Construction Safety Associate (281)

ESS-281

Job Title: Construction Safety Associate

Location: Cincinnati, OH

About the Role:

Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc. (ESS) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Construction Safety Associate for the Cincinnati, OH area. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing and managing health and safety practices in accordance with OSHA regulations and client standards.

We are looking for a self-directed, detail-oriented safety professional with excellent communication and computer skills who thrives in a fast-paced, compliance-driven construction environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety professional must have OSHA 30-hour certification (minimum).
• Minimum of 5 years’ construction safety experience (sometimes phrased as “demonstrated experience on projects of similar size and scope”).
• Ability to conduct daily inspections, orientations, hazard analyses, and maintain OSHA logs.
• Authority to stop work in unsafe conditions.
• First Aid/CPR training required.
• Must be dedicated solely to safety duties (not dual role as superintendent or foreman

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of continuous experience in construction safety management.
• OSHA 510 is mandatory.
• Current First Aid/CPR certification.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and digital safety platforms.
• Must be able to work independently and manage site safety with minimal supervision.
• U.S. Citizenship required
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with incident investigation and root cause analysis methods.
• Prior experience coordinating with subcontractors and site leadership on large-scale builds.

Environmental and Safety Solutions Inc. (ESS Inc.) is a Cincinnati based certified MBE. Since 2002, ESS Inc. has been providing health and safety, engineering, environmental technical and management services to businesses throughout the United States. We work with businesses from Fortune 500 members to small businesses in the local community, providing world class occupational safety and health consultative services and environmental compliance assistance. Our customers value our personal attention to their needs and the accuracy and flexibility of our services to meet their unique needs. As President and Founder of ESS, Lonnie Grayson brings more than 25 years of professional environmental safety and health leadership to the company. He founded ESS Inc. in 2002 and has grown the firm into a nationally recognized industry leader. With a professional background as a mechanical engineer, Mr. Grayson knows the value of a safety and health program that focuses on the processes that drive the safety and health process in a company to achieve great results. We understand the need for partnership with our customers to fully understand their needs and the culture of each customer to meet and exceed their occupational safety, health and environmental compliance needs.