MSR-FSR is a global partner supporting Semiconductor and other High-Tech Industries. Our Field Support Resources Division has an immediate opening in our Construction Management Solutions branch supporting a new project in North Phoenix, AZ!

The Project Safety Coordinator will report to the on-site MSR-FSR Project Manager and will also have direct access to and support from the MSR-FSR Global EHS Director.

Position Description

The Safety Coordinator will contribute to project success by serving as the Occupational Health and Safety subject matter expert for the workers and Project Manager, to ensure the protection of people, property, and the environment. This role requires continuous engagement with the workforce throughout the day, and ready availability to meet urgent support needs for incident response, ad hoc support requests, etc.

The client worksite is a multiemployer workplace with numerous companies providing a wide variety of services that involve hazardous activities controlled by either the site owner or General Contractor. The MSR-FSR Safety Coordinator is responsible for understanding the nature of site activity hazards and fostering cooperative relationships with other site safety personnel, to ensure the highest degree of hazard communication and situational awareness and protection is maintained by and for our workforce, where potentially exposed to such hazards.

Responsibilities:

SAFETY LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION

• Promote the MSR-FSR Leadership attitude of Safety being an intrinsic value basic to both organizational and personal responsibility and success at all levels.
• Stay abreast of site-wide safety issues and concerns through open communication and collaboration with other on-site Safety Professionals and MSR-FSR project team.
• Serve as the Program Management Safety Representative among the workers, in meetings, interacting with other companies, and any external agencies.
• Continuously reinforce the value of active workforce participation and engagement in the Safety Program and encourage continuous feedback.

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & ASSESSMENT

• Ensure familiarity with relative federal and regional safety laws, as well as client site and prime contractor requirements, as applicable.
• Review the contract Scope of Work and compare with the Initial Hazard Assessment to determine if all known or reasonably anticipated hazards have been adequately addressed.
• Conduct daily evaluations of the workplace, equipment, activities, and document both conforming and nonconforming conditions.
• Investigate causal factors of incidents, and unsafe conditions or activities. Report findings and recommendations to Project Manager with focus on recurrence prevention, including any improvement opportunity or best practices observations.

HAZARD PREVENTION & CONTROL

• Continuously monitor the jobsite to ensure that adequate controls remain in place for hazards previously identified.
• Identify and document newly emerging hazards and appropriate controls as the project matures and activities change, recommending most effective and efficient ways to mitigate risk, based upon the hierarchy of controls.
• Identify and elevate any barriers workers have to completing their tasks according to required safe work practices.

SAFETY TRAINING / COACHING

• Identify all client site and general contractor training requirements applicable to MSR-FSR workers based upon the hazard assessment.
• Maintain awareness of the training status of MSR-FSR workers and provide safety briefings, Tool-Box Talks, and any follow-up training required based upon situational needs, either in an individual or group setting.
• Provide safety coaching and communicate safe work requirements to the workforce and Program Manager to ensure that all workers understand the nature of the job hazards, how to identify increased risk, and what their rights and responsibilities are under the Safety Program.
• Ensure that all workers understand and are capable of following emergency/incident response, reporting, and follow-up care procedures.

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT

• Provide weekly status reports to the Project Manager using assigned reporting tools for Key Performance Indicators, incorporating inputs from contributing workers.
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of Site-Specific Safety Plans and elevate improvement opportunities to the EHS Director.

Qualifications

• The Safety Coordinator should possess a mix of formal safety education, relevant experience, and certifications, where strength in one area may substitute for others, based upon project needs and candidate attributes.
• Professional safety certification - Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) is preferred.
• Associates degree /Technical Training in Safety or related field with focus on Loss Control, Risk Management, Construction Management, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Supervision.
• Minimum 3 years of safety leadership experience in construction related industry
• Sound knowledge of applicable Federal & Regional Safety laws, (i.e., OSHA/HSA/ILO)
• Ability to communicate clearly in English both verbally and in writing.
• Computer literate: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Etc.
• Ability to work outside in extreme weather conditions, walk/stand for long periods of time, traverse unfinished terrain, and climb stairs and ladders to access catwalks and other similar construction areas, and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.
• Ability to travel to regional offices as needed.

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