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Director of Occupational Health & Safety

Director of Occupational Health & Safety

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The Director of Occupational Health & Safety leads the development and execution of CWCs company-wide health and safety program, promoting a culture of safety across all job sites. This role ensures regulatory compliance, oversees safety training and performance, and supports continuous improvement in safety operations. The Director works closely with project teams, leadership, and subcontractors to drive proactive risk management and promote health and safety in the workplace.

Visionary: Consistently articulates a clear and compelling picture of the future that motivates and guides others toward long-term goals.

Influential: Effectively persuades and inspires others by building strong relationships and presenting ideas with clarity and conviction.

Composed: Maintains focus, clarity, and emotional control under pressure, enabling effective decision-making and steady leadership in high-stress or uncertain situations.

Team Focused: Actively contributes to a collaborative environment, valuing shared successes and supporting team cohesion and performance.

Committed to Personal Development: Demonstrates a proactive approach to learning and growth by seeking feedback, embracing challenges, and enhancing personal effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements a clear vision and program for health and safety for the company, aligning strategies, policies, and programs to build a health and safety culture with industry-leading practices.
• Leads and manages Health and Safety Department team to achieve a high performance, customer-oriented work team, through hiring, motivating, coaching, appraising, creating accountability, and resolving issues related to staff.
• Provides proactive leadership by anticipating problems, providing solutions, sharing knowledge, and providing training as needed.
• Interacts cross-functionally with CWC team members, clients, subcontractors, and inspectors to ensure teams are operating in accordance with CWCs safety programs, and contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, analyze, and maintain safety performance metrics that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely. Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Participate in the review of CWCs Subcontractor Default Insurance program health and safety submittals. Assist with evaluation and assessment of health and safety programs of subcontractors including performance on past projects.
• Regularly evaluates the effectiveness of safety initiatives and monitor results to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Ensure health and safety training criteria meets the needs of internal and external (CWC, client & regulating entities) requirements. Develop training programs as needed to ensure understanding and execution of criteria.
• Develop and manage personnel training and certifications, keeping up to date records for expirations, reporting, and actively tracking/setting up training for new employees and those with expiring certifications.
• Leads incident investigations, ensures participation in the incident review process, and disseminates lessons learned to appropriate stakeholders.
• Manages hazard assessment activities to ensure projects are properly planned and coordinated to achieve project schedule timelines while maintaining health and safety expectations.
• Develop annual plans & budgets for health and safety initiatives.
• Provide expertise and guidance on safety-related issues to management, employees, and outside vendors/consultants
• Conduct site-specific safety audits and inspections to assess compliance of safety plans, effectiveness of safety managers and identify potential hazards and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure ongoing alignment and coordination of safety-related initiatives.
• Leads the Corporate Safety Committee.
• Actively participates in industry organizations at board or committee level; represent the Company at networking functions, career fairs, trade shows, etc.
• Integrate technology and software solutions into health and safety management practices as appropriate.
• Work with CWC Human Resources as required to manage workers compensation claims.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years' commercial construction safety management experience; or a combination of education and experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Federal and State-specific OSHA and EM385 regulations.
• Experience in leading and managing teams to achieve established and measurable goals.
• Familiarity with best practices in loss prevention, post-injury response, and claims management.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and change management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management, Environmental Science, Occupational Health or other related field.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential.

Wage Transparency

In accordance with the Maryland Wage Transparency Law, the base salary range for this position is: $130,000.00 - $170,000.00

Coakley & Williams Construction offers a comprehensive total compensation and benefits package that includes health, dental and vision coverage, employer-matched 401(k), paid time off and holidays, performance-based bonuses, wellness program, and other voluntary benefits and leave types. The determination of salary is based on the candidates individual professional experience, qualifications, education, skills, and training.

The duties and responsibilities described are not intended to be all-inclusive. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support organizational objectives.

Coakley & Williams Construction is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veterans status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Coakley & Williams Construction promotes a drug-free workplace.

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• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

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  Full-time

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  Construction

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