Voted one of New Hampshire's Best Companies to Work For, Methuen Construction is widely recognized as the most successful, self-performing general contractor in the industry with experienced Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Project Engineers, Safety and Quality professionals, in addition to a variety of other operational teammates and support teams. Built on over 60 years of experience, Methuen Construction employs the highest skilled trades professionals including Pipefitters, Carpenters, Heavy Equipment Operators, and Laborers. We consistently strive for complete client satisfaction by delivering outstanding construction services and cutting-edge solutions. As we expand our construction territory, diversify our client base, and enhance our operational capabilities, our need for highly skilled teammates is growing! We offer excellent compensation and benefits, in addition to a great company culture that is team oriented, motivated, and respectful.

Essential Functions

• Apply knowledge of construction worksite safety practices and procedures
• Inspect, correct and provide education on safety deficiencies as they occur
• Identify and correct problems before they become hazards and report results to designated company representatives
• Apply federal and state-specific health and safety regulations and interpret and apply these regulations
• Ensure that project team is kept abreast of all OSHA regulations and the consequences of violating these regulation
• Verify that subcontractors are adhering to the Site Safety Management Plan, OSHA and all other regulations
• Familiarity with Hazardous Communications, Confined Space, Air Monitoring, Job Safety Analysis and Health and Safety Plans
• Train employees on health and safety related policies, procedures, and regulations
• Provide information in a clear, concise manner with an appropriate level of detail, empathy and professionalism
• Build and maintain effective relationships
• Maintain training certification in HAZWOPER, and 30 Hour Construction and General Industry Safety and Health
• Work independently and use sound judgment capability and discretion with confidential information

Core Competencies

• Strong team player with a positive attitude
• Adapts to changes in the work environment
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, and shall be professional and respectful
• Strong commitment to safety, the team environment, and customer satisfaction.
• Prompt and accurate judgment with the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems as they arise
• Excellent time management skills
• Proven ability to excel in a fast-paced environment

Supervisory Responsibility

This position is responsible for the oversight of other teammates

Position Type

This is a full-time salaried, non-exempt position

Travel

Travel is limited and primarily local to jobsite locations in the Northeast

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of continuous construction industry safety experience required
• Maintain training certification in HAZWOPER, and 30 Hour Construction and General Industry Safety and Health preferred
• Experience with Army Corps of Engineer EM 385-1-1 preferred
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals certification preferred
• Bachelor degree in Occupational Safety & Health, or related field, preferred

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• This role requires the ability to work outdoors and in all weather conditions, along with the ability to navigate and work in a variety of settings
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, and safely maneuver around the nearby presence of various construction equipment and vehicles, on an active construction site
• Prepared to regularly encounter moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and a variety of outside weather conditions
• Able to climb temporary or permanent stairs, and ladders
• Able to bend, squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, balance and stoop, reach on a regular basis
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• This role must maintain safety procedures at all times to avoid injury

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer

Methuen Construction provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. As a Federal Contractor, we encourage priority referral of protected veterans under VEVRAA.