Safety Engineer (Decatur, IL) |
| Location: | Decatur, IL |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Department: | MYR Group Inc. |
| Description: | Immediate Safety Engineer opportunity in IL!
The MYR Group Inc., one of the country’s oldest and largest electrical contractors, has an immediate opportunity for a Safety Engineer.
Our Safety Engineers work to ensure all MYR employees uphold the core value of safety by implementing and maintaining safety programs. A successful Safety Engineer will develop positive professional relationships while working closely with field personnel, all levels of management and outside agencies during all phases of construction. This will be a field position encompassing worksites throughout the assigned project area and will require up to 50% travel.
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| Duties: | •Act as a liaison between management, outside local safety agencies, and insurance carriers.
•Coordinate with district operation personnel to establish safety standards, work procedures, rules, and regulations as they pertain to specific district concerns.
•Create a system for communicating safety and health issues to include:
•General employee/department safety meetings.
•Formal safety training for safe work practices.
•Posting of various safety communications.
•Development of a safety suggestion system.
•Coordinate, monitor, and provide technical support for district safety committees.
•Coordinate and conduct periodic job site visits of all crews to identify unsafe work conditions and practices.
•Document and communicate site visit information.
•Coordinate other supplemental inspections whenever new processes, equipment, substances, or previously unrecognized hazards are found to be present.
•Verify that corrective measures are completed, including recommendations of the safety committee, insurance carrier, and/or other safety consultant.
•Review and complete corrective actions for all injury and illness investigation reports.
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| Qualifications: | •Minimum of 5 years experience working with electrical Transmission and Distribution line construction projects required.
•Strong knowledge and understanding of OSHA and other industry related safety regulations required.
•Journeyman Lineman experience working with (overhead) transmission and distribution line construction highly preferred.
•Safety or related technical undergraduate degree preferred.
•Safety related credentials (i.e. OSHA 501, OTI certifications, etc.) preferred
Excellent benefits including:
•Paid vacation
•Paid holidays
•Medical
•Dental
•Vision
•Life insurance
•401k
Position is full-time and salary commensurate with experience.
Apply at: www.myrgroup.com
If you require an accommodation to complete the online application, please call our Employment Hotline at 1-855-635-1321
The MYR Group Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers.
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