Site Safety Manager (Illinois)

About Us

Solar Landscape is the leading commercial and community solar developer in the United States.

We partner with the world's largest real estate companies to develop, install, and operate solar projects on commercial and industrial rooftops. Through our groundbreaking community solar model, households in surrounding communities can subscribe to receive solar power at a guaranteed discount.

To date, Solar Landscape has deployed over 400 megawatts of renewable energy projects totaling over $1 billion in capital investment. Solar Landscape was named the #1 Distributed Generation developer for 2023 by New Project Media and was awarded the U.S. Department of Energy’s Equitable Community Solar Grand Prize.

We reinvest in our communities as a leading provider of solar PPAs to municipalities, schools, and universities, as well as through our award-winning solar workforce development program.

Solar Landscape is growing fast. Doubling in size year after year, we are looking for the best and brightest to drive our next phase of growth. We’re made up of thought leaders, thinkers, dreamers, doers. We are insightful, driven, rebellious, fun, and we are better together. Our diverse and unique backgrounds are all given a voice and seat at the table to help make real change for the communities we serve. 

For more about Solar Landscape, visit www.solarlandscape.com.

About The Role

As a Safety Manager at Solar Landscape, you will be responsible for managing the company’s safety program to ensure a safe, injury, and incident-free work environment. We have a need for a Manager, EHS that can function as a safety manager in the field and implement Solar Landscape’s EHS Program, to include Operation and Maintenance of owned sites.

• Report to Director, EHS on all safety matters.
• Maintain a positive, world-class safety culture within the company and Sub-Contractors.
• Implement Corporate Safety Policy and procedures for the company, including but not limited to: Site Specific Health and Safety Plan, Project Site Observations reports, Incident Investigation, Training and means and methods geared towards continuous improvement.
• Ability to assess Safety needs pre-mobilization.
• Manage Safety on-site for multiple projects.
• Ability to work independently on-site.
• Act as safety liaison for the company with Sub-Contractors.
• Visit sites, develop rapport with Project Manager, Construction Managers, Subcontractors and self-perform crews, determine gaps in understanding and implementation of safety expectations, conduct audits and provide feedback.
• Understand and be able to express the business case for having an effective EHS Program.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Capable of working independently, leading projects, and effectively contributing within a team.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to independently set up, ascend, and descend ladder, stair tower, etc. to access rooftop work; must be comfortable working on a rooftop.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Effective in delivering presentations to groups.

• Experience conducting training sessions.
• Knowledgeable in health and safety procedures and industry best practices.
• Skilled in assessing potential physical hazards and implementing measures to mitigate risks.
• Able to stay up to date with evolving laws and regulations.

Benefits and Perks

Solar Landscape’s company culture is second to none. 

Our employees combine our mission, grit and drive with a rebel’s attitude that is changing the industry: 

·       Located in the heart of historic Asbury Park, our state-of-the-art office space offers flexible workstations encouraging collaboration and movement.  

·       Employees come together to eat every day! Like in a home, our gourmet kitchen is the heart of the office. Solar Landscape has a full-time in-house chef cooking daily farm-to-table meals using locally sourced organic food. 

·       Also included in employees is our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, & vision insurance, flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; We provide healthy snacks, coffee, volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more!