Job Description
The Corporate Safety Director of Hylan will ensure all projects have established programs in place supporting the Company’s Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) goals and objectives, ensuring HSE remains a core value. These programs include but are not limited to the below Job Roles and Responsibilities. This position reports directly to the CEO of Hylan.

Job Role and Responsibilities:
• Maintain close and frequent communications with regional Safety Managers, regional Executive Management and Corporate Counsel.
• Work with Executive Management to establish HSE policies and procedures for all Company locations.
• Establish systems and controls to ensure compliance with HSE policies and procedures throughout the region/at each Company location.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Construction Supervisors and Project Managers in a leadership capacity to drive positive changes at all Company locations.
• Promote and cultivate a safety culture within all levels of Regional Management, Construction Supervisors and employees.
• Provide management oversight for all HSE activities and programs at each jobsite within the region.
• Establishing and overseeing HSE training programs appropriate for all employees. Support interim programs to identify and remove physical hazards from work locations.
• Provide support to improve non-HSE business systems that will indirectly impact the Company’s safety performance and culture.
• Formulating, recommending, and administering approved changes to the Company’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program, SOPs, and other HSE initiatives.
• Manage HSE incident cases and injuries to the benefit of the Company while insuring the well-being of the affected team members.
• Devise and implement new and innovative approaches to safety with the result of keeping a safe working environment in the forefront of everyone’s values.
• Working with Human Resources to recruit job site HSE Supervisors and Technicians.
• Implement programs/activities to develop and maintain HSE awareness and compliance of all employees.

Compliance with HSE Procedures: The Corporate Safety Director will institute and maintain current incident reporting system, and will support regional Safety Managers in their compliance with HSE processes by:
• Provide technical expertise during incident investigations.
• Personally investigate serious incidents.
• Maintain close communications and working relationships with the site Project Managers, and all other team members associated with the work.
• Ensure that appropriate corrective actions are taken to eliminate hazards.
• Develop and implement procedures to eliminate hazards and situations as those discovered through lessons learned and investigations from prior incidents.
• Recommend corrective actions and/or disciplinary procedures for violations of HSE rules, procedures, and norms.
• Perform periodic and routine safety checks, audits, and inspections in the region’s projects.
• Ensure that unsafe acts and conditions are corrected in a timely manner.
• Ensure that proper and timely notification of all incidents is made in accordance with Company policy and that copies of audits, inspections and incident reports are prepared, acted upon, and appropriately filed at the jobsite, regional, and corporate offices for the appropriate retention period.

HSE Staffing: The Corporate Safety Director is responsible, in cooperation with the Company’s Human Resources Department (with approval by Executive Management), for staffing the appropriate number of experienced/qualified job site HSE Managers and Technicians for projects, and managing the career development of all HSE personnel:
• Recruit experienced and qualified HSE Managers and Technicians for regional jobsites, verify their experience and qualifications prior to offering them a position with the Company.
• Identify technical training needs and coordinate training scheduling.
• Track HSE staff and available candidates by skill level and expertise.
• Coordinate professional development for HSE Professionals.
• Network with HSE industry groups / organizations that represent similar HSE values as the Company.
• Performance Reviews for all HSE personnel reporting to them after the completion of each separate assignment.
• Responsible for the hiring, placement, evaluation, advancement, and/or demotion of all Regional HSE personnel, essentially responsible and accountable, in coordination regional Executive Management and Human Resources, for all personnel matters described herein, which may include, but are not limited to: Project, shift, and/or area assignments; General Health, Safety & Environmental duties as may be required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Must have 10+ years of hands-on HSE jobsite management and supervision experience, and/or a combination of jobsite and corporate level management experience, in heavy industries, utility construction or a related field.
• High School diploma required, some college required or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Must have excellent understanding and knowledge of HSE programs, procedures, rules, and regulations, and can develop and implement an HSE training plan/program.
• Experience with construction and utility operations and the hazards requiring special precautions and PPE.
• Strong management skills, ability to coach and mentor others.
• Able to work in a team environment to accomplish established regional goals.
• Have excellent communication skills (written and verbal), strong facilitator and negotiation skills, and can convey trust and respect in day-to-day activities and in group meetings and or formal settings.
• The ability to speak Spanish is a plus.
• Able to monitor and analyze financial and project progress reports.
• Required travel to various Company regions/worksites as needed.
• Must have good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Working knowledge of computers, including Microsoft Office Suite programs.
• Must have valid driver’s license in accordance with Auto Use Policy.
• Must comply with Company drug and alcohol policy.
• Must pass Area Safety Council Basic Plus, and site specific, safety training as necessary, and always maintain current statuses.
• Must be willing to attend continued training applicable to the position as deemed necessary.
• Certifications such as Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP), nice but not required.
• Commercial and Workers Compensation insurance knowledge preferred and a skill set.
• General knowledge of Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) preferred.