Safety Officer (Civil Construction) - San Antonio, TX

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Summary: The Safety Officer is responsible for departmentally relevant administrative tasks including (but not limited to) assisting with scheduling and planning of trainings, management of claims and claims processing, and assisting the Safety Director with communications between the company and third parties. The Safety Officer is responsible for safety related administrative support including facilitating the incident documentation process.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

· Handles scheduling and management of employee-related appointments as it pertains to occupational health needs and/or other testing.

· Conducts follow-up between the company and various third parties including but not limited to claimants, testing facilities, and company counsel.

· Assists the Safety Director with completion and closing of incident related documentation

· Acts as the main POC for any claims-related communications between company insurers and the company.

· Manages/assists with tracking of skills and certification data including but not limited to updating and maintaining records as needed

· Conducts relevant historical employee data research on an as needed basis

· Assists with communications between the safety department and field employees, as needed

· Assisst with the management of digital records and other data

· Acts as a liaison between HR and the safety department as needed

Skills/Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree or five years related experience and /or training

· Valid Texas Driver’s License required

· Bilingual preferred (Spanish)

· Basic knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel applications

· Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills

· Demonstrates analytical skills in areas of moderate complexity

· Demonstrates ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence

· Demonstrates sound judgment in resolving matters of moderate scope and complexity

· Demonstrates ability to prioritize assigned work and complete in a timely manner, including strong time management and organizational skills

Physical Requirements:

· Sit, stand, and walk

· The Safety Coordinator is occasionally required to kneel, crouch, or stoop to perform the essential functions of the job.

· The Safety Coordinator will occasionally lift, move or push up to 25lbs.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

· Ascending or descending stairs is required