Safety Manager - ARB Underground - Military Veterans

As the HSE Manager, you will be responsible for functional leadership and direct supervision of the HSE team at ARB Underground in Southern California. As the regional leader and subject matter expert in HSE, this position drives implementation and maintenance of the HSE Management System and ensures compliance with Company, client, state, and federal. This role also provides tactical HSE guidance and talent management of the HSE team and works with operational leadership to deliver continuous improvement in HSE performance. This is a full-time, permanent position, located in Lake Forest, CA. ARB Underground performs construction and maintenance services on oil and gas transmission and distribution pipelines along with water and sewer. ARB Underground is part of the Utility Segment of Primoris Service Corporation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for ensuring compliance to Federal, State & local regulations and conformance to the company HSE Management System and program requirements.
• Responsible for direct supervision of HSE staff, ensuring effective field engagement, training, development, coaching, and mentoring for talent management.
• Analyze HSE trends and develop strategic action plans with Operations Leaders to support continuous improvement of HSE performance.
• Serve as the main point of contact for regulators, clients, and sub-contractors concerning HSE- related issues in Southern CA.
• Provide support in the development and distribution of HSE-related data for bid packages.
• Support Business Development and Commercial functions in the pursuit of new projects/work through the creation of HSE documentation and attending high-level customer visits.
• Develop and deliver HSE-related reports, presentations, and/or training internally and to clients.
• Assists in incident investigations, HSE inspections, audits, and hazard mitigation.
• Facilitate working groups for HSE systems improvement.
• Participate as a member of the Utilities Segment HSE community and drive standardization across assigned region.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health, Safety, Environmental Science, or related discipline and have 5-10 years industry relevant HSE experience.

Or

• CHST / CUSP with 5-10 years of industry relevant HSE experience.
• Bi-Lingual is a PLUS.
• Detailed understanding of Federal, State, and local regulation.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and objectives while maintaining safety standards.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and project management.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, strong relationship builder, solid influencing and negotiation skills, and the ability to coach at multiple levels of an
• Must be able to work with a diverse interdisciplinary team to develop an improved work environment.
• Experience managing safety staff assigned to multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience setting personal and team goals and working toward them in a timely manner.
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
• Able to travel on short notice and up to 50% (subject to change). KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and be able to explain or demonstrate (with or without reasonable accommodations) that the essential functions of this role can be performed as expected.
• Knowledge of HSE-related legislation, relevant Acts, Regulations, Standards, industry recommended practices, procedures, and management systems.
• Knowledge of industry practices, policies, and
• Knowledge of risk management
• Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and leadership
• Knowledge of facility inspection, incident investigation, and various root cause analysis
• Knowledge of training and learning
• Skill in verbal and written communication.
• Skill in using computers and related software.
• Skill in identifying HSE risk, hazards, trends.
• Ability to distinguish leading and lagging indicators.
• Ability to handle conflict.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with employees, agency representatives, and the public.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience developing and implementing project safety plans.
• Experience assessing and auditing compliance with HSE Management System.
• Experience coordinating or leading investigations and performing root cause analysis.
• Experience with Incident Management System.
• Experience working with Intelex, SAP, Power BI, or similar data platforms.
• Exceptional business acumen, writing, and verbal communication.
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational

Salary Range $100K - $135K. Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k

EEO Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Third Party Agency Notice:

Primoris will not accept any unsolicited resumes from any third-party recruiting agencies either domestic or international. Primoris nor its subsidiaries will be responsible for any fees from the use of any unsolicited resumes either through our ATS or via electronic mail systems from any agency representative or agency consultant unless your firm is an approved vendor partner with a current executed agreement.