26-05R – CONSTRUCTION
SAFETY SPECIALISTS
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Request for Resumes – (3)
Construction Safety Specialists
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October 2026
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Three (3) Year Term
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2 Positions @ 241 Erie
Street, Jersey City, NJ 07310 and 1 Position @ 4 World Trade Center, 150
Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007
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OVERVIEW
Under the direct Supervision of the
Construction Management Division, to support the Port Authority
Office of Safety Management, the selected candidate shall perform
technical and administrative duties essential to ensure that
contractors conduct activities in compliance with all Federal, State
and Local fire and safety regulations and standards to eliminate
hazardous practices and conditions, and also ensuring fire safety
programs and standards are properly adhered to at the Port Authority
and Leaseholder construction sites.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review contracts, drawings, and project-related
documentation to ensure adherence.
- Ensure contractors are in compliance with OSHA,
FDNY, NYCDOB, Local laws and all applicable regulations.
- Review contractor Health and Safety Plan submittals.
- Audit work operations and construction processes
to ensure they conform to Health & Safety Programs, Job
Hazard Analysis, Contract drawings, approved plans and all
accepted safety procedures.
- Monitor work conditions, operations, practices,
construction equipment and processes to evaluate effectiveness,
adherence with accepted programs, required regulations, and
alignment with all applicable safety policies.
- Provide Port Authority with daily reports to
include photos and detailed account of safety observations,
findings, safety deficiencies, and corrective measures.
- Conduct Accident, Incident and near miss
investigations, root cause analysis and make recommendations
to prevent recurrences.
- Provide Port Authority with Preliminary
Information Reports on accident and incident investigation information.
- Interact & collaborate with Port Authority
Resident Engineers, Agency Safety Representatives, Integrity Monitors, Stakeholders, insurance brokers, and affiliated representatives.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS
- The successful candidate will also be subject to a
comprehensive background check, must pass a fingerprint based
criminal history records check in order to obtain an airport
Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) credential. The
candidate must be able to maintain SIDA credentials
throughout your employment in this position.
- The candidate will be expected to conduct
comprehensive site audits throughout all construction
projects throughout the agency.
- The position is a field position that requires
working in all types of weather.
- The position requires the candidate to be capable
of walking, navigating and accessing all points of a vast,
active and dynamic construction site for extended periods of time
through most of the day. The position will require climbing
various types of stairs, ladders and scaffolds as well as
bending, lifting/moving objects, and driving to construction sites.
- The ideal candidate must be flexible and available
to work evenings, extended hours and overtime if/when needed.
Must also be able to work rotating shifts which include
weekends and holidays.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must present the following
qualifications to be considered eligible for this position:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in construction
safety including conducting investigations and accident
prevention at construction sites or related fields.
- Possess a valid NYC DOB Site Safety Supervisor
Card (SST).
- Possess OSHA 30-hour construction safety certificate.
- Possess a valid driver’s license.
- Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational, time management skills.
- Demonstrated experience on Major Capital
Construction projects including heavy civil infrastructure construction.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Construction Safety and
regulations including OSHA 1926 Standards, NYC DOB Code,
FDNY, Local laws including DOT, DEP and any other applicable
regulatory agency.
- Familiarity with National Fire Codes, NFPA
standards, NYC and NJ Fire Codes, Rules of the City of NY and
FDNY operations and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate effectively contractor construction safety and fire safety programs and
to make technical recommendations based upon findings.
- Demonstrated knowledge of hazard recognition and
assessment, incident and accident Investigation and reporting
and conduct root cause analysis and Job Hazard Analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
and professionally with OSHA and FDNY inspectors,
construction inspectors, contractors, management, safety
professionals, workers and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated knowledge using computer safety
software utilized for managing and tracking of project
hazards, incidents, and program documentation.
- Demonstrated computer skills with proficiency in
Microsoft Office Suite.
DESIRED
• CHST certification or other recognized construction safety credential.
• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management or Construction
Management, or College Degree in a safety-related field from an
accredited institution.
• Experience with OCIP and CCIP projects.
• Worked on other Port Authority projects.
Benefits
ITE offers an
excellent benefits package including FREE medical, dental,
vision, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) with company
match, short and long-term disability, life insurance,
college savings plan, commuter benefits, and educational assistance.
