction specific requirements and new standards reviewUphold Shawmut Values and 16 Best Practices
Qualifications

5-7 years experience in construction safety managementExperience with large projectsExtensive knowledge of OSHA construction standards, NYC DOB and FDNY Safety CodesBachelors Degree in Safety or related experience preferredOSHA 500 trainer preferredCapable of delivering all other compliance based training including First Aid, CPR and Life SafetyMust reside in the tri state area
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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