Safety Representative

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Mountain West Consulting is seeking an experienced Safety Representative to lead high-impact infrastructure and energy projects across the Phoenix Metro Area. This hands-on leadership role drives safety, cost control, and schedule excellence for complex mechanical construction initiatives, ensuring projects finish on time and on budget.

Core Values

We’re guided by a commitment to our people, our clients, and continuous improvement:

Employee Focused

We invest in our team’s growth, well-being, and success, creating a supportive, inclusive environment that drives exceptional results

Results Oriented

We prioritize measurable outcomes that align with client goals and deliver value on time and within budget

Adaptable to Client Needs

We tailor our approach to each project’s unique requirements and remain flexible as circumstances evolve

Effective Communication

We maintain clear, transparent dialogue with clients, team members, and stakeholders to build trust and alignment

Innovative

We explore new ideas, technologies, and methodologies to deliver cutting-edge solutions that drive efficiency and better outcomes

Job purpose

Employees in this job perform and complete a variety of professional assignments involving the review, investigation, and analysis of workplace operations, environment, equipment, and production methods in a broad range of general industry and construction workplaces to ensure the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and other workplace safety rules and regulations are appropriately adhered to providing a safe and healthy work environment for workers. The work is performed through application of knowledge, practices, rules, policies, and regulations related to industry and construction standards to minimize potential safety and health risks in the workplace.

Duties and responsibilities

The following are intended to be examples of the responsibilities for the person in this role. This position description is not intended to be complete or all-­-inclusive and does not preclude management from assigning other or related functions if such functions are a logical assignment for the position.

• Under limited supervision, responsible for moderately complex technical work in a wide range of environmental, safety and health disciplines to achieve compliance with ES&H standards along with federal and state regulatory requirements.
• Performs comprehensive workplace safety assessments and investigations.
• Researches and evaluates work operations, production methods, and equipment.
• Analyzes information and determines potential
• Maintains current knowledge of specific government agency requirements.
• Exhibits knowledge and applies the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of their environmental specialty.
• Independently determines and develops approaches to solutions.
• Develops, implements, and maintains safety and health programs, systems, and procedures.
• Monitors and prevents hazards and diseases in the work area.
• Investigates accidents, injuries, and complaints concerning hazards in the workplace.
• Recommends improvements in processes, design, procedures, and operating equipment to minimize hazards.
• Researches and interprets applicable state and federal laws and standards for inclusion in comprehensive reports and correspondence related to identified violations, potential hazards, or accident/illness incident investigations.
• Develops and conducts employee training, emergency preparedness and assures the quality of programs.
• Provides assistance, expertise, and regulatory guidance in response to inquiries from the general public, associations, trade unions, government entities, owners, employers, and employees regarding interpretation and application of various occupational safety and health regulations.
• Provides regulatory interpretation and technical advice.
• May act as a lead role for a team of ES&H specialists and/or support personnel.
• May administer an ES&H program on a small or medium-sized project.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s degree, 4 years of relevant experience or AA/AS + 6 years of relevant experience or HS/GED + 8 years of relevant experience.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and clean driving record.
• Must pass a State and Federal criminal history/security pre-employment background check.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen.
• Knowledge of assessment and investigative techniques and procedures used in conducting workplace hazard analysis.
• Knowledge of rules, regulations, statutes, policies, and procedures related to the work.
• Knowledge of workplace processes, equipment, tools, and materials related to workplace operations, occupational hazards, and safety precautions applicable to a variety of work settings.
• Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
• Knowledge of report writing methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of research and analysis.
• Ability to conduct investigations and analyze findings in conjunction with application of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex procedures, rules, and regulations to identify workplace safety practices, procedures, programs, and work conditions that could result in worker injuries.
• Ability to prepare legal notices of violations and recommend improvements.
• Ability to interview others, obtain evidence, and prepare detailed reports of findings.
• Ability to resolve and abate issues at the closing conference.
• Ability to maintain records, and prepare documentation, reports and documents related to the work.
• Ability to provide credible testimony in administrative hearings and in court.
• Ability to observe critically and determine appropriate course of action.
• Ability to conduct meetings with employers to discuss findings and/or conclusions, convey information, and resolve safety concerns.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to speak before groups and conduct meetings.
• Ability to input, retrieve, and manage electronic reports and documents.
• Ability to deal with potentially hostile situations.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with others.
• Ability to maintain favorable public relations and outstanding customer service.
• Ability to organize, evaluate, and present information effectively.
• Ability to prepare and conduct training sessions.

Preferred Qualifications

• CST and/or CHST certification preferred.
• OSHA 10/30 – Construction Safety course completion, additional training in electrical safety, vertical construction, LOTO
• Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS)
• Certified Safety and Health Official – General Industry
• Certified Safety and Health Official – Construction
• Master Certification – Safety and Health
• Master Certification – Environmental
• Master Certification – Risk Management
• Any related certifications preferred but not required

Working conditions

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to outdoor weather conditions, work on job sites, travel to and from these locations, work in a typical office environment, and is occasionally exposed to construction equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical requirements

Physically able, with or without an accommodation, to work in indoor and outdoor environments with uneven terrain and variable conditions including heat, cold, noise, and working in the presence of heavy, moving, dangerous equipment; position requires frequent standing/walking, vehicle operation, stair climbing and keyboard/mouse operations; often performing repetitive bending & stooping; occasionally using portable ladders, and lifting less than 25 pounds or less; rarely working with arms above shoulder level, power gripping/squeezing (and tools, levers, etc.), working at heights, performing repetitive or fine hand movements, and lifting 25 to 50 pounds. Position will include wearing associated personal protective equipment.

Other

Management reserves the right to assign other job duties, as necessary. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This document is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned. Ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service deliver, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions.