Senior Manager, Construction Contractor Safety
Amgen
Summary
In this vital role you under minimal direction, support the implementation, governance, standards, training, and performance processes that comprise the Amgen Construction Contractor Safety Program. The role provides technical leadership across capital projects, promotes consistent contractor and subcontractor compliance, and partners with project leaders, EHS, engineering, and external companies to manage complex construction safety risks.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership and Governance
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of construction contractor safety program elements, modules, systems, standards, and training.
- Participate as a member of capital project leadership teams and advise management on project safety performance, priorities, operations, and scheduling considerations.
- Ensure effective governance processes for tracking safety performance across capital projects through the collection, review, and interpretation of meaningful metrics.
- Use safety metrics and performance trends to recommend and implement changes that refocus safety efforts and improve outcomes.
- Identify and implement appropriate technology solutions, including emerging tools such as artificial intelligence, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of construction safety management.
Contractor and Project Safety Management
- Monitor contractor and subcontractor compliance with applicable regional safety regulations, construction and general industry safety standards, and company requirements.
- Manage EHS prequalification and, where applicable, requalification of design and construction contractors and subcontractors by confirming adequate training, knowledge, experience, and resources to meet their EHS obligations.
- Review contractor project-specific safety plans and verify that appropriate systems and resources are in place to support safe project execution.
- Ensure contractor and subcontractor orientation and training are provided to impacted personnel and ensure project engineers and managers receive training on company expectations for construction safety management.
- Coordinate with appointed project supervisors and other designated safety roles, providing the information and cooperation necessary for them to fulfill their health and safety obligations.
- Manage designated construction safety service-provider or project-supervisor contracts, as applicable to the site or region.
Risk Assessment, Assurance, and Compliance
- Ensure adequate systems and resources are available to review and approve construction activity risk assessments and method statements, including STAs, and JHAs, in a timely and compliant manner.
- Facilitate safety performance reviews, field inspections, and audits, and ensure identified non-conformances are documented, communicated, tracked, and addressed.
- Monitor and prioritize the safety agenda based on project schedules, project load, risk profile, and emerging conditions.
- Compile, analyze, and report safety statistics and performance information to management as required.
Incident Management
- Participate in incident investigations, as necessary, and support the communication of root cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
- Escalate Incidents based on the incident management SOP.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree and 2 years of EHS experience OR Master's degree and 6 years OR Bachelor's degree and 8 years OR Associate's degree and 10 years OR High school diploma/GED and 12 years
- Minimum of 2 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources
- 10 or more years of construction safety experience supporting large capital projects
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of safety regulations and construction technical standards, principles, and techniques
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex safety problems and develop practical, compliant solutions
- Ability to work independently under minimal direction
- Ability to travel approximately 50%
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related EHS discipline
- Experience managing construction safety in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry
- Experience supporting contractor safety governance across multiple capital projects, sites, or regions
- Experience using technology and data analytics to strengthen construction safety performance
- Professional safety certification such as CSP, CIH or equivalent
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement and savings plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Annual bonus program
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Paid time off
Company overview
Amgen Inc. is a leading American multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, founded in 1980. As one of the world's largest independent biotechnology companies, Amgen specializes in discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering innovative human therapeutics. The company focuses on six key therapeutic areas: inflammation, oncology/hematology, bone health, cardiovascular disease, nephrology, and neuroscience. Amgen's portfolio includes blockbuster drugs such as Enbrel for autoimmune diseases, Prolia and XGEVA for osteoporosis, Repatha for cholesterol management, Otezla for psoriasis, and Neulasta for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. With approximately 28,000 employees worldwide, Amgen operates as a component of both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq-100 indices. The company maintains a robust research and development pipeline with numerous clinical programs across various stages, leveraging cutting-edge biotechnology and human genetic data to address some of the world's most challenging diseases. Amgen's manufacturing capabilities span multiple global locations, and it distributes products through pharmaceutical wholesale distributors and direct-to-consumer channels.