Overview Looking for an opportunity to make a difference? This is a great opportunity to join our growing safety team as the Safety Lead for our company. We look to our Safety Lead to help keep our employees safe and accident free. You will support the development and enhancement of our new and existing safety programs. You will also play a key role in training and deploying those safety programs.

What you will do...

• Effectively communicate and collaborate with central leadership, regional operations and teams to support the enterprise safety strategy and program

• Lead and assist with the response to significant safety events

• Assist in the development of safety procedures, programs, and training

• Assist with the development and continuous improvement efforts of safety programs

• Conduct safety audits

• Monitor subsidiary companies’ performance in multiple areas using a variety of computer applications and methods

• Perform general administrative or other duties as assigned to support business needs

  Who we are looking for…

• Bachelor’s degree in a safety related field or equivalent work experience

• 8+ years of safety experience

• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of federal OSHA regulations

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with multiple subsidiaries and to work through issues with each while maintaining confidentiality between companies

• Demonstrated skill in Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn new internal computer applications

• Process and program improvement experience including policy and procedure writing as well as deployment

• Ability to speak in front of large groups

• Ability and willingness to travel (approximately 50-60% of the time on average) - travel is by car and air, generally Monday - Friday, but may extend over weekends on occasion

• Proximity to a major airport is preferred but not required

• Safety certification(s) preferred but not required

  What you’ll get…

• Weekly Paychecks

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Plans

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short and Long Term Disability

• Supplemental Life and AD&D

• 401(k) Retirement Savings w/ Company Match

• Stock Purchase Plan

• Company Discounts

• Legal Insurance

• Paid Time Off and Holidays

  Who we are...

  We are a company united in our vision of connecting America. Our culture is grounded in and shaped by our values. These values act as our behavioral compass and guide how we interact with each other, our customers, and the communities in which we operate. Across our teams, we strive to treat each other with respect, value different perspectives and experiences, keep our and others, safety top of mind, and uphold the highest ethical standards. Our company supplies the single most critical resource telecom service providers need: skilled people.

  We serve the nation from more than 500 field offices and are unparalleled in scope and scale. Our talented workforce of over 15,000 employees provides a wide array of specialty services including construction, engineering, underground facility locating, fulfillment, and program management.

  We provide opportunities for our people to learn and develop the skills and knowledge to be successful in their current role as well as to prepare them for future growth within the company. Join us!

  Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind including, based on disability and protected veteran status. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

  The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Please visit the following URL to view the EEO is the Law poster and the Supplement. (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm)

  The Company also does not consider criminal convictions to be an absolute bar to employment and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.

  Applicants applying for positions in Illinois are not required to disclose arrests or sealed or expunged records of convictions.