Site Safety Manager - Rail

Company: The Middlesex Corporation
Location: Boston
Posted on: May 1, 2024

Job Description:

Position Summary:The Rail Safety Manager is responsible for promoting and enforcing of the corporate HSE program, providing regional HSE Department oversight and safety support to rail operations. This position will report to, and directly assist, the HSE Director in managing department staff and the corporate safety program.Responsibilities: Complies with, enforces, and actively promotes all corporate safety policies and procedures in addition to ensuring adherence to our number one core value - Safety first in everything we do.Assists the HSE Department in managing the overall corporate safety program by conducting, tracking, and reporting on accident/incident, near miss reports, audits, engagement activities, observations, orientations, trainings, and other related safety activities, as well as recordkeeping of related documents.Ensures regional compliance with all Federal (e.g., FRA, NORAC and local (MBTA) and OSHA/MSHA), state, and local safety rules and regulations, including specific reporting and record keeping requirements.Provides management and oversight of site safety professionals working on rail projects.Assists rail projects in work planning and development of job hazard analysis and safe work procedures.Performs regular field safety inspections, accident/incident investigations (including root cause analysis), industrial hygiene assessments, and safety audits on active rail projects.Prepares daily and weekly reports on all safety activities.Conducts safety orientations and training in small and large group environments.Assists the HSE Director in developing, updating, implementing, and managing corporate and site-specific safety policies, procedures, related guidelines, and training programs related to rail operations.Regularly reviews regional safety metrics and reporting for significant trends to identify opportunities for driving meaningful and targeted loss prevention activities to improve overall regional safety.Drives accountability within the HSE Department and with rail operations to ensure that appropriate safety actions are taken.Attends various construction meetings (pre-bid, pre-award, pre-construction, etc.) as necessary.Responds to and serves as the regional safety representative for (among other things) all critical activities, crisis events, and OSHA, FRA, & NTSB inspections, and investigations.Stays up to date on all industry developments and changes to applicable federal, state, and local safety rules and regulations that affect the Company.Meets regularly with the HSE Director.Performs additional assignments as required by the needs of the Company, or as otherwise directed.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in a safety related field strongly preferred.10+ years of field safety experience in rail operations & heavy civil construction, transportation or related field.Knowledge of rail construction safety and health regulations, including FRA.Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certificate or equivalent strongly preferred.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Strong computer skills including Office 365 productivity suite.Strong ability to train and ensure all necessary rail training requirements are met.Necessary Attributes:Bachelor's degree in a safety related field strongly preferred.10+ years of field safety experience in rail operations & heavy civil construction, transportation or related field.Knowledge of rail construction safety and health regulations, including FRA.Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certificate or equivalent strongly preferred.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Strong computer skills including Office 365 productivity suite.Strong ability to train and ensure all necessary rail training requirements are met.PI9a5af370c56b-25660-32612855

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