Environmental Health & Safety Manager

JRM Construction Management
US - New Jersey - Carlstadt
January 26, 2025

Company Overview

JRM is one of the top General Contracting and Construction Management Firms with over a decade of trusted experience. Headquartered in New York City with offices in New Jersey, California, and Florida, JRM delivers the highest quality services to clients that include City, State & Federal Agencies, Fortune 500 corporations, respected property owners & developers, major law firms, media & tech firms, leading luxury retailers, renowned hospitality groups, life sciences & healthcare organizations, and financial services firms. JRM knows that dedicated, accomplished employees are the heart of any successful enterprise. We are focused on maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and are always looking to add passionate personnel to our teams across the US.

Job Summary

JRM is seeking an EHS Manager passionate about improving safety in the construction industry and assisting the EHS Director by providing a safe work environment for staff and construction projects. The candidate should offer strong leadership skills, knowledge, and proven results in building organizational programs and safety cultures. They should also effectively communicate and work closely with job site teams, subcontractors, local authorities, and others to meet safety standards and performance expectations.

Responsibilities and Duties

Engage with Project Directors and Estimators during preconstruction phases to determine constructability methods that will promote increased hazard recognition and eliminate/reduce potential hazards for project scopes of work that will minimize risks

Read and interpret specifications and plans to determine requirements and planning procedures

Conduct and participate in safety and subcontractor kick-off and progress meetings

Coordinate and provide direction, training, and mentorship for onsite construction teams and internally to implement effective safety processes

Provides managerial oversight for regionalized loss control, staff manages consistency on job sites, ensures collaboration, and measures efficiency

Ensure that accidents, injuries, near misses/good catches, and other events are captured, and the data is managed and reported. Manage the OSHA 301/300 recordkeeping requirements

Review Subcontractors Health and Safety Program and Job Hazard Analysis

Track the implementation of effective corrective actions, and prepare communications to share the lessons learned from such events across operations

Review current and proposed safety, health, and environmental regulations, standards, and guidance for impact at the site.

Guide and promote safe work performance by developing and enforcing safety policies, implementing safety campaigns, and training supervisors and employees in EH&S practices.

Assist EH&S Director with all safety initiatives and policies to enhance company safety performance and culture

Assist the EH&S Director by inspecting projects for appropriate safety measures

Track safety certifications for employees

Develop, update, maintain, and track internal safety-related statistics.

Assist with the review of Occupant Protective Plan /Tenant Protection Plan for new projects

Travels to job sites both in and out of state

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety and/or at least 5 years of experience managing safety efforts of commercial construction projects

Excellent communication, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills required

Ability to perform various safety functions on-site, including managing/administering safety orientations, overseeing substance abuse programs and investigating/reporting injuries/illnesses/near misses

Ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs and ladders and general navigation of an area under construction

Capable of regularly working onsite at the construction jobsite; being exposed to loud/heavy operating construction machinery, and being comfortable with differing outside weather conditions

Prior experience and ability to work with all construction groups: management, owners, trades, and subcontractors

Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

OSHA 500 certification preferred
Flexibility to work nights and/or weekends, if needed

Computer Systems

Excellent computer literacy including experience with Microsoft Office product applications (ex. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
Spanish speaking required

• LI-OnSite

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with JRM without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. Eligible candidates must be work authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

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