Job Description

Job Title: Safety Manager

Location: Austin, Texas

Reports to: Division Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Prepared By: Human Resources

COMPANY OVERVIEW

For nearly 70 years, The Porter Company has maintained its reputation as one of Texas’ premier, multi-faceted mechanical contractors. Our dedicated, experienced, and highly motivated team provides full-service mechanical, HVAC, and specialty piping systems. Our clients encompass a wide range of industries, including commercial, bulk chemical systems for semi-conductor manufacturers, high-tech fabrication, pharmaceutical companies, medical complexes, and other highly specialized facilities.

SUMMARY

The Porter Co. seeks a Safety Manager responsible for upholding the high standards of safety we’ve set throughout the organization. The Safety Manager must be intuitive and able to take on difficult situations with a positive outcome. This individual will need to be very effective in the facilitation of information. You will need to be able to handle a variety of assignments at one time with an equal sense of urgency. This position requires someone who is detail oriented, self-sufficient and able to follow through.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following, but not limited to. Other duties will likely be assigned.

• Perform continued active health and safety audits and inspections to on going projects and job sites to ensure employee protection
• Implement and promote OSHA, Porter Co., Emcor, State and Federal safety programs
• Evaluate working conditions and operational practices; routinely inspect work methods, environment and equipment to identify and correct health and safety hazards
• Ensure conformance with established occupational health and safety issues, rules and requirements
• Assist with all health and safety issues and investigate possible health and safety regulations, personal injuries and property damages
• Compile and analyze data to identify the severity of accidents and hazards, then recommend corrective and remedial action
• Respond to emergencies with urgency and take appropriate action as defined through Porter emergency planning
• Adapt and change priorities quickly to help support project manager, superintendents and field personne

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS/PREFERRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• 2-5 years Construction Safety Management experience
• Mechanical, HVAC, and commercial plumbing field experience preferred.
• Knowledgeable of HVAC, piping, plumbing, and mechanical systems.
• Must have transportation to travel to different job sites (vehicle allowance available)

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customer, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to commute to field locations. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job site locations. There may also be the need to temporarily office at a jobsite location for a short or long period of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed.

While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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