At Abbott, it's all about providing an exceptional experience - for our clients, our construction partners and most importantly, our employees. Our team is made up of talented professionals who fully embrace the company's brand pillars of stewardship, collaboration, and integrity. They are respectful, hardworking individuals who take pride in what they do and in helping others achieve their goals.

In addition, Abbott's size, combined with the versatile talents of our team, gives us the unique ability to adapt resources and approaches based on specific needs. This flexibility not only enables us to stand out from the crowd by being a responsive business partner who can quickly adjust to any situation, but also offer diverse and rewarding opportunities to our employees.

Primary Duties

• Assists in establishing safety culture within the assigned operating business unit(s).
• Manages safety programs on all projects including Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) or other complex risk management projects.
• Provides regulatory and policy review and interpretation and technical advice.
• Recommends improvements to and provides technical review of ESH tools, processes, policies, and training.
• Continually reviews leading indicators from audit summaries, daily observations, and injury statistics to propose structured programs to continually lower risks associated with potential accidents and losses to assigned projects. Shares data with VP of Safety to develop corporate safety trends.
• Assists the VP of Safety with monitoring new legislation that would affect correct safety policies and procedures and proposes necessary changes to policies and procedures.
• Monitors workers' compensation issues on Abbott Construction Projects.
• Conducts incident review meetings with project managers, superintendent, and foremen, and involved employees to debrief and to train on future accident avoidance.
• Oversees monthly audit program to document compliance to standards and safety program effectiveness.
• Implement training program through the company to achieve desired results of Safety 360 and to achieve OSHA/MSHA compliance.
• Participates in pre-construction meetings for assigned business unit projects, highlighting project safety needs and issues.
• Ensures accident reporting is accurate and prompt with prevention measures implemented.
• Assists with injury management to ensure industrial medical care is provided with attention given to cost control.
• The ESH Manager is responsible for safety program development, implementation, and oversight in the assigned operating business units.
• Functionally supervises the safety behavior of all craft workers and employees in the assigned business unit.
• This position interacts with SBU leaders, craft personnel, site supervision, HR, marketing, and accounting to ensure efficient administration of ESH Issues.
• This position interfaces with government agencies, including the OSHA, the EPA, and MSHA. Also, represents the company with AGC, ABC, and other outside construction related organizations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Has Bachelor's degree in Environmental Safety & Health or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of Safety Experience in Commercial Construction industry required.
• 2 Years of Healthcare Construction preferred.
• Has good problem solving ability: Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interprets a variety of complex instructions.
• Has excellent knowledge of OSHA, MSHA, DOT, and EPA regulations and applies them to the conditions found on project sites.
• Multi-Tasks: Is able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Understands and applies industrial hygiene principles.
• Attends to detail: Accomplishes a task thoroughly with concern for all aspects, no matter how small. Focuses on the specifics. Is accurate and meticulous.
• Demonstrates good presentation skills.
• Has good computer skills. Has basic command of Power Point, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrates good interpersonal relations: Maintains effective relationships with others. Uses tact. Is sensitive to feelings and needs of others. Shows ability to solve grievances.
• Has good verbal communication skills: Expresses self clearly and effectively when talking with individuals and groups. Demonstrates poise and mastery of language in expressing self.
• Has good written communication skills: Expresses ideas clearly in writing. Uses proper organization and grammar.
• Uses equipment, such as telephone, copier, fax, gas detector, light meter, and noise monitor.
• Demonstrates integrity; maintains a high stands of ethics, conduct, and organizational policies in job-related activities.
• Performs essential duties and responsibilities efficiently, accurately, and safety with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing threat of harm to self or others.
• Decision-Making: Identifies problems, gathers data, develops and assesses alternative courses of actions. Makes timely decisions based on logical assumptions, using all available information. Carries out responsibilities even if the decision is unpopular. Acts without precedent after weighing all options.
• Delegation: Assigns decision-making and other responsibilities to subordinates. Uses subordinates effectively.
• Professionalism: Displays professional appearance and conduct. Makes a good impression on others.
• Patience: Refrains from acting hastily even under difficult circumstances.
• Subordinate Development: Uses available training and development resources to improve subordinates' skills and abilities. Helps subordinates qualify for future job opportunities.
• Organizational Cooperation: Is familiar with the Layton and its business units. Stays abreast of changing situations to identify problems and opportunities. Understands how activities and decisions will affect other parts of the organization. Organizes various types of people to accomplish goals and objectives
• ASP and CSP accreditations preferred.
• Previous OCIP experience preferred.
• Fluency in English and basic Spanish preferred.

The full salary range for this position is $100,000 to $125,000.This position is eligible for a target bonus.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-term Disability Insurance, Short-term Disability Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Family Support, Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation, Paid time off, Time Away Benefits, Paid Holidays, Group Legal, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Identity Theft Protection, Group Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.

Note: Sick leave accrues at one (1) hour for every 30 hours worked. Accrual for sick leave is capped at 240 hours. At the end of each calendar year, you will be allowed to carry over accrued and unused sick leave up to 240 hours. You will not begin accruing sick leave until you drop below the accrual cap.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

EEO Statement - Abbott Construction isan equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.